Internet

TERM OF THE DAY Internet A means of connecting a computer to any other computer anywhere in the worldvia dedicated routers and servers. When two computers are connected over the Internet, they can send and receive all kinds of information such as text,graphics, voice, video, and computer programs. No one owns Internet, although several organizations the world over collaborate in its functioning anddevelopment. The high-speed, fiber-optic cables (called backbones) through which the bulk of the Internet data travels are owned by telephone companies in their respective countries. The Internet grew out of the Advanced Research Projects Agency's Wide Area Network (then called ARPANET) established by the ... Learn more about this term Usage Example The invention of the Internet has greatly improved means and frequency of communication as well as created widespread availability of information.

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