What is Internet

edited January 2012 in Internet
To view this post, you are obviously already using the internet, but do you know what it is? The internet is an open international network of computers and computer networks. Initially the internet was just the information super highway with an extensive repository of information, but with increase in cloud services, the internet is now a lot more than the just for accessing information.<br /><br />Lots of services can now be accessed on the internet. You can now watch videos, listen to music, meet and socialise with people, shop, and enjoy lots of other services online.<br /><br />The internet consists of interconnected computer networks. Information on the internet are presented in HTML Hypertext Markup Language, and stored on servers connected to the global internet network. Online services are presented with HTML and programmed with web technologies like AJAX, PHP/mysql, ASP.NET, XML, Java, etc also stored on internet connected servers.<br /><br />To access the information and services on the internet, you need client devices connected to the internet using network infrastructure provided by network operators like Glo, MTN, Etisalat, etc. Client devices include laptops, desktops, ultrabooks, internet TV, mobile phones, tablets, etc. Communication between servers and client devices on the internet is controlled by an open standard called TCP/IP standing for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.<br /><br />Read more about Internet at Wikipedia<br /><br />Get Internet Access in Nigeria
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