Tuesday 5 April 2011

What is Internet

What is Internet?
These are some definition of internet
i) A Worldwide network of computers that allows individual and business users around the world tto share information and other resources and to conduct business transactions –(Cashman & Kaufmann 2004)
ii) A worldwide connection of more than 109 million computers that use the Internet Protocol to Communicate. (Hofstetter, 2003)
iii)A worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit  data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP).
Connecting and Accessing to the Internet
These are some connection methods used to accessing the internet
- Dial-up
- Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
- Cable
Fixed wireless
- Mobile wireless
- High-speed Business Connections





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