Introduction to the Internet
The Internet is made up of two words: INTERconnected NET works.
Internet is a vast concept & it can't be expressed exclusively but we can basically express the idea of Internet as 'a single network consisting of various networks which are not limited to military and Government but also private & corporate entities.
Why Internet was invented?
It wasn't actually called ' The Internet ' by the time when it was in its initial phase but was a research project, commissioned by the United States Federal Government in the year 1960. The motive behind the research program was to build robust, fault tolerant communication via computer networks.
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Development Phase:
The research got funding from: i] National Science Foundation Network. ii] Several Private & Enterprise funding for its commercial extension.
Services provided by Internet:
When Internet was in its early phase of development many traditional communications media including telephony, radios, television, paper mail & newspaper are being reshaped or redefined by the Internet, giving birth to new services such as:
- Email ( Yahoo, Gmail, Outlook etc.)
- Internet Telephony (Jive, 8×8, Nextiva, etc.)
- Internet Television Music (Beatport, Spotify, Gaana, etc.)
- Digital Newspapers (Livemint, India News, The Times of India, etc.)
- Video Streaming services (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)
- e-Commerce/ shopping (Amazon, eBay, Flipkart, etc.)
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New forms of personal interactions
- Instant Messaging (FB Messenger, WhatsApp etc.)
- Internet Forums (Xda, reddit, Quora etc.)
- Social Networking (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc.)
- Online Campaigns (change.org, GlobalCitizen etc.)
The Internet brought much more sophisticated and more convenient forms of communication. The communication was made easy and cheaper with various messaging and E-mailing services. You may have to pay for advanced features on some of these messaging services . Now you can share your views, ideas , concepts to a few chosen people or to the whole world because of these services. Of these services, Facebook, Twitter & Instagram came into fame for delivering messages and sharing ideas to huge audiences with much more easy communication tricks.
