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    Internet - Wikipedia

    The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global … See more

    The word internetted was used as early as 1849, meaning interconnected or interwoven. The word Internet was used in 1945 by the United States War Department in a radio operator's manual, and in 1974 as the … See more

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    The Internet is a global network that comprises many voluntarily interconnected autonomous networks. It operates without a central governing … See more

    The Internet standards describe a framework known as the Internet protocol suite (also called TCP/IP, based on the first two … See more

    The Internet carries many applications and services, most prominently the World Wide Web, including social media, electronic mail, See more

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    In the 1960s, computer scientists began developing systems for time-sharing of computer resources. J. C. R. Licklider proposed the idea of a universal network while working at See more

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    The communications infrastructure of the Internet consists of its hardware components and a system of software layers that control various aspects of the architecture. As with any computer network, the Internet physically consists of routers See more

    The Internet has enabled new forms of social interaction, activities, and social associations. This phenomenon has given rise to the scholarly study of the sociology of the Internet See more

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    WEBThe IETF works on a broad range of networking technologies that provide the foundation for the Internet's growth and evolution.

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