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INTERNET—AN                                                                            CHAPTER

                  INTRODUCTION                                                                           A4
















                     LEARNING OUTCOMES

                    The student will be able to:
                       understand the history and evolution of the Internet.
                       identify the various uses of the Internet in daily life.
                       learn the requirements for connecting to the Internet.
                       recognise commonly used Internet terms and their meanings.
                       use URLs and search engines to find information online.


                  When two or more computers are connected with each other, we call it a computer
                  network. The Internet is a vast network of computers connected together, which

                  makes communication between them possible. The term Internet is derived from the
                  words interconnection and networks. It connects millions of computers across the
                  world by means of cables, telephone wires or certain wireless media of communication.












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                                                                                        URL of a Website!









                            HISTORY OF INTERNET


                  The history of the Internet starts with the development of electronic computers in

                  the 1950s. In the 1960s, the first computer was developed, supported by the United



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