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Topics discussed in this section:

  • A Brief History
  • The Internet Today (ISPs)

The Internet has revolutionized many aspects of our daily 
lives. It has affected the way we do business as well as the 
way we spend our leisure time. The Internet is a 
communication system that has brought a wealth of 
information to our fingertips and organized it for our use.

  • The Internet has come a long way since the 1960's.
  • He Internet today is not a simple hierarchical structure. It is made up of many wide- and local-area networks joined by connecting devices and switching stations.
  • Today most end users who want Internet connection use the services of Internet service providers (lSPs).
  • There are international service providers, national service providers, regional service providers, and local service providers.
  • The Internet today is run by private companies, not the government.


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