INTERNET

What is Internet?

Internet can be compared with a library. Like a like  a library, the
Internet is also a source of enjoyable, important and  varied
information that can be obtained and used by millions of people across
the world.
The Internet also, like our library contains differentforms, like text
sound and graphics. Super library does not allow just  anybody to
browse books or cassettes; this facility is available only for authorized
members of the library. In a similar way only authorized users of the
Internet can access it to obtain information.

Internet is a worldwide collection of computer networks. Internet is a
cooperative effort of many people and organizations.  The computers
on the Internet can communicate because they are physically linked
and because they share a common language called TCP-IP.
Protocol: Is a formal definition of a language that two computers use
to communicate. This definition describes acceptable messages  and
outlines the rules that two computers must follow to exchange those
messages.

Transmission Control Protocol:  Is the major transport protocol in
the Internet Protocol suite. It provides reliable communication between
two computers in the network.
Internet protocol:  It is the network protocol in the Internet. IP
provides a best effort to deliver an IP packet betweentwo networks on
the Internet.
Internet is also known as cloud or the information superhighway.
When you access the Internet, you become the part of theelectronic
community that encompasses most of the work. The Internet
community includes several million people. Vast libraries advanced
medical and technical research centers, and thousands of business
large and small.