How and why internet is a part of our lives
Posted by Abhilasha | Under Internet Saturday May 24, 2008Internet is a network of networks that consists of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business and government networks which together carry various information and services, such as e.mail, online chat, file transfer and the interlinked web pages and other resources of the World Wide Web (www).
The internet and www are not the same. The internet and web are commonly used inter-changeably in non technical settings. Today’s internet is from the complex physical connections that make up its infrastructure, the internet is facilitated by bi-or multilateral commercial contracts and by technical specification or protocols that describe how to exchange data over the network. The prevalent language for communication on the internet is English. The internet can now be accessed virtually anywhere by numerous means. Mobile phones, datacards, handheld, gameconsole and cellular routes allows users to connect to the internet from anywhere, there is a cellular networks supporting that device’s technology. The internet allows computer users to connect to other computers where ever they may be across the world. This is encouraging new ways of working from home collaboration, and information sharing existing radio and television broadcaster provide internet feeds of their live audio and video streams. The internet has made possible entirely new forms of social interaction activities and organizing basic features such as wide spread usability and access. The internet has also become a large market for companies; some of the biggest companies today have grown by taking advantage of the efficient nature of low cost, advertising and commerce through the internet, also known as e-commerce.