how the internet works : the official explanation
Judy Perry
jperryl at ecs.fullerton.edu
Mon Jul 10 02:15:22 EDT 2006
You know, you all/we all are speaking of this in a highly rarified
environment. WE understand that there is more than one family of computer
processing chips; WE know that (a) there is more than one operating
system, and (b) what an operating system is. Unlike a frightening number
of my non-CS major students, WE can tell the difference between a URL and
an email address; WE know what a search engine is.
Fact is, most people don't grasp any of the above. Really.
As dumb as I am/might be, the vast majority of the consumer public is
considerably dumber still.
See "Welcome to the Internet Helpdesk" at
http://www.deadtroll.com/index2.html
I still laugh myself silly when I channel people I know into this skit...
Judy
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