Definition of Internet
The Internet is defined as an electronic communications network that links computer networks and organizational computer facilities and is used around the world.[١]It is a public network that connects millions of computers around the world, and consists of millions of home, academic, commercial, and small government networks.[٢]
It is called Computer The Internet is connected by the name of the host, and communications are made via telephone lines, cables, optical fibers, or using wireless signals, and thus information can be sent and received in the form of digital data between devices, and data is passed between devices via different packets and protocols, and the user's connection to the Internet is usually controlled by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), as the Internet is decentralized, and there is no single entity that is fully responsible for controlling it.[٢]
History of the Internet
The Internet began as the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) in 1969, a vast network created by the U.S. Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). It was intended as a testing ground for new networking technologies, connecting many universities and research centers to ensure that information could be transferred between devices.[٢]
Benefits of the Internet
There are many advantages to the Internet, including the following:[٣]
- Knowledge and learning: The Internet contains endless information that allows the user to learn about any topic or any question that comes to his mind, through the Google search engine. There are also many... Videos on sites Like YouTube, it helps explain different topics to the user, and there are also online courses that help the user learn different topics.
- Entertainment and fun: There are endless means of entertainment on the Internet that allow access to different videos, watch movies, listen to music, as well as play online games.
- Work from home: The Internet gives many people the ability to work from home. Many companies allow their employees to work from home using their own computer and Internet connection. Working from home can help reduce spending on childcare costs, as well as save money. the money And the time spent going to work every day.
- Online shopping: Anyone can buy products while sitting at home, and the Internet allows everyone to compare prices between different companies, and to know people's opinions about the product through comments on the Internet to help in make a decision Buy the best products.
- Contact and communication: An email can be sent to anyone in the world in less than a minute, unlike old communication that took months or days sometimes, and Different ways Also for communication: chat, online calls with anyone in the world, forums where different people share interests, and they can communicate with each other and talk about what they enjoy through them.
Video benefits and harms of the Internet
Watch the video about the many benefits and harms of the Internet to avoid them:[٤]
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- ^ A for T “Introduction to the Internet”, www.desource.uvu.edu, Retrieved 24-10-2018. Edited.
- ↑ “What are the advantages of the Internet”, www.computerhope.com,29-12-2017، Retrieved 24-10-2018. Edited.
- ↑ Video benefits and harms of the Internet.