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Format your typewritten answers in the color, BLUE*** Please exceed requirement in number of words, whenever there is one stated, in answering aquestion.*** Whenever a single question contains two or more parts (for example, a question that ends with:Why or Why Not?), please make sure that you address ALL parts of the question when providing youranswer.

Youmayhaveheardreferencestoaglobalvillage,aconceptsuggestingthattechnologicaladvancementsaremakingiteasierforustocommunicatewithpeopleinothercountriesworldwideasthoughtheywerenearby,asifeveryonewereinonevillage.AlthoughInformationSystemsasafieldofstudyincludesexaminingpotentialsolutionsforavarietyofareassuchasworkingconditions,businessadministrations,management,education,etc.,globalissueshavealsosurfacedastopicsofstudy,primarily because of the capabilities of transmitting data and messages worldwide.Should Technology Prevail: The Case of PROTheconflictbetweentheoldandthenewPeople’sRepublicofOrica’s(PRO’s)attempttomodernizeeconomically,whileatthesametimepreventthedevelopmentofpoliticalfreedomandhumanrights,isstrikinglyevidentinherresponsetoworld’smostsignificantdevelopmentincommunicationstechnology – the world wide web.AccesstotheWorldWideWebfirstbecameavailabletoPROin1996.Bytheturnofthecentury,PROhadover100millionwebusers.Withapopulationof500million,projectionssuggestthatthenumberofwebuserscouldeasilysurpass250millionby2025,approximatelythesizeoftheUSpopulation.Thiswill certainly make PRO the second largest user after

China.RecognizingthatanexplosionofwebusecouldverywellbeamajorthreattoPROgovernment’srule,thegovernmenthasbeenmakinggreateffortstocensorandrestrictit.Thegovernmenthadsetupfirewalls,systemsthatpreventaccesstowebpagesthatthegovernmentauthoritiesdonotwantherpeopletosee.Theobviousforbiddenpagesarethosedealingwithdemocracy,internationalchatlinesand forums, pornography sites and the like.InSpring2016,ZooKai.com,aRohnertParkbasedwebcompany,wonpermissionfromthePROtoextenditsservicestoPRO.However,theconditionwas,ZookaiwouldnotofferaccesstoanypagesthePROgovernmentauthoritieswouldnotapprove.NotlongafterZookaibeganoperationsinPRO,criesinthewestbegantointensifybecauseZookaihadessentiallymadeitselfapartytocensorship,offendingthebasicprincipleoffreedomofinformation.CriticismspromptlyrockedthetopmanagementofZookai. Opinions on whether Zookai should withdraw from PRO are divided.Note: Both PRO and Zookai.com are made-up names, they do not exist in reality

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Ingeneral,whatarethebenefitsoftheInternetto(i)thebusinessperson,(ii)anorganization,(iii)anation and (iv) a global society?(Your response must be more than 50 words in length)[Enter Your Four-Part Response Here]

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Ingeneral,whatarethedisadvantagesoftheInternetto(i)thebusinessperson,(ii)anorganization,(iii)a nation and (iv) a global society?(Your response must be more than 50 words in length)[Enter Your Four-Part Response Here]

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Shouldacountrymakeallcontentsavailableontheworld-wide-webaccessibletohercitizens?Why/Why Not?(Your response must be more than 50 words in length)[Enter Your Two-Part Response Here]

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:PleaseprovideyourrecommendationtoZookai.comandclearlyexplain&elaboratethereasons(pleaseitemize each separately, do not combine reasons) behind your recommendation.(Your response must be more than 50 words in length)[Enter Your Response Here]*** The End ***