The document provides an introduction to the internet, defining it as a network of computers around the world. It describes some of the basic services of the internet like email, file transfer protocol (FTP), and social networking. It explains that email allows users to send messages to others worldwide, FTP allows transferring files between computers, and social networking enables socializing and meeting new friends. The document also mentions that browsers are needed to access the World Wide Web and that search engines help users locate websites by searching keywords and returning relevant results.