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Technology Use Progression
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The WorldWideWeb is born
The worldwideweb protoype connected to the internet which features a server, HTML, URLs and the first browser. This was created by English programmer and physicist Tim Berners-Lee with unofficial support from his boss Robert Cailliau. This was the prototype for what we see daily on the web. https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1990/ -
The JPEG Standard
In 1986, a group of international standards organizations spun-off the Joint Photographic Expert Group (JPEG) to create a set of standards for digital images. By 1992, the group had determined a set of rules for what became the jpeg (or .jpg) format. Jpeg compression allows for a trade-off between photo quality and file size. Jpeg is one of the most popular image formats, and is the format most widely used by digital cameras. https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1992/ -
Entertainment Software Rating Board
The introduction of entertainment rating for video games that are ranked by the content of the game, allowing parents to easily find the appropriate rated game for their child.
E - Generally suitable for Everyone
E 10+ - Suitable for Everyone 10 and up
T - Suitable for teens age 13 and up
M - Mature content suitable for 17 and up
Ao - Adult content for 18 and up that may have prolonged intense scenes.
https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1994/
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The birth of Java
The Java language was introduced by Sun Microsystems and had the goal of "write once, run anywhere" function to let a program run on any system. This gave users independence from Microsoft or Apple.
https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1995/ -
Compact Disc-ReWritable (CD-RW)
This optical disc was used for data storage, it was able to re-written roughly 1,000 times. It was also able to hold more data than a floppy disc.
https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1997/