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An Internet is a global connection of computers linked together

by cables and telephones and makes the communication possible
among them.
We can also say that an internet is a computer
network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks

that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data
transmission and exchange.
The following are some of the
basic rules used for transferring the data across internet.
For such communication, the address of the destination
and a safe means of moving data are required.
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The rules governing the sending and receiving of data on
the Internet are implemented in two parts as Transmission

Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP).
Transmission Control Protocol divides the data into little
data packets.
The rule of Internet Protocol here is put destination
addressing information on such packets.
Hosts are in general, individual machines at a particular
location.
Domains are general category that a computer on the
internet belongs to.
E-mail is mainly used for sending electronic piece of text.
Use net and news groups are set up by people sharing
common interests ranging from current topics to cultural

heritages.
Telnet is a program that allows and Internet host
computer to became a terminal of another host on the Internet.
Gopher displays a set of resources on the Internet in the
form of menus or lists of items.
Users of Internet and Some Basics :
At present internet contains billions of web pages which have

been created by people and companies across the world.
Thus,
it has almost limitless location and is used to access information

and entertainment. The Internet also has thousands of services
that help make life more convenient. For example, banks offer
online banking that enables a user to manage and view their
account online.
Similarly, youth can apply for jobs online.
The Internet is explored, which is more commonly

referred to as surfing, using a computer browser.
Finding information on the Internet is achieved by
using a search engine e.g. Google
Users browse web pages by following hyperlinks.
Files, pictures, songs, and video can be shared by
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uploading and downloading.

The Internet is also used for communicating with
others through social networks, forums, chat,
e-mails, and IM, for example Facebook, Skype
Some Common Terms Used in Internet
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is a language to
create documents for words wide web.
Standard Generalised Markup Language ( SGML) is
used to define the structure and mange the content of a digital

document.
World Wide Web (WWW) is a giant collection of
hypertext pages on the Internet.
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is used to manage
all the linkings between one hypertext document and another.
On the Internet, a home page may be related to a single
person a specific subject, or to a corporation.
Uniform Resource Locator(FTP) is a way to avail of
Internet resources.
File Transfer Protocol(FTP) is used to access a remote
Internet host.
Modem is a device allowing a computer to transmit
information over a telephone line. It acts as a modulator and

demodulator while the process of transmitting and receiving.
Wide Area Information Service (WAIS) is a type of
service to access text databases or libraries on the Internet.
Mosaic gives access to Internet resources by using
graphical user interface allowing users to navigate through

hypertext documents.
Archie is used to locate files available by anonymous FTP,
it is also known as Global Librarian.
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Home Computer Awareness Computer Important Terms

Computer Important Terms

An Internet is a global connection of computers linked together

We can also say that an internet is a computer

network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks

The following are some of the

basic rules used for transferring the data across internet.

For such communication, the address of the destination

and a safe means of moving data are required.

Computer - Important Terms Used in Internet - Bestguru.com

The rules governing the sending and receiving of data on

the Internet are implemented in two parts as Transmission

Transmission Control Protocol divides the data into little

The rule of Internet Protocol here is put destination

addressing information on such packets.

Hosts are in general, individual machines at a particular

Domains are general category that a computer on the

internet belongs to.

E-mail is mainly used for sending electronic piece of text.

Use net and news groups are set up by people sharing

common interests ranging from current topics to cultural

Telnet is a program that allows and Internet host

computer to became a terminal of another host on the Internet.

Gopher displays a set of resources on the Internet in the

form of menus or lists of items.

Users of Internet and Some Basics :

At present internet contains billions of web pages which have

it has almost limitless location and is used to access information

Similarly, youth can apply for jobs online.

The Internet is explored, which is more commonly

Computer - Important Terms Used in Internet - Bestguru.com

uploading and downloading.

Some Common Terms Used in Internet

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is a language to

create documents for words wide web.

Standard Generalised Markup Language ( SGML) is

used to define the structure and mange the content of a digital

World Wide Web (WWW) is a giant collection of

hypertext pages on the Internet.

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is used to manage

all the linkings between one hypertext document and another.

On the Internet, a home page may be related to a single

person a specific subject, or to a corporation.

Uniform Resource Locator(FTP) is a way to avail of

File Transfer Protocol(FTP) is used to access a remote

Modem is a device allowing a computer to transmit

information over a telephone line. It acts as a modulator and

Wide Area Information Service (WAIS) is a type of

service to access text databases or libraries on the Internet.

Mosaic gives access to Internet resources by using

graphical user interface allowing users to navigate through

Archie is used to locate files available by anonymous FTP,

it is also known as Global Librarian.

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