The
Internet is a global network, connecting many smaller individual
networks. For example, the computer in your dorm room is connected
to another computer on campus. All the departments on campus are
then connected to a larger network in the state.
The Internet
is also a set of "protocols" that allows your computer to communicate
with other computers, move files, and find and share information.
The protocols you are likely to use are:
email
|
for
communicating with people across the Internet |
http
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(hypertext
transfer protocol) for making Web pages accessible |
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