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The Internet (portmanteau of interconnected network) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries a vast range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents and applications of the World Wide Web (WWW), electronic mail, telephony, and file sharing.
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The [[Internet]] is the largest network of interconnected computers that use the [[Internet protocol suite]], [[TCP]]/[[IP]], to link devices globally.
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==Services==
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The ''Internet'' allows for a variety of services such as:
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*Access to the [[World Wide Web]] (WWW), which is a vast number of inter-linked hypertext documents and applications.
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*Delivery of [[email]]s.
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*Support for [[VoIP]] telephony.
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*Support for file sharing.

Revision as of 09:55, 24 September 2019

The Internet is the largest network of interconnected computers that use the Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP, to link devices globally.


Services

The Internet allows for a variety of services such as:

  • Access to the World Wide Web (WWW), which is a vast number of inter-linked hypertext documents and applications.
  • Delivery of emails.
  • Support for VoIP telephony.
  • Support for file sharing.