The document discusses the origins and uses of the Internet. It explains that the Internet began in the late 1960s as the ARPANET, a network created by the U.S. Department of Defense to link computers. It grew into a "network of networks" connecting thousands worldwide. The document then lists several common uses of the Internet today, including social networking, communication, career development, education, research, news/updates, financial transactions, shopping, and leisure activities. In summary, the Internet originated as a military network and is now the world's largest computer network used widely for social media, information sharing, commerce, and entertainment.
2. What is Internet?
• The Internet is a computer network made up of
thousands of networks worldwide.
• Internet is the world’s largest computer
network, the network of networks, scattered all
over the world.
• Internet has been coined from two terms,
interconnection and network.
3. How was Internet developed?
• Internet was born in late 1960’s
• The internet has its root in the ARPANET system of
the Advanced Research Project Agency of U.S.
Department of Defense which linked together
mainframe computers to form a communication
networks.
• ARPANET is known as the forefather of internet.
4. Uses of Internet
1. Social Networking
– Provides medium for people to
connect and interact with each
other.
– Facebook, Twitter, Myspace,
Instagram, Google+
(positive addiction or negative
addiction)
5. 2. Communication
– Chat and video chat
– Chat with your contacts directly within
Gmail.
– You can even talk face-to-face with built-in
video chat.
– Interact with peers, experts, and other
audiences
– Online submission of assignments and file
sharing
6. 3. Career Development
– Many students use the internet to either start
planning their careers, or furthering their
careers.
– Many websites exist to help a student decide
on college courses that fit their expected
careers.
7. 4. Videos.
– Broadcast yourself!
– Tutorials from where people can learn more
effectively and innovatively than books.
5. Publish yourself.
– People want to publicize their work so that its
reaches maximum number of people.
8. 6. Education.
– There are a number of books, reference books,
online help centres, expert’s views and other
study oriented material on the internet.
– Distance learning.
9. 7. Research
– Gathering, analyzing and sharing information
– The Internet is a wealth of information and is
one of the best ways to find information fast and
efficiently.
10. 8. Updated on the latest news.
– the news and other happenings that
may be on-going in different parts
of the world
– Updates in every field. (sports,
politics etc)
11. 9. Financial Transactions
- Internet Banking
- Payment of Bills
- more cyber crime
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