THE INTERNET CONSISTS OF TENS of thousands of computer networks linked together to form one huge global network, allowing any computer on one network to communicate with any computer on another. The two main services used on the internet are email and the World Wide Web. Email allows text messages to be sent—along with attached computer files, images, or video clips, for example—to other computers on the internet. The web consists of billions of pages made up of digital files that are stored on computers across the world and can be viewed using a web browser. The web also provides interactive access to various services, for example, banking and shopping.
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THE INTERNET CONSISTS OF TENS of thousands of computer networks linked together to form one huge global network, allowing any computer on one network to communicate with any computer on another. The two main services used on the internet are email and the World Wide Web. Email allows text messages to be sent—along with attached computer files, images, or video clips, for example—to other computers on the internet. The web consists of billions of pages made up of digital files that are stored on computers across the world and can be viewed using a web browser. The web also provides interactive access to various services, for example, banking and shopping.
