Internet : Exploring Its Impact and Applications
Internet Exploring Its Impact and Applications What is Internet? The Internet is a vast network that connects computers all over the world. Through the Internet, people can share information and communicate from anywhere with an Internet connection. The Internet is a global network of billions of computers and other electronic devices. History of Internet In the late 1960s, with the creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, which was funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, the “first workable prototype of the Internet” was born. The internet began as ARPANET, an academic research network that was funded by the military's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA, now DARPA). Basic Services of Internet Electronic Mail FTP ( File Transfer Protocol ) Telnet The world wide web Electronic Mail Electronic mail (e-mail) is a computer-based application for the exchange of messages between users. A worldwide e-mail network allows people to exchange e-mail messages very quic...