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Understanding
     the
• Growth
• Who and Why
• What the future
  holds
The web in context
The Internet is the
infrastructure that
allows you to build a
• Client and server, local and
  remote
• Domain names and domain name
  servers
• Uniform resource locators (URLs)
• What is a protocal
• How do I connect
    1. Dial-up
      2. DSL
       3. 3G
     4. Wi-Fi
    5. Modem
    6. Router
      7. ISP
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wireless-network.htm
What is the     What have I
internet used     used the
     for?       internet for?

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Editor's Notes

  1. Internet is around for about 41 years it was established in 1971. The net was a one way stream which means you could only read and not comment. Now you it has become a two way stream which means you can read and comment.