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Internet

Internet is a global computer network connecting governments, companies, universities, and many other networks and users.

Electronic mail, conferencing, and chat services are all supported across the networks, as are the ability to access remote computers and send and retrieve files.

By late 1994 it was estimated to have over 40 million users on 11000 networks in 70 countries, with an estimated 1 million users joining each month. It was estimated in 1997 that there would be 200 million users by 2000.

The technical underpinnings of the Internet were developed as a project funded by the Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA) to research how to build a network that would withstand bomb damage. The Internet itself began in 1984 with funding from the US National Science Foundation as a means to allow US universities to share the resources of five regional supercomputing centers. The number of users grew quickly, and in the early 1990s access became cheap enough for domestic users to have their own links on home personal computers. As the amount of information available via the Internet grew, indexing and search services such as Gopher, Archie, Veronica, and WAIS were created by Internet users to help both themselves and others. The newer World Wide Web allows seamless browsing across the Internet via Hypertext. In April 1995 Internet Shopping Network, an interactive shopping facility, went on line. In its first three months 36000 people subscribed.

A very large proportion of personal computers regularly connect to the Internet to communicate and receive information. "Wireless" networking, often utilizing mobile phone networks, has meant networking is becoming increasingly ubiquitous even in mobile computing environments.

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Hooking Up My Computer

Peter: Hi Jack. Can you give me a hand?

Jack:Sure. what's up?

Peter: I've just bought a new computer and I'm having some problems hooking everything up.

Jack:... and I'm a geek. Yeah, I know. I'd be happy to help.

Peter: Thanks! I've connected all the cables from my monitor, mouse and keyboard, and I've plugged it in.

Jack: Have you installed the software yet?

Peter: No, I haven't. Do I need to?

Jack: Not always, but it's best to install drivers for your keyboard and mouse, as well as your printer.

Peter: Will the computer boot up without those?

Jack: Of course. Boot up the computer and then we can update the drives.

Peter: OK. What's that thing (points to a computer component)

Jack: Oh, that's a memory reader. You can insert things like SD cards from your camera and mp3 players into it.

Peter: That's handy.

Jack: You've bought a nice system. How big is the hard drive?

Peter: I think it's 750 gigabyte.

Jack: Good... The computer's booted up. Let's install those drivers.

Peter: Before we do that, can I get online?

Jack: Do you have a modem?

Peter: Yes, I do. I think I have a cable modem.

Jack: Hmmm... yes you do. Is the Ethernet cable plugged in?

Peter: What's that?

Jack: It's the cable that connects your modem to your computer.

Peter: Let's surf the internet!

Jack: Just a moment... first we need to launch the browser.

Peter: The browser?

Jack: It's the program that allows you to surf the internet.

Peter: Oh ... I've got a lot to learn.

Jack: Yes, you do. I can see I'm going to be here all day ...