Network
Network is simply a group of computers joined together by wires so they can communicate with one another. Networks can be small for example two computers connected by wires in an office. Networks can also be as large as millions of computers all around the world connected by telephone wires, satellite rays or cables. The Internet is a large network.
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The Internet: is the connection of computers all around the world that forms a worldwide network. All around the world many people just like you connect their home computers to the internet, so that they can send and get e-mails, find information, learn, or chat with friends and family.
Are there other names for the Internet?
People have come up with all sorts of ways to refer to the Internet. Here are some of the most popular. You can make up your own terms, too!
•Cyberspace • Global Electronic • Communication Network
• Hyperspace Information • Superhighway • Infobahn •The Net • Virtual Library
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