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Internet full form - Introduction, History, Basics

Internet                                                                                                                     by sumit kumar 

Internet full form - Introduction, History, Basics

Internet full form. In this article, Everything will be told about Internet like History, Internet Basic, Internet Introduction, Internet Full Form, Services on Internet, Electronic Mail and etc.



What is the Internet?

It is a globl system to interconnect computer network. You can connect your computer to any computer anywhere either in India or abroad. Internet is wide area network which allows a user to access the data or information stored on web and it provide number of facilities like email, web portals, chat, social networking, blogging, online transactions and so no.


History of Internet

It began  in 1970's and 1980's. The Internet as we know it today began as the ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) built by a division of the Department of Defense. Many local area networks connected to the ARPANET with TCP/IP. TCP-Transmission Control Protocol/IP-Internet Protocol was developed in 1974. The ARPANET was shut down in 1990 due to newer network technology and the need for greater bandwidth on the backbone. In the late '70's the NSFNET, the National Science Foundation Network was developed. This network relied on super computers in San Diego; Boulder; Champaign; Pittsburgh; Ithaca; and Princeton. Each of these six super computers had a microcomputer tied to it which spoke TCP/IP.

         Further developments in networking lead to the design of the ANSNET-- Advanced Networks and Services Network. ANSNET was a joint effort by MCI, Merit and IBM specifically for commercial purposes. This large network was sold to AOL in 1995. The National Science Foundation then awarded contracts to four major network access providers: Pacific Bell in San Francisco, Ameritech in Chicago, MFS in Washington DC and Sprint in New York City, By the mid '80's the collection of networks began to be known as the "Internet' in university circles. 

       TCP/IP remains the glue that holds it together. In january 1992 the Internet Society was formed - a misleading name since the Internet is really a place of anarchy. It if controlled by those who have the fastest lines and can give customers the greatest service today. The primary Internet-related applications used today include: Email, News retrieval, Remote Login, File Transfer and World Wide Web access and development. 

 Concept of Internet

As we know Internet is widely used network in which a user asks for information and the user is replied from the wev server. The information or data or metadata (data about data) is written in a website and the website has its own domain name (Address) with that it is accessed. 
   
    Iternet is a network used word wide and anyone can acess the internet with help of ISP (Internet Service Providers).It is not a private property of anyone; only few of the boards and authorities used to monitor the things about. Internet Architecture Board and Internet Engineering Task Force are responsible for approving the standards and investing the operational and technical problems.


Preparing computer for Internet Access

Preparing Your computer to access internet is to make sure the hardware and software requirements and internet connection. Here we need some prerequisites to access internet.


Hardware and software Requirements 


Here we see the requirements of hardware & software to access the internet.

  • A computer with minimum P-II processor; with 64 MB RAM.
  • Operating system; windows 95 or later versions.
  • A Modem with 34 kbps or higher speed.

Internet Connectivity

Your computer must be connected to the internet then only you will be able to access internet. There is number of internet service providers (ISP) which give you internet connection. There is number of internet connections like Broadband, Dialup, WiFi and so on. You can choose one among them and start surfing the internet. 


Basics of Internet Architecture

Internet is basically a network based on client-server network and Internet Architecture is subject matter of entities involved or like a blue print diagram that how it is going to process. As we have already discussed types of networking, in that we have learnt that there are many kinds of networking like client-server networking, peer-to-peer networking and so on but whenever you need information, you search it through search engines or get that on certain website you know, means you ask information and you are yielded the information. Conclusively you are the client and there is a web server located somewhere seems like server. 


Services on Internet

There are lot of services, which can be benefited by Internet. Some potential applications of Computer Networks are Information retrieval systems which search fo books, technical reports, papers and articles on particular topics, News access machines, which can search past news, stories or abstracts with given search criteria. Some of the most common services like airline reservation, hotel booking, railway- reservation, car-rental etc can be availed through internet. electronic mail Chat etc services are available on Internet.

Internet Services is referred as the facility you are availed through internet. There are many kind of internet facility we are availed now-a-days......

Online transaction : All the financial companies or banks have been online and making online transactions from a far away branch to its head branch. All the share market companies ane trading online. A share holder buys and sells the share of him/her online.

Content Searching : When we need any kind of information we do find it on a certain website on search it through search engines, we can find any mathematical or scientific solution of a query. You can even find software for free through internet.

Online Ticketing : we can tickets of airlines, railways, buses, movies and so on. Only we need to pay the amount of that through a payment gateway.

Online Application : Now-a-days an application for a post is applied through online mode. Most of the Government web portal is asking online application.

E-Communication : There is number of facilities to communicate through online. Sending email, chatting, sending free sms to cell phones, voice on internet protocol and so on. 

Weather forecasting : Internet is used to broadcast the news and weather report.

E-Commerce : Through internet, we can buy and sell anything online. There is number of buy & sell wev portals. We can do advertisement of any brand or asset through various popular advertising websites.


Electronic Main

It is an important communications service available on the Internet. The concept of sending electronic text messages between parties in a way analogous to mailing letters or memos predates the creation of the Internet. Pictures, documents and other files are sent as email attachments. 


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