The Internet is the most powerful tool in the world. It provides us with a level of connectivity that was previously unheard of. We can communicate with friends, family, or even complete strangers on the other side of the planet! Let's learn how to tap into its vast potential.
What is the Internet?
The Internet is a worldwide network of interconnected servers (large computers that provide remote access to information) and computers. It works by sending information (those 1s and 0s we discussed earlier) in parts called packets.
What does the Internet enable you to do?
1. Access the World Wide Web
The World Wide Web (WWW), or simply the Web, is a space on the internet that houses documents, called webpages. A group of linked webpages is known as a website. This lesson is a webpage, and Technology Made Easy is a website.
Popular websites include Google, which allows you to search the World Wide Web, Yahoo, which provides news and email services, YouTube, which allows you to post and view videos, and Facebook, which allows you to connect with people online.
The World Wide Web (WWW), or simply the Web, is a space on the internet that houses documents, called webpages. A group of linked webpages is known as a website. This lesson is a webpage, and Technology Made Easy is a website.
Popular websites include Google, which allows you to search the World Wide Web, Yahoo, which provides news and email services, YouTube, which allows you to post and view videos, and Facebook, which allows you to connect with people online.
2. Communicating over long distances
With the advent of internet has come a new way to communicate with others. Services like Skype, Google Hangouts, Viber, and FaceTime give us the ability to voice call or video call anyone in the world, for no extra cost! The services record your voice (and video of your face, depending on the service), similar to a telephone, but instead of using satellites or phone lines, it transmits the audio (or video) in packets over the internet to the recipient, in real time
With the advent of internet has come a new way to communicate with others. Services like Skype, Google Hangouts, Viber, and FaceTime give us the ability to voice call or video call anyone in the world, for no extra cost! The services record your voice (and video of your face, depending on the service), similar to a telephone, but instead of using satellites or phone lines, it transmits the audio (or video) in packets over the internet to the recipient, in real time