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New Links A global network connecting millions of computers.
Quick Reference More than 100 countries are linked into exchanges of
Did You Know? data, news and opinions. Unlike online services, which
Categories are centrally controlled, the Internet is decentralized by
Tech Support design. Each Internet computer, called a host, is
Technology Jobs independent. Its operators can choose which Internet
About Us services to use and which local services to make
Link to Us available to the global Internet community. Remarkably,
Advertising this anarchy by design works exceedingly well. There
are a variety of ways to access the Internet. Most online
services, such as America Online, offer access to some
Internet services. It is also possible to gain access
through a commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP).
The Internet is not synonymous with World Wide Web.
See The Difference Between the Internet and the World
Wide Web in the Did You Know...? section of Webopedia.
See also "A Brief Timeline of the Internet" in
Become a Marketplace Partner Webopedia's Quick Reference section.
Also see "What Is The Semantic Web?" in the Did You
Know...? section of Webopedia
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Learn the Net AR PANET

ATM
Submit a URL dial-up acce ss
Suggest a Term Learn the Net is a complete guide to dom ain
FTP
Report an Error the Internet designed for new users gopher
who are overwhelmed by the volume IAC
IETF
and complexity of the online world. IMA
Sections include: getting started, inte rnesia
Inte rNIC
Internet basics, digging for data, intrane t
IP address
IT doing business, Web publishing, and Mbone
Developer multimedia. Lastly, this guide is Mosaic
Internet News NAP
Small Business available in English, French, Italian, ne t ne utrality
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Text Messaging Abbreviations PPPoE
USENET
Use r-to-Network Interface
This Quick Reference Guide provides (UNI)
vBNS
an overview and examples of text ve rti-port
messaging abbreviations and Web
smilies.
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Use this Webopedia knowledge
section for an in-depth overview of
specific technologies and
occurrences in the areas of
Computer Science, The Internet, and
Computer Hardware and Software.
Webopedia's Quick Reference
Section
Use this Webopedia reference
section for information on common
Internet and computer facts and
occurrences.
Birth of the Internet
Provides a history of the Internet,
key contributors, companies
involved, a timeline, significant
events, and a collection of
information regarding ARPANET.
History of the Internet
Hosted by the Internet Society
(ISOC), this page offers links to
various documents describing the
history of the Internet.
NetHistory site
Offers an informal history of BITNET
and the Internet., with links to
archived articles, papers, and
additional Internet history-related
links.
RFC 1123
One of the most important RFCs,
covering requirements for Internet
client software, including Telnet,
FTP, SMTP, and DNS.
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