The most prominent computer system that we use on a daily basis was not hard to think of. The answer is simple, it is a router. William Yeager, was the first person to create a multiprotocol router and worked at MIT and Stanford. The technology and ideas behind routers is baffling, the thought of fluently connecting everything on the internet together with ease is amazing. The system itself is above common, it is almost a necessity for any computer user. The systems have been around since 1981, but have grown vastly since then.
Life without routers would differ greatly to what we have now. We would not have the capabilities and the power to gather information that we do today. There would be no internet, phones would have veered in a different direction and we would be doing most of our work on paper/typewriters. We would also not have smartphones, computers, mp3 players (ipods), and other advanced technology.
Security concerns are highly associated with routers and computers in general. With routers allowing computers to connect to the internet and even each other there is a lot of room for malicious activity. Due to the fact that anyone who has a computer will most likely want to connect to the internet, they will need to by a router. This means that every person who has a device that uses internet will also own a router. With this being said, every person is at a potential risk of their data being stolen or corrupted by someone else. If the the inventions of routers never happened, then we would not be at this risk and all malicious crimes involving stealing data would have to happen in person and would be a lot easier to track. Another thing that happens with everything being connect to the internet is countries spying on other countries. With the event that happened with Edward Snowden, we can see that the chances of “cyberwar” positively correlates with how much we rely and use the internet daily.
As previously stated, routers have changed the way we use, think, and act with our devices. Routers have changed the direction that our future is taking and will help us further progress in the field of technology. Even with all the potential risks of data breaching, cyberwar, malicious activity, and potential harm routers will always be a stepping stone in our path to the future.
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