The Internet is something which has revolutionized the whole world. It has changed all the ways human communicate. Whole of the world has become a global village with the help of internet. Now communication with the help of internet takes place in such a way as if we are local to each other.
Internet can be defined as a huge network of computers linked together worldwide so that all of them can share their information with others. Internet is a vast resource of knowledge and you can look for anything over the entire net. Being a part of internet means you can keep a huge resource of information on your fingertips and accessing them with a single click.
The development of internet took place in during the period of cold war when army developed ARPA net so that all the agents in defense and research center can be linked to each other. After its success the national foundation used ARPA net to connect regional super computers. After this a strong and effective high speed backbone of internet access came up. Various networks from universities, institutions, commercial web sites and bulletin board web sites were linked which gave rise to a new generation of online services. After this World Wide Web came up this had an interactive graphical interface and was very easy to use. Thus after this internet has been growing constantly and is linking people around the whole world.
Internet is nowadays being used for the purpose of fun and recreational activities. Many internet web sites and organizations are platforms for access of movies, music and games. Internet is a hub of services like e-mail, video conferencing and chatting. All these services are available completely free of cost. Internet is buzzing with the large resource of information.
Internet is implemented with the help of a client and a server. Servers can be defined as those computers which are active 24 hrs with an internet connection so as to provide access of their files and programs. All the organizations like educational institutes, commercial companies, government bodies have their separate servers which are linked to each other. Clients can software programs or the users who need the access to files or programs located on the servers. Clients and servers are linked together world wide to provide various web services like banking, retailing, education or any service you can think about is available on internet.
by Camila 1 year ago
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