INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY
A revolution in the way we get information, enjoy ourselves and interact with one another has started, and it is hard to tell what the world will be like when it ends. There are four factors in this revolutionary "information superhighway" : computers which are increasingly more compact and powerful, fiber-optic cables that carry far more information copper wires, the ability to convert sounds and pictures into digital data, and improved methods to compress digital data for easier, swifter transfer.
What will the practical results of this revolution be? For a start, the nature of television will change completely. Cable companies in the US are already planning to offer as many as 500 channels. It will also be possible to order any program or movie and have it downloaded into your computer to play back on your TV. The television itself will evolve into a multimedia system: a machine combining a computer, TV, videophone, fax and CD player. You will be able to ask it for background information on the movie you just watched and use it to play video games with someone in another country.
It will also be able to provide access to the internet, the worldwide computer network which enables people with common interests to communicate with each other. This is now expanding at a tremendous rate, providing access to a new world of information, entertainment and business opportunities. It is no longer necessary to rent an expensive shop to do business-you can simply create a site on the internet, at a fraction of the cost.
Although the information superhighway will bring knowledge and entertainment into the home, it may also create a new class of people who rarely leave home because they are addicted to their computers.
INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY A revolution in the way we get information, enjoy ourselves and interact with one another has started, and it is hard to tell what the world will be like when it ends. There are four factors in this revolutionary "information superhighway" : computers which are increasingly more compact and powerful, fiber-optic cables that carry far more information copper wires, the ability to convert sounds and pictures into digital data, and improved methods to compress digital data for easier, swifter transfer. What will the practical results of this revolution be? For a start, the nature of television will change completely. Cable companies in the US are already planning to offer as many as 500 channels. It will also be possible to order any program or movie and have it downloaded into your computer to play back on your TV. The television itself will evolve into a multimedia system: a machine combining a computer, TV, videophone, fax and CD player. You will be able to ask it for background information on the movie you just watched and use it to play video games with someone in another country. It will also be able to provide access to the internet, the worldwide computer network which enables people with common interests to communicate with each other. This is now expanding at a tremendous rate, providing access to a new world of information, entertainment and business opportunities. It is no longer necessary to rent an expensive shop to do business-you can simply create a site on the internet, at a fraction of the cost. แม้ว่าทางด่วนข้อมูลจะนำความรู้และความบันเทิงในบ้าน มันอาจจะสร้างชั้นใหม่ของคนที่ไม่ค่อยออกจากบ้านเนื่องจากติดเครื่องคอมพิวเตอร์
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