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1. Internet - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet
Description: WebThe Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic ...
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2. Internet | Description, History, Uses, & Facts | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet
Description: WebMar 28, 2024 · Internet, a system architecture that has revolutionized communications and methods of commerce by allowing various computer networks around the world to interconnect. The Internet emerged in the United States in the 1970s but did not become viable to the general public until the early 1990s.
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3. A Brief History of the Internet - Internet Society
Link: https://www.internetsociety.org/internet/history-internet/brief-history-internet/
Description: WebThe Internet today is a widespread information infrastructure, the initial prototype of what is often called the National (or Global or Galactic) Information Infrastructure. Its history is complex and involves many aspects – technological, organizational, and community.
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4. History of the Internet - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet
Description: WebThe history of the Internet has its origin in the efforts of scientists and engineers to build and interconnect computer networks. The Internet Protocol Suite, the set of rules used to communicate between networks and devices on the Internet, arose from research and development in the United States and involved international collaboration ...
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5. Internet Basics: What is the Internet? - GCFGlobal.org
Link: https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/internetbasics/what-is-the-internet/1/
Description: WebWhat is the Internet? The Internet is a global network of billions of computers and other electronic devices. With the Internet, it's possible to access almost any information, communicate with anyone else in the world, and do much more. You can do all of this by connecting a computer to the Internet, which is also called going online.
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6. The internet: History, evolution and how it works | Live Science
Link: https://www.livescience.com/internet
Description: WebMar 15, 2022 · The internet is a vast network that connects computers across the world via more than 750,000 miles (1,200,000 kilometres) of cable running under land and sea, according to the University of ...
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7. The Invention of the Internet - Inventor, Timeline & Facts - HISTORY
Link: https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/invention-of-the-internet
Description: WebJul 30, 2010 · The internet got its start in the United States more than 50 years ago as a government weapon in the Cold War. For years, scientists and researchers used it to communicate and share data with one...
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8. What is the Internet? (video) | The Internet | Khan Academy
Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computers-and-internet/xcae6f4a7ff015e7d:the-internet/xcae6f4a7ff015e7d:introducing-the-internet/v/what-is-the-internet
Description: Web3 years ago. Well, the internet is a worldwide computer network that transmits a variety of data and media across interconnected devices. It works by using a packet routing network that follows Internet Protocol (IP) and Transport Control Protocol (TCP) [5]. It also allows websites like Khan Academy to be accessed.
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9. How the Internet works: A simple introduction - Explain that Stuff
Link: https://www.explainthatstuff.com/internet.html
Description: WebMay 2, 2023 · The Internet has one very simple job: to move computerized information (known as data) from one place to another. That's it! The machines that make up the Internet treat all the information they handle in exactly the same way. In this respect, the Internet works a bit like the postal service.
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10. About the Internet and How it Works - Internet Society
Link: https://www.internetsociety.org/internet/
Description: WebWhat is the Internet? How does it work and who makes it work? Get answers to these questions and more facts about the Internet.
