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Article #396Re: explain internet & protocols
From: Linda Richards
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 00:00
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 00:00
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Jo-Ann Benedetti wrote: > I have a hard time with clarifying the Internet and the different > protocols. *snip* > 1. The Internet is a worldwide computer network and the way these > computers "communicate" is through different protocols (telnet, ftp, > mail, http...) This is the closest. In fact, the Internet is the largest computer network in the world. The Web, ftp, gopher, e-mail, et al are services carried by this network. The could (and in some cases *are) carried in other ways, but none with the far reach that the Internet now has. Regards, Linda -- A u t h o r & J o u r n a l i s t <http://www.smartypants.net> Editor, January Magazine <http://www.januarymagazine.com>
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