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    The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that uses TCP/IP protocols. Every computer has a unique IP address that identifies its location. DNS servers translate names like www.tutorialspoint.com to IP addresses. The Internet originated in 1969 as ARPANET and has since evolved with new technologies allowing information publishing and access worldwide. It allows global communication, access to vast information resources, and online entertainment, commerce, and services. However, it also poses risks like data and identity theft, spam, viruses, and unrestricted access to inappropriate content.

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    The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that uses TCP/IP protocols. Every computer has a unique IP address that identifies its location. DNS servers translate names like www.tutorialspoint.com to IP addresses. The Internet originated in 1969 as ARPANET and has since evolved with new technologies allowing information publishing and access worldwide. It allows global communication, access to vast information resources, and online entertainment, commerce, and services. However, it also poses risks like data and identity theft, spam, viruses, and unrestricted access to inappropriate content.

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    The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that uses TCP/IP protocols. Every computer has a unique IP address that identifies its location. DNS servers translate names like www.tutorialspoint.com to IP addresses. The Internet originated in 1969 as ARPANET and has since evolved with new technologies allowing information publishing and access worldwide. It allows global communication, access to vast information resources, and online entertainment, commerce, and services. However, it also poses risks like data and identity theft, spam, viruses, and unrestricted access to inappropriate content.

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    The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that uses TCP/IP protocols. Every computer has a unique IP address that identifies its location. DNS servers translate names like www.tutorialspoint.com to IP addresses. The Internet originated in 1969 as ARPANET and has since evolved with new technologies allowing information publishing and access worldwide. It allows global communication, access to vast information resources, and online entertainment, commerce, and services. However, it also poses risks like data and identity theft, spam, viruses, and unrestricted access to inappropriate content.

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    Internet Overview

    Internet
    Internet is defined as an Information super Highway, to access information over the web.
    However, It can be defined in many ways as follows:

    Internet is a world-wide global system of interconnected computer networks.


    Internet uses the standard Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

    Every computer in internet is identified by a unique IP address.


    IP Address is a unique set of numbers (such as 110.22.33.114) which identifies a
    computer location.

    A special computer DNS (Domain Name Server) is used to give name to the IP Address
    so that user can locate a computer by a name.
    For example, a DNS server will resolve a name http://www.tutorialspoint.com to a
    particular IP address to uniquely identify the computer on which this website is hosted.
    Internet is accessible to every user all over the world.

    Evolution
    The concept of Internet was originated in 1969 and has undergone several technological &
    Infrastructural changes as discussed below:
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    The origin of Internet devised from the concept of Advanced Research Project
    Agency Network (ARPANET).
    ARPANET was developed by United States Department of Defense.
    Basic purpose of ARPANET was to provide communication among the various bodies
    of government.

    Initially, there were only four nodes, formally called Hosts.


    In 1972, the ARPANET spread over the globe with 23 nodes located at different
    countries and thus became known as Internet.
    By the time, with invention of new technologies such as TCP/IP protocols, DNS, WWW,
    browsers, scripting languages etc.,Internet provided a medium to publish and access
    information over the web.

    Advantages
    Internet covers almost every aspect of life, one can think of. Here, we will discuss some of the
    advantages of Internet:

    Internet allows us to communicate with the people sitting at remote locations. There are
    various apps available on the wed that uses Internet as a medium for communication.
    One can find various social networking sites such as:
    Facebook
    Twitter
    Yahoo
    Google+
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    Flickr
    Orkut
    One can surf for any kind of information over the internet. Information regarding various
    topics such as Technology, Health & Science, Social Studies, Geographical Information,
    Information Technology, Products etc can be surfed with help of a search engine.
    Apart from communication and source of information, internet also serves a medium for
    entertainment. Following are the various modes for entertainment over internet.
    Online Television
    Online Games

    Songs
    Videos
    Social Networking Apps
    Internet allows us to use many services like:
    Internet Banking
    Matrimonial Services
    Online Shopping
    Online Ticket Booking
    Online Bill Payment
    Data Sharing
    E-mail
    Internet provides concept of electronic commerce, that allows the business deals to
    be conducted on electronic systems

    Disadvantages

    However, Internet has prooved to be a powerful source of information in almost every field, yet
    there exists many disadvanatges discussed below:

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    There are always chances to loose personal information such as name, address, credit
    card number. Therefore, one should be very careful while sharing such information.
    One should use credit cards only through authenticated sites.

    Another disadvantage is the Spamming.Spamming corresponds to the unwanted e-


    mails in bulk. These e-mails serve no purpose and lead to obstruction of entire system.
    Virus can easily be spread to the computers connected to internet. Such virus attacks
    may cause your system to crash or your important data may get deleted.

    Also a biggest threat on internet is pornography. There are many pornographic sites
    that can be found, letting your children to use internet which indirectly affects the
    children healthy mental life.
    There are various websites that do not provide the authenticated information. This
    leads to misconception among many people.

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