Uses of Internet

 Internet:
Internet is a collection of millions of computer around around the world that are all connected to one another. It is a global network of computer.These computers are connected through different telecommunications links like:
  • Phone lines
  • Fiber optics lines
  • Satellites and wireless connections 
Internet is used to find information stored on computer called hosts or servers. These computers use a common protocol called TCP / IP for communication. TCP / IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. No government or organization is the owner of Internet. Many people, organizations, universities and research agencies participate to run Internet. Everyone who has access to the Internet can get information from the Internet. Millions of people have access to Internet.

Uses of Internet
Some uses of the Internet are as follows:
  • To access information, news, research, and educational material
  • To conduct business
  • To access source of entertainment such as online games, magazines etc.
  • To shop for goods and services.
  • To meet and talk with people around the world in discussion groups or chat rooms
  • To access other computers and exchange files
  • To send messages and receive message from other connected users 
 Working of Internet

The internet is a collection of millions of computers. These computers are linked together on a computer network. The network is used by the computers to communicate with one another. A personal computer can be connected to Internet by using phone lines, DSL or cable modem. These devices communicate with the server of Internet service provider. A user computer is usually connected with ISPs are connected to larger ISPs. Several main transmission media carry the heaviest amount of traffic on Internet. These carries of network traffic are collectively called Internet backbone. Backbone are connected through fiber optic lines, submarine cables or satellite links. In this way, every computer on the Internet is connected to every other computer. The computers connected to the Internet exchange data and information using servers and clients. A client computer accesses data, information and services from different servers. The server computers are also called host computers.