Unit 1

What I Did

Basic AI Prompting

Prompt: Tell me about the internet.
Result: The internet is a global system that connects computers and networks so they can exchange data using standard protocols (mainly TCP/IP). It is infrastructure, not a single company or website.

It began as ARPANET in the late 1960s and expanded into a public global network in the 1980s–90s.

The World Wide Web, created by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN, is just one service on the internet. Other services include email, streaming, messaging, and cloud computing.

Physically, it runs on fiber-optic cables, data centers, routers, and satellites. Structurally, it is decentralized, but much of today’s traffic is controlled by large technology companies.

In short: the internet is the backbone network that enables digital communication worldwide.

this response sucks because it's not really informational and its more about the history of computers, it doesn't say how it connects to information systems that makes up the internet. You need to be specific to get a good answer. Like yes, tell me about the internet, but what about the internet? there's a lot of things to learn about the internet.

Refined AI prompting

Better prompt: "explain how a router acts as Hardware in an information system to connect a home network to an internet."

Results: A router is physical hardware that connects two networks: a private home network (LAN) and the public internet (WAN).

It performs four core functions:

Routing: It forwards data packets between the home network and the internet based on IP addresses.
Network Address Translation (NAT): Devices in a home use private IP address. The router translates them into a single public IP address so multiple devices can share one internet connection.
DHCP: It assigns local IP addresses to devices in the home network automatically.
Basic firewalling: It blocks unsolicited inbound traffic from the internet, adding a security layer.

In an information system, the router is the hardware gateway that enables communication between internal devices and external networks. Without it, the home network cannot access the internet.

What I Learned

I learned about my digital footprint and how precise my data and others' is tracked across the web. I lalso learned that AI is only as smart as the person who's using it, prompts are key to getting the best and accurate information!

Prompt Refinement: The second prompt was way more effective. Since I included terms like hardware and information system, the AI gave a much more technical and useful response compared to the first attempt.

Identifying Hardware: I also defined the four functions of a router such as routing, NAT, DHCP, and firewalling. Understanding these helped me see the big picture on how hardware connects to the larger information.

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