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Basics of the Chapter
Basics of the
Basics of the
Basics of the
Internet
Internet 7
Internet
Internet

Let’s learn about

Intr
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Sear
Email
Getting
?on the Text ?(Electronic Mail)
Int
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Uses o
Br
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Introduction to Internet

The internet is a massive body of
networks or a networking infrastructure.

Internet is a collection of millions of

computers and computing devices that

are all connected using wire and wireless

technologies with different topologies

like star, bus, and ring or mesh. Internet basically operates on TCP/IP protocol.

The internet is a huge ocean of information of resources and services. With the
help of internet a user can view results of examination, access bank account,

view news, sports, etc. FTP allows the user to download/upload files across

multiple sites. Various web browsers provides facilities to search on a specific

topic, have email account, logs, etc. Internet security can be provided by

firewall and antivirus software.

We have seen that the internet is useful in many ways. Let us see what do we

need to get an internet connection.

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