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An overview of using the Internet

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An overview of using the Internet

The following sections give a quick introduction to the Internet and some of its exciting features, under these headings:

❖The Internet❖The World Wide Web❖Internet Service Providers❖Connecting to the Internet❖Surfing the Internet❖Internet features❖Uploading and downloading files from the Internet

For more information about the Internet, “Lesson 3: Learning about the Internet” on page 137.

The Internet

The Internet is an association of thousands of networks and millions of computers around the world connected by communications lines. They all work together to share information.

The World Wide Web

The World Wide Web (or ‘Web’) is a subset of the Internet — a collection of interlinked documents (located on computers connected to the Internet) that work together using a specific Internet protocol called Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

The World Wide Web offers information as text, images, audio, or video to be referenced from anywhere in the world.