... the development, maintenance, and use of computer systems, software, and networks for the processing and distribution of data.‖ According to M-W... ...ightbulb 1880  Electricity distribution 1906–1919  Radio 1920s  Television 1930s (or sooner)  Punch cards to input and externally store ... ...e Internet we know today that connects ground-based, radio, and satellite networks. In 1974, Vint Cerf (―father of the Internet‖ to some) and Bob ... ... Kahn wrote the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). That let the various networks connect in a true ―Internet.‖ By the 1980s, it connected the comp... ...of the twenty-first century:  Satellite TV gave people access on their television sets to real reporting of images and information on CNN, Al Jaz... ...people post information and opinions anonymously on a computer.  Social networks let people share information, opinions, and organizing ideas and ... ...h Following TEXT<<<<< PERHAPS INCLUDE TIME LINE ON SAME PAGE? Social Networks and Digital Books Soar TIME magazine named Facebook founder Mar...