"The Internet and Education"
The Internet, also simply called the Net, is the largest and
far-firing network system-of-all-system. How is everything coordinated through
the Internet? This is done through a standardized protocol (or set of rules for
exchanging data) called Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP). To gain access to the internet, the computer must be equipped with
what is called a Server which has a special software (program) that uses the
Internet protocol. Originally developed and still
subsidized by the United
State government, the Internet connect not only commercial, industrial,
scientific establishments but all other sectors including education and its
libraries, campuses and computer centers.
Getting around the Net
The vast sea of information in the Internet, including news and
trivia, is a challenge to those who wish to navigate it. Everyday, the Net
user-population and the available information continue to grow, and new ways
are being developed.
The most attractive way to move around the Internet is called
browsing. Using a program called a browser, the user can use a mouse to point
and click on screen icons to surf the Internet, particularly the World Wide Web
(the web), an Internet's subset of text images, and sounds are linked together to allow users to access
data or information needed.The future of the Internet seems limitless. Already
its complexity has spawned and continue to spawn Net sites including new demand
for services to business, industries, science, government and even homes. Many
experts predict that the Internet is destined to become the centerpiece of all
online communications on the planet and in some future time in the solar system
using interplanetary satellite communication stations.
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