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Chapter 2.All the
Hype aside, What is the Internet in practical terms? Look Before
You Web
Chapter 2.All
the Hype aside, What is the Internet in practical terms? (note: Set the left and right
printer margins to 0.25" for printing)
A. Many things for many people. http,
Gopher, etc.
B. For most business and consumer users:
Web Pages & E-mail.
C. The "Web": Essentially
a single big book, with portions stored in computers around the
world
that are all linked together. The book is unique in that almost
anyone can publish in it for free
or very little, and almost anyone can view the pages for free.
D. This particular book happens to be
over 65 to 100 miles thick with big pages.
E. Many pages, many indexing and search
facilities. Over 1000 search engines to do the looking
for you, 10 to 15 top rated ones.