Internet Primer
The Internet is a world-wide but informal network of computers connected by traditional phone lines, by cable,
and also wirelessly via satellites and cell phones.Amazingly, it’s not owned by anyone. The giant telecoms
might own the phone lines and mobile networks, but they don’t own or control the Net. Neither do Microsoft nor Google.
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The World Wide Web (usually referred to simply as “the Web”) is a universal language or subset of the
Internet, organised in such a way that any computer connected to the Internet can understand it,
assisted by software known as a web browser.
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A web browser is simply a software program (like MS Word or Excel) installed on your computer that can read and
display information that’s been written as a “web page”.If you’re reading this on screen, you’re using a browser,
more than likely Internet Explorer (or maybe Mozilla Firefox).
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Like the Web, email is another subset or language of the Internet. But instead of using a web browser,
you use an email program like Outlook Express to receive and send email over the Internet.
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