Basic Concepts; What Is Internet - Compaq 800 Series Setup Manual

Basic Concepts

This section helps you
answer these questions:
• What is the Internet?
• What is the World
Wide Web?
The Internet is changing
communication and commerce
around the world.
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The World Wide Web is part of the Internet. Several decades
ago, the U.S. military began developing the Internet. It wasn't
long before academic and industrial researchers began using it to
share data.
Vast Numbers of new computer users stimulated Internet growth
over the last ten years. Millions of homes and businesses now
use their computers to communicate through this system.
Welcome to the World Wide Web. Whatever other uses you
have for your computer, this one can be the most interesting.
What is the Internet?
The Internet is a vast communications system for computers.
Cables, phone lines, and radios connect huge numbers of
computers around the world. These connections allow many
simultaneous public and private communications.
The Internet does not have an owner or manager. It is a
cooperative effort between individuals, private organizations,
universities, businesses, and governments.
Let's take a brief look at how the Internet is put together.
A network is the basic building block of the Internet. Two
computers create a small network when they are linked to
each other.
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