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About the Internet |
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Q. What is the Internet? |
| The Internet is a global system of public and private computer networks. It
allows us to to communicate via computers, modems and phone and cable lines.
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Q. What is the Internet used for? |
| For everything! Entertainment, education, shopping, information, and travel. Companies are using the
Internet to promote products or services, for e-commerce, and to improve customer service.
Consumers are using the Internet to gather information for personal needs,
for entertainment, for education and for shopping.
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Q. What is the WORLD WIDE Web? |
| A seamlessly interconnected set of hundreds of thousands of sites that all share a common format. The beauty of the Web lies in the way documents (which can be sounds, photos or text) are directly linked to each other. A presence on the Web is referred to as a "Web Site" . |