THE INTERNET

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that

use the standard Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link several billion
devices worldwide. It is an international network of networks that consists of
millions of private, public, academic and business.
The Internet carries an extensive range of information resources and services,
such as the inter-linked hypertext documents and applications of the World
Wide Web (WWW), the infrastructure to support email, and peer-to-peer
networks for file sharing and telephony.
The origins of the Internet date back to research commissioned by the United
States government in the 1960s to build robust, fault-tolerant communication
via computer networks.
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While this work, together with work in the United
Kingdom and France, led to important precursor networks, they were not
with the Internet.

HOW IT STARTED
The history of the Internet begins with the development of electronic computers in the
1950s. Initial concepts of packet networking originated in several computer science
laboratories in the United States, Great Britain, and France. The US Department of
Defense awarded contracts as early as the 1960s for packet network systems, including
the development of the ARPANET (which would become the first network to use the
Internet Protocol.) The first message was sent over the ARPANET from computer
science Professor Leonard Klein rocks laboratory at University of California, Los
Angeles (UCLA) to the second network node at Stanford Research Institute (SRI).
The research and education community continues to develop and use advanced networks
such as NSF's very high speed Backbone Network Service (vBNS), Internet2, and
National Lambda Rail. Increasing amounts of data are transmitted at higher and higher
speeds over fiber optic networks operating at 1-Gbit/s, 10-Gbit/s, or more.

The Internet's takeover of the global communication landscape was almost instant in
historical terms: it only communicated 1% of the information flowing through two-way
telecommunications networks in the year 1993, already 51% by 2000, and more than
97% of the telecommunicated information by 2007.
IMPORTANCE OF INTERNET
Internet is very famous nowadays for satisfying people with various services
related to various different fields. It is a very versatile facility which can help
you in completing many tasks easily and conveniently with few clicks. It can
be any work of daily usage or any specific service which needs a lot of
research and formalities to be done beforehand. Almost everything is now
available over internet in this age of advancement of technologies. It is in
general practice nowadays for a person to look for a particular solution over
there and getting satisfied with the appropriate solution. You can pay your
bills online and purchase various items by going through various websites and
choosing among a variety of options. One can get information on any
particular thing around the world using internet facility.
Along with the facility of finding various services over internet, one of the most important and
popularly rising topics of general interest nowadays is social networking websites. It is very
common for people to use social networking websites nowadays to be in regular contact with
their friends and relatives over internet. They are made very easy to understand, having a great
user interface so as to attract as many people as possible. Now, this facility can be used to find
people who are not in contact with you from long and you want to use internet to get to them.
There is a great possibility for you to find them by using the search option on social networking
websites. However, there are chances for a person to set the privacy settings in such a way that it
is not possible for you to search for them over there.
INTERNET IN EDUCATION
Things are changing rapidly as the world is progressing. in this modern world people are
using advanced machines to do their work..
. Computers are extensively used in the field of engineering. In past one machine was
used to perform only a single task but now-a-days with the help of computers you can
perform different tasks at one time. In modern business environment computers have
special importance. A huge amount of time is saved due to multitasking. In business
terms time is money, so if you are saving time you are saving money as well. Due to
multitasking the costs of businesses have reduced.
Computers have changed the way we work, be it any profession. Therefore, it is only but
natural the role of computers in education has been given a lot of prominence in the
recent years. Computers play a vital role in every field.
HOW INTERNET HELPS EDUCATION
Education is a dynamic process in any society, and experts agree that it takes a wide
range of different communication styles to get across to all the different learning styles
that exist
Here are just three ways the internet helps in education..
1. Navigation
Bigger universities are finding that interactive displays are excellent tools for assisting
navigation around new universities for students and visitors alike. Complex mapping
systems that plan out your route with a couple touches of the finger and concierge
displays delivering essential information provide a great way to communicate with
someone who is unsure of where to go and what to do. Less freshmen stumbling around
with a dazed look on their face and less wasted time for employees giving directions for
the hundredth time in a day.
2. Donor Recognition
Many of our top universities survived under the support of generous donors who wanted
to give back to society or had a special place in their heart for that particular university.
Interactive displays provide creative means of recognizing those contributions in a
modern, eye-catching way that does wonders for the image of everyone involved. Donors
feel a significant effort has gone into showing appreciation for their efforts and
universities show they are embracing modern technology and staying ahead of trends.
3. Posters
Part of education involves other ways of communicating with students--such as
informing about societal issues, advertising necessary services relevant to college
students, and simply providing entertainment venues to keep college life exciting and
welcoming. This is why you so often see posters plastered across the campus. Digital
signs once again take away the need for wasted paper and communicate much more
effectively. And instead of tearing down all the old stuff again and again, you can simply
enter new data into online software from any comfortable location.