The Internet
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What, How, Why?
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What it is, how it works, what its purpose is.
Transcript of The Internet
What, How, Why?
Computer Networks:
Computers electronically connected to enable information sharing.
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The Internet:
A massive public spiderweb of connected computers.
(netforbeginners.about.com)
PHYSICAL NETWORK OF COMPUTERS ALL OVER THE WORLD
(www.gclearnfree.org)
A VIRTUAL NETWORK OF WEBSITES & PAGES(www.gclearnfree.org)
CONTINENTS CONNECTED BY UNDERSEA CABLES (www.gclearnfree.org)
An undersea internet cable
…AND BY SATELLITES(www.gclearnfree.org)
COMMUNICATION(www.internetsociety.org)