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The Internet is the large group of millions of computers around the world that

are all connected to one another. These computers are connected by phone
lines, fiber optic lines, coaxial cable, satelites and wireless connections.

Based on a concept first published in 1967, ARPANET was developed under the

directions of the US Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). In 1969, the
idea became a modest reality with the interconnection of four university

computers. This became the basis of internet.

Since then, the small network has undergone a massive change. Being named
as internet, it has expanded so much in size that today it is a network of

networks. The number of computers connected to the internet has grown
exponentially, while the number of users has risen from a handful of computer

scientists to 1.5 billion consumers.
Uses of Internet

8 People can connect with old friends on social networking sites. People are
even concluding business deals over these social networking sites, such as

facebook.

8 Internet can be used to collect information from around the world. This
information could relate to education, medicine, literature, software,

computers, business, entertainment, friendship, tourism, leisure and much
more.

8 We can send e-mails to all the corners of the world through the internet.

8 Many banks offer online banking to their customers. They can transfer
funds from one account to another using the net-banking facility.

8 Internet is also used for carrying out business operations and that set of

operations is known as Electronic Commerce (E-commerce). Flipkart is the
largest E-commerce company in India.

8 As Internet helps us in the field of knowledge and connectivity, it also helps
us in the field of entertainment, too. We can visit various video sites and

watch movies and serials in our leisure time.
8 All the newspapers, magazines and journals of the world are available on

the Internet.

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