Wednesday, 1 April 2015

INTERNET BASICS



Internet began in 1969. It was a four computer network called ARPA net. It was used by U.S Defense department for communication. After two years ARPA net grew into two dozen sites. In 1981 it had more than two hundred sites. In 1990, ARPA net was disbanded and new network came to be known as internet which consisted of thousands of sites.

Gradually the commercial organization began to recognize the importance of internet and they changed whole world to a Global Village.


In internet There are two types of computers known as servers and clients. Computers which offer information to be read are called servers. Computers that read the information offered are called clients. TCP/IP is the communication protocol which is used by internet for world wide web to function.

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