This document to be
heavily resorted... This is a
highly simplified explanation, but you can find a more detailed
article here on wikipedia. Simple stuff, but lots
of information, and a lot of that information is highly redundant
and given complex-sounding names for some reason. Let's get started.
Your PC (your personal
computer) is part of the internet, when it's connected
to other computers world-wide. Your PC sends and recieves multimedia,
making it part of a larger system doing the same thing. Lots
and lots of computers cabled together, sharing files. Like most
technology related terms, there are too many names for the Internet!
It's all the same thing, and so few actually know how it works!
The web, the net, 'online', etc. Let's just figure out one
name and stick to that. The Internet. So what is the Internet?
It's all the connected computers in the world. Your computer
is part of the internet when you are connected, via phone line
or high speed cables, or even satilite. Your PC is one of the
billions of other PC's all talking to each other. The internet
is a collection of files and websites stored on all these computers.
When you see a website, even a small one such as this, it's usually
not stored on a home computer. Most home computers are
not 'good enough' to store websites. Reason being, you'll need
a very fast (and stable) internet connection if you want lots
of people looking at your website at the same time. Every person
looking at your website would slow down your PC and your internet.
You can only share so many files before the line gets full! Websites
are generally stored on Internet Service Provider "ISP"
computers, because those computers have exceptionally fast
internet connections. Their line is rather awesome and doesn't
get bogged down as easy as home connections. When you have a
website, usually you rent space from a really fast ISP computer.
This way the world can see your website all at the same time.
You can even pay Google to direct crowds of people to your website,
guarenteed.
These ISP providers have enough storage
space (hard drives) to back up your files two or three times,
especially if you pay for website storage. Backing up your files
is a REALLY GOOD IDEA, as your home computer could stop working
at any time. Anyone can get a website, it's pretty streight forward.
I use GoDaddy, personally, because it's a one-stop sollution.
They don't pay me to say that, I just think it's a good service.
If you like quick and easy websites, there is GooglePageBuilder.
The internet stores more than just public
websites of peoples cats. It's used for many things. Such as;
online video games, streaming music and video, private business
files, video confrencing, phone calls, searching databases, and
even transporting all sorts of files such as dental records and
security camera footage. Hackers like to intercept some of this
data, and sometimes go to jail because of it. Filesharing is
popular, but often illegal, as people like to download movies
from a service called "Bit Torrent", without paying
for the movie. Percentage wise, very few people are punished
for filesharing, and the whole 'illegal' aspect is often legally
blurry. Don't do anything illegal, and you'll be fine!
Buy your own music and movies, folks. If you want to sample media,
there is always YouTube.com, which contains a huge assortment
of video and music. There are MANY video serach websites, some
which search other video sites. Such as MetaTube, and OnlineVideoGuide.
Mostly fan submitted clips and samples. There are even spinoffs
and spoofs of YouTube, such as GodTube for us Christians.
What is the Internet good for?
* Anything you can think of, quite literaly.
* Refrence. Researching for school papers.
* Online tax paying, banking, accounting,
account checking, etc.
* Quicking filling out paperwork with
your keyboard.
* Write a novel and access it anywhere
in the world.
* Connecting with clients world wide.
* Advertising.
* Endless news of every sort and topic.
GoogleNews has a search for news and for public "Blogs".
* Up to the minute editions of Encyclopedias
and Dictionaries. Wikipedia is excelent, and dead easy.
* Online shopping and auctions. I LOVE
discount/coupon websites for major chain stores. Half off, any
ol' day.
* Time wasting multimedia.
* Sell cars or just about anything on
Craigslist/ebay/etc.
* Photo albums.
* Video Watching. YouTube, Online Video
Guide, MetaTube, etc.
* Music Listening.
* Emailing Friends and Clients.
* Resume.
* Photos of your Cat(or family).
* Chatting or even Video Chatting if
you have a webcam.
* Stay in touch with loved ones.
What is a healthy way to use
the Internet?
* Ergonomics.
* Taking Breaks: A good treadmill run,
with water and something healthy in your stomach.
* Limiting your Online Time.
* Predetermining what information youre
seeking.
* Asking questions in how-to site, so
you dont waste a day 'searching'.
* Protecting your privacy.
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