What is Internet

What is the internet?

Tha internet is a network of networks, linking computers to computers sharing the tcp/ip protocol.each runs software to provide or "serve" infromation and /or to access and view information.the internet is the transport vehicle of r the information stored in files or documents on another computer.it can be compared to and international communications utility servicing computers.it is sometimes compared ot a giant international plumbing system.the internet itself does not contain information.it is a slight misstatement to say a "document was found on the internet." it would be more correct to say it was found through or using the internet.what it was found in (or on) is one of the computers liked to the internet.

computer on the internet may use one or all of the following intenet services.

·                     electronic mail(e-mail).permits you to send and receive mail.provides access to discussion groups.

·                     telnet or remote login.permits your computer to log onto another computer and use it as if you were there.

·                     FTP or file Transfer protocol. allows your computer to rapidly retrieve complex files intactfrom a remote computer and view or save them on your computer.

·                     Gopher. an early,text-only method for accessing internet documents.Gopher has been almost entirely subsumed in the world wide web, but you may still find gopher documents linked to in web pages.

·                     the world wide web (WWW or "the web"). the largest, fastest growing actibity on the internet.

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