The Internet is a vast collection of computers that are interconnected through Internet Service Providers (ISP's) and are catalogued by DNS servers. But what IS the Internet, in practical terms? ... But there are also inaccurate web pages, Internet scams, email fraud, website hacking, and other malicious Internet behavior. ... And the internet brought about a whole new kind of business, the internet store front. ... Someday we will all have a high speed connection that we won't think twice about. ...

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The history of the internet is a brief one, of course. ... The first instance of the Internet was launched in 1971 with a public showing in early 1972. ... The first international connection to ARPANET is established when the University College of London is connected in 1973, and RFC-454 File Transfer Protocol was published. 1973 was also the year that Dr. ... This event marked the gradual decline of productivity over the Internet. ... By 1989 the number of Internet hosts had capped 100,000, and the first commercial Internet mail service was created by MCI. ...

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This article discusses the changes in the near future of the Internet. ... Many people consider the Internet a bit worn-out. ... The Net's connections will no longer go from just PC's to servers, but every which way. The resulting possibilities from these types of connections are endless. ... Much as the Internet soon will. ...

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One of these many inventions of the modern world is electronic mail, otherwise known as E-mail, a computer based mailing system using the Internet as its host. ... Using Internet E-mail comes effortlessly to most that are familiar to "surfing the web." ... The hardest part of Internet E-mail (or any Net Service, for that matter) is getting connected to the Internet in the first place. ... Mail, or the Internet provider may even provide a account already set up. ... Outside of your normal online connection charges, Internet e-mail costs precisely nothing; although, some commercial e-mail sys...

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His wife also shows an emotional attachment to the technological world in her Internet-based love affair. ... She corresponds with a faceless man over the internet in a so-called "pure" relationship. ... Melissa confesses this to her "online lover" further proving the physical connection to technological appliance rather than genuine human beings. ... They have no physical relationships with one another and the majority of the contact that they do have is via the Internet. ...

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His wife also shows an emotional attachment to the technological world in her Internet-based love affair. ... She corresponds with a faceless man over the internet in a so-called "pure" relationship. ... Melissa confesses this to her "online lover" further proving the physical connection to technological appliance rather than genuine human beings. ... They have no physical relationships with one another and the majority of the contact that they do have is via the Internet. ...

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The Internet is a great breakthrough in the world of technology. ... But unfortunately, like most other inventions, the Internet and e-mail have been exploited and manipulated to serve harmful purpose. Still e-mail messaging is a fascinating phenomenon that has taken the world by its storm, and despite the few advantages, it remains today's number one universal internet. ... This is a computer driven society, and for a child to be productive, one should develop the ability to use Internet and e-mails for acquiring knowledge and necessary skills. ... Employees can check their e-...

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In 1968, when research scientists first began working on the Internet's processor, their primary goal was to "enable disparate computing centers to share resources" (Leonard 231). ... Average connection to the Internet costs monthly about $20 (Leonard 230). ... The Internet delivered 40 times that amount in the U.S. alone last year (Goldhaber). ... In conclusion, I agree with Andrew Leonard that "Internet is one of the most important technological innovation of the last half of 20th century". ...

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