How does one get two computers to interact with each other? ... Rules are needed so that the computers know how to communicate. ... The Internet Layer of TCP/IP corresponds to the Network Layer, and the Data Link and Physical layers of the OSI Model compare to TCP/IP's Network Interface Layer (Microsoft). ... In these instances, TCP would be too slow because of all of the error checking and sequence numbering (Microsoft). ... It is responsible for obtaining the MAC addresses of devices on a network. ...

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How would it feel to know that any source of information is at your fingertips at the press of a button? ... The Internet was a trendy word in the Nineties, yet it has a background that spans all the way back to the Sixties. ... How the Internet Works). ... (Microsoft Encarta 98) . ... The trendy word for this is "surfing" or for some people with slow connections, "crawling". ...

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It makes it possible for scholars and researchers to obtain library resources from around the world without leaving their campuses or institutions. ... Build on World Wide Web, the Web browser such as Internet Explorer (which was founded by Microsoft Corporation), Netscape Communications (which was founded by the former chairman of Silicon Graphics, Inc). ... Word processors provide a standard font that makes essays legible to all readers. ... Before we imagine the future, let us have a look at how Computer Intelligence does evolve. ...

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