people in the world are familiar with this word "internet" ,, but just some people knows about the means of internet, thats why i will share about definition of internet :D
A Closer Look: Definition of Internet
The Internet is a group of computer networks interconnected around the world. It is the largest communication
network
ever conceived. The connected networks are comprised of educational,
commercial and government sites. The interconnected networks may be made
up of any number of computers from two to infinity. The collection of
sites residing on the Internet form one of the largest repositories of
information in history.
The
Internet is an independent organism that relies on the voluntary
contributions of supporters. No one in particular owns the Internet or
the contributions. One of the main attributes of the Internet is there
is no central controlling computer or person that directs traffic or
information. The protocols and conventions used allow the system to
control the operations and tasks of all the millions of users. The
Internet began in 1973 as a project proposed by the United States
Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The network was
designed to link research facilities at defense agencies and
universities within the United States. During the next 10 years, hard
work was put in to bring the networks around the world into
communication with each other. In 1983 the Internet as we know it was
released to the world. One of the applications that have been designed
for the use of the Internet is the World Wide Web. It was designed by
the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN) in 1989. The Web, as it
is known today, allowed for information to be searched and viewed in
graphical mode. A search engine could search all available published
information to find anything and everything that was relevant to the
search parameters.
How It Works
The goal of the Internet
is to inform, teach and entertain its users. By 1996, there were more
than 25 million computers online in over 180 countries. This number
continues to grow at an exponential rate each year. There is more
information available now on the Internet than can be found in the
largest library in the world.
The workings of the Internet involve using gateways to obtain access.
Once on the Internet, information is sent to and received by users
based on their Internet addresses. The address is unique to each
connection or gateway. There are two main types of addresses used, those
being the Internet Protocol (IP) address and the named address.
An
IP address
is a decimal number that defines the routing information of the user,
but is hard to remember and interpret so IP addresses are translated
into alphanumeric names called domain names. The named address includes
the type of organization, the name of the supplier and oftentimes may
indicate the particular resource being drawn from (e.g.,
www.microsoft.com or www.uwashington.edu). The named address can also
indicate the country of origin, such as .ca for Canada or .uk for the
United Kingdom.
Information Superhighway
The Internet is the largest step towards the
Information Superhighway that has been made to date. Other advancements continue to be made almost daily both in
hardware and
software.
Content is now available to the Internet community that was only
available by other means in the past, such as television, print or
radio. As technology continues to change and develop in the field of
communications, computers and information management, the goal of
reaching the Information Superhighway will progress. Commerce has
already progressed to being much more of a global marketplace but there
is still a ways to go before a true global marketplace can be attained.
Once the Information Superhighway has been reached, the business world
will certainly be more responsive and able to communicate amongst
themselves and with the public in a proactive manner. As children are
growing and being educated, the Internet has become a integral part of
that process. It has become the default research tool for information
and further education. Collaboration and remote learning opportunities
are now available to schools and homes across the world. Current
research projects in remote locations can broadcast there day to day
progress and discoveries to viewers around the globe. The Internet has
bought the World closer and made it smaller by increasing the ability to
communicate with anyone, anywhere.
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