what is the internet?

Answer 1

The Internet is a worldwide collection of computer networks, cooperating with each other to exchange data using a common software standard. Through telephone wires and satellite links, Internet users can share information in a variety of forms. The size, scope and design of the Internet allows users to:

*Connect easily through ordinary personal computers and local phone numbers.
*Exchange electronic mail (E-mail) with friends and colleagues with accounts on the Internet.
*Post information for others to access, and update it frequently.
*Conduct eCommerce and business.
*Access multimedia information that includes sound, photographic images and even video.

Most importantly, to access diverse perspectives from around the world.- to learn from one another.
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There are different forms of information available like text documents. In addition to text documents, the Internet makes available graphics files (digitized photographs and artwork), and even files that contain digitized sound and video. Through the Internet, you can download software, participate in interactive forums where users post and respond to public messages, and even join "chats," in which you and other users type (and, in some cases, speak) messages that are received by the chat participants instantly.
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Unlike many computer networks, the Internet consists of not one but multiple data systems that were developed independently. The most popular and important systems are:

*E-mail, for exchange of electronic mail messages.
*USENET newsgroups, for posting and responding to public "bulletin board" messages.
*File Transfer Protocol (FTP), a system for storing and retrieving data files on large computer systems.
*Gopher, a method of searching for various text-based Internet resources (largely obsolete).
*TELNET, a way of connecting directly to computer systems on the Internet.
*Internet Relay Chat (IRC), a system for sending public and private messages to other users in "real time"—that is, your message appears on the recipient's screen as soon as you type it.
*CU-SeeMe, a videoconferencing system that allows users to send and receive sound and pictures simultaneously over the Internet.
*The World Wide Web.

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Answer 2

The Internet is, simply, a global network of computers and electronic devices. Contrary to popular belief, it does not have a central hub that relays all the information. Rather, the smaller computers connect to servers, which are all connected to each other in a web (hence the name World Wide Web).

No one person created it. The Internet is a result of several smaller computer networks such as the old ARPNET coming together.

Answer 3

Internet is public accessible network that transmit data by packet switching with the standard internet protocol, which means IP. Networks used by domestic, academic, business, and government, carry various services and information such as webpage, E-Mail, Online Chat Messingers, File store and transfer and any interlinked documents to the world wide web.

Answer 4

the internet is a mythical creation of a group of people who use computers. This is done to make them all feel like they are acting as a conjoined unit when they are really all just sitting alone interacting with a keyboard and screen.

Answer 5

Inter - international

Net - network

International Network made up of machines, wires, fiber, above ground and undergroup cableing.

Each machine can host information that is either public or private.

Gateways, routers and switches facilitate the transfer of data and information along the various types of media.

Answer 6

Hi there

The Internet is quite simply a net. Just like a fishing net catches fish the Internet catches people! Just like us at this moment in time we are trapped in its webbing!

Regards

idai

Answer 7

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Answer 8

It is the most efficient tool to analyze and perfect the Mind Sciences. Used mainly for discrete citizen profiling. Identify and remove the canaries...and you can kill the miners without warning.

Answer 9

if you are familar with the term LAN (local area network) The internet is like that, except bigger

Answer 10

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