Accession Number:

AD1016349

Title:

Its Not a Big Truck: Examining Cyber Metaphors

Descriptive Note:

Journal Article

Corporate Author:

Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Integration Washington United States

Personal Author(s):

• Ward,Dan

Report Date:

2010-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

Abstract:

Former Senator Ted Stevens became the butt of many late night talk show jokes and achieved YouTube immortality in June of 2006 when he said the Internet is not a big truck. Its a series of tubes. Along with inadvertently creating a new Internet meme a catchphrase or idea that spreads online, the senators unfortunate attempt to explain the Internet highlights both the central role of metaphor in human understanding and the confusion surrounding this global collection of interconnected computers.

Descriptors:

• communication systems
• computer security
• department of defense
• military acquisition
• systems engineering
• internet
• united states government
• national security

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE