Uses of the Internet

A computer connected to the Internet can be used in different ways:

The electronic mail is a telecommunication system that allows to send and receive messages from one computer to another one or other computers. It uses a network computer system or phone lines connected to computers with modems.

Through the Internet it is possible to hold electronic conversations from thousands of miles away. For example, a person in Ecuador can hold a two way communication with another person in England, receiving and sending messages at the same time.

The Internet is mainly used to transfer computer files between host computers. They use it especially for software distribution. One of its services allows users to distribute news messages automatically among thousands of structured news groups.

The World Wide Web allows user to access to different documents where people can find information on thousands of different subjects. The documents are linked across the Internet to form a vast network of information which is available to the user.

The Internet

The internet is a huge interconnected network of connected computers that can communicate directly with each other. It stretches around the world, connecting millions of computers.

The internet started as a research based network of computer users at universities in the U.S.A in the 1980s. It was also used by government researchers and scientific agencies for further development. Then it continued to grow rapidly. In early 1996, access was available to 180 countries and there were more than 30 million users. It is expected that 100 million computers will be connected via public Internet by 2000 and even more via enterprise internets.