Last summer session I had a blast taking Computer Networking. I learned a lot about enabling communication on a moderate and large level. The course was 5 weeks long in the UCA Computer Science Department. After taking the course, I understand the Internet and how technological communication really works.
A computer network or data network is a telecommunications network, which allows computers to exchange data. In computer networks, networked computing devices exchange data with each other using a data link. The connections between nodes are established using either cable media or wireless media. There are five main layers of a network: the application, transport, network, data link, and physical. Each has its own unique functions. However, this post isn’t about teaching you what networking is, it is about how it will affect the future of mankind.
We have come very far since the first known major network was created in the late 1960s. Before we get started, lets take a moment to look at what happens on the Internet in a second.
Amazing right, the Internet has grown from a small network to the largest and most massive network we have ever seen. Today, if you want to know something, you can have it in your fingertips in seconds. As technology continues to rapidly increase, it will only get stronger. What used to takes 10 years now takes 6 months or less, thanks mostly to science and technology that is available through the Internet.
When thinking of how the Internet could possibly get better, I turn to the future. In the future scientist see several things. Take for example a solar system network. It could be used throughout our entire system to further our understanding of the universe. I believe that the moon will be colonizing in the next 20-35 years. Some estimate it could be done as soon as 2022 for $10 billion, but it sounds like a huge stretch.
More than anything, I think the Internet is affecting how we evolve today and how we will evolve in the future. I believe colonizing the moon should be the first step to becoming a multi planetary species. One day I think that there will be schools, business, cities, parks, restaurants, and more on the moon, mars, and beyond. I feel that the web that we know will expand and allow researchers, scientist, some civilians, astronauts, and others to experience outer space like never before. As a species, we must evolve to live on different planets to survive in the universe. Elon Musk agrees. He believes that our next step in evolution is to be a multi planetary species.
Here is a short video on what he thinks:
So how would a solar system wide network actually work? The answer may seem complex and it probably is. However, if you can understand this article, then it might not be so complicated after all. To me, it seems that it is inevitable that we will have a solar system wide Internet.
When looking at our current world population, there are over 7 billion people and Earth is estimated to have over 11 billion people on it by 2100. Something must be done to combat overpopulation both on and off Earth. Networks of the future will have a lot to do with solving this big problem.
In order to tackle these problems, we need people like you. We need innovators, entrepreneurs, scientist, STEM majors, developers, engineers, etc. to make the next big network. Just imagine how great it would be if mankind worked together to solve this problem.
The best way to solve the major problems in society today is through effective communication and technology. We need to connect the rest of Africa and other parts of the world to our web. The more knowledge the better the civilization will be.
Social Media has broke search engines. The question is, what will you create? How will you enable future communication? How will you affect the online market?
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