“信息高速公路”是美国“国家信息基础设施”的形象诠释,是以信息交流为目的的基础设施.这一信息基础设施的名称、术语和设计都借鉴了本世纪50年代开始建造,在过去几十年中对推动美国经济发展起了巨大作用的州际高速公路. The “Information Highway” is an image interpretation of the “National Information Infrastructure” of the United States and is an infrastructure for the exchange of information. The name, terminology and design of this information infrastructure have been borrowed from the 1950s and began in the past Interstate highways that have played a huge role in promoting the U.S. economy for decades.