The Internet
Chances are, anyone who is reading this paper has at one time, at least, surfed the net once. Don't worry if you haven't, I will explain everything you need to know about the Internet and the World Wide Web. Including how it started, it's growth, and the purpose it serves in today's society. The Internet was born roughly 25 years ago, as a U.S. Defense Department network called the ARPnet. The ARPnetwork was an experimental network designed to support military research. It was research about how to build networks that could withstand partial outages (like bomb attacks) and still be able to function. From that point on, Internet developers were responding to the market pressures, and began building or developing software for every conceivable type of computer. Internet uses started out with big companies, then to the government, and to the universities and so on. The World Wide Web or WWW, is an information service that is on the Internet. The World Wide Web is based on technology called hypertext, and was developed for physicist so they could send and retrieve information more easily. The World Wide Web basically is a tool for exploring or surfing the Internet. The World Wide Web is an attempt to
A rapidly increasing number of companies and entrepreneurs are using the Internet to market and sell their products and services. When it's done in an informative way, and in good taste, and in the on-line areas designated for advertising orientated messages, most Internet users like to see announcements of new products and services. A growing number of companies are generating substantial sales of their products. -Newby, Gregory B. Directory of Directories on the Internet organize the Internet so you can find information easier moving through document to document.
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