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Internet Searching for information on Google is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Is that true? Was the library of the 19th century more efficient? Explain.

Google makes searching easy by typing in search terms in the browser. When search terms are searched in the browser, it brings up a list of items from the search terms. This makes the searching in Google much easier to find what the user is looking for. The 19th century brought about revolution in the respect that the libraries introduced directories that were placed on the tables in the libraries to look for and find information more efficiently. Google has used the internet to search for information through data bases that come from all over the world. The libraries of the 19th century only had them on a table, which means that people still had to go to the library. Google can be accessed...

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The term "revolution" refers to a drastic change. In what ways in this information age is so drastically different? Is it all good?
This information age has brought about a drastic change in the way the world communicates with each other. The internet is a global open network (A virtual counter-revolution, 2010) that allows users to communicate with others across the globe, not just in their own locations. It has also changed how the world does business. Any business can create a website and sell products from around the globe. Consumers no longer have to drive to go to the stores. They can shop online from around the world. The way college students search to do assignments is also…

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