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Computers and the Internet

Internet: Internet is a global information system whose substratum is a network of computers around the world that are linked together. Computers in the Internet can recognize, communicate and exchange all kinds of information with each other. Typical information that can be exchanged includes, for example, text, graphics, audio and video. Among other services, the Internet includes the electronic mail and the World Wide Web. For a registered definition of Internet see http://www.fnc.gov/Internet_res.html


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