INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
COMPUTER NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET
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A computer network that links devices within a building or group of adjacent buildings.
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A network of computers across a city is a Wide Area Network. A wide area network (WAN) is a telecommunications network that extends over a large geographical area for the primary purpose of computer networking. Wide area networks are often established with leased telecommunication circuits
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An information system on the Internet which allows documents to be connected to other documents by hypertext links, enabling the user to search for information by moving from one document to another.
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the global network of computers called the Internet, which connects millions of networks and computers around the world. The Internet connects local networks and computers with distant networks and computers through routers, which direct information, and servers, which house vast databases of information,
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Detailed explanation-1: -The World Wide Web–also known as the web, WWW or W3–refers to all the public websites or pages that users can access on their local computers and other devices through the internet. These pages and documents are interconnected by means of hyperlinks that users click on for information.
Detailed explanation-2: -The world wide web opened up the internet to everyone, not just scientists. It connected the world in a way that made it much easier for people to get information, share, and communicate. It has since allowed people to share their work and thoughts through social networking sites, blogs, video sharing, and more.
Detailed explanation-3: -The World Wide Web has become the world’s dominant software platform. It is the primary tool billions of people worldwide use to interact with the Internet. The Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN in 1989 and opened to the public in 1991. It was conceived as a “universal linked information system".