 |  Inline/Online: Fundamentals of the Internet and the World Wide Web, 2/e Raymond Greenlaw,
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Ellen Hepp,
The University of New Hampshire
Chapter 3 - The Internet
Chapter 3 Learning ObjectivesEven though you may have been using the Internet for a while, you may not know very much about how it works, its culture and history, and some of its uses. The goals of this chapter are therefore to:
| Present a “definition” of the Internet and a variety of interesting facts about it. |
| | | | Discuss the history of the Internet (in the form of a timeline classifying some of the important events in the development of the Internet). |
| | | | Provide an intuitive idea of how the Internet works. |
| | | | Discuss Internet congestion and what, if anything, can be done to
address it. |
| | | | Teach you about the Internet’s rich culture. |
| | | | Talk about the importance of business in the Internet setting. |
| | | | Define some of the issues pertaining to collaborative computing and
its relationship to the Internet. |
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