Internet

     The INTERNET is a network of computers, which links many different types of computers all over the world. 

Basic Services Of The INTERNET

§ Electronic Mail (E-Mail) –

Allow user to send a mail (message ) to another internet user in any part of the world in a near-real-time manner .

§ File Transfer Protocol (FTP) –

Allow user to move a file from one computer to another on the internet.

§ Telnet –

Allow a user to log into another computer somewhere on the internet . 

The World Wide Web (WWW)

§ World Wide Web or W3 is the most popular and promising method of organizing and accessing information on the INTERNET.

§ Hypertext is a new way of information storage and retrieval that enables authors to structure information in novel ways.

§ A properly designed hypertext document can help users to locate desired type of information rapidly.

§ Hypertext documents enable this by using a series of link.

§ A link is a special type of item in a hypertext document connecting the document to another document.

§ Hypertext documents on internet are known as Web Pages. 

Some important current strategic of the INTERNET are :  

q On-line communication

q Software sharing

q Exchange of views on topics of common interest

q Posting of information of general interest

q Organization promotion

q Product promotion and feedback about products

q Customer support service

q On-line journals, magazines, Encyclopedia, and dictionary

q On-line shopping

q World-wide conferencing