" a global system of interconnecting computer networks that use the standardInternet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks, of local to global scope, that are linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless and optical networking technologies. "
" The hardware and software infrastructure of the Internet establishes a global data communications system between computers. "
- Growth of the Internet
- Newspaper, book and other print publishing are adapting to Web site technology, or are reshaped into blogging and web feeds.
- New forms of human interactions = instant messaging, Internet forums, and social networking.
- Online shopping has boomed both for major retail outlets and small artisans and traders. Business-to-business and financial services on the Internet affect supply chains across entire industries.
- The World Wide Web
- The World Wide Web is a global set of documents, images and other resources, logically interrelated by hyperlinks.
- World Wide Web browser software lets users navigate from one web page to another via hyperlinks embedded in the documents. Examples: Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple's Safari, and Google Chrome.
- Through keyword-driven Internet research using search engines, users worldwide have easy, instant access to a vast and diverse amount of online information. Compared to printed encyclopaedias and traditional libraries. Examples: Yahoo! and Google.
Internet Statistics 2009 - CIA World Factbook
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