What is the Internet and World Wide Web?The Internet is fundamentally, a world wide network of computers, all linked in manner that allows people to communicate and share information.
The World Wide Web is a sub-set of the Internet and is comprised of a number of server computers that have been set up to support remote log-ins and the ability for these remote users to read hypertext and view or listen to hypermedia.
What is the Internet and World Wide Web?
The Internet is fundamentally, a world wide network of computers, all linked in manner that allows people to communicate and share information.
The World Wide Web is a sub-set of the Internet and is comprised of a number of server computers that have been set up to support remote log-ins and the ability for these remote users to read hypertext and view or listen to hypermedia.
This tutorial will cover the most popular uses of the Internet and World Wide Web. These are:
- Personal information - Web browsers like Netscape Navigator now incorporate calendar software, address book/contact software, e-mail, conferencing and, of course, a web browser. People use the Internet as a communication tool. They send e-mail, publisher information about themselves - either their interests or their work, and hold conferences where one or more people can see, hear each other as well as work on shared materials.
- Knowledge resource - The Internet, and especially the World Wide Web (WWW), have given people around the world access to knowledge holders and creators that they previously may not have had. With the proper software and Internet connection, you can search and find knowledge about virtually any topic you can imagine.
- News and Information - News collection and reporting agencies of every kind have added information about historical and current events to the Internet. It is possible to read about historical literature, see recent images captured by the Hubble telescope and Mars Pathfinder, and watch live U.S National News television broadcasts.
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