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Our Internet Primer will give you an understanding of the Internet, World Wide Web, and Email

Internet Primer

How the Internet Works

The Internet is a world-wide but informal network of computers connected by traditional phone lines, by cable, and also wirelessly via satellites and cell phones.Amazingly, it’s not owned by anyone. The giant telecoms might own the phone lines and mobile networks, but they don’t own or control the Net. Neither do Microsoft nor Google. More ...

World Wide Web Explained

The World Wide Web (usually referred to simply as “the Web”) is a universal language or subset of the Internet, organised in such a way that any computer connected to the Internet can understand it, assisted by software known as a web browser. More ...

What a Web Browser Does

A web browser is simply a software program (like MS Word or Excel) installed on your computer that can read and display information that’s been written as a “web page”.If you’re reading this on screen, you’re using a browser, more than likely Internet Explorer (or maybe Mozilla Firefox). More ...

The Power of Email

Like the Web, email is another subset or language of the Internet. But instead of using a web browser, you use an email program like Outlook Express to receive and send email over the Internet. More ...

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