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Internet Safety Policy - What Is The Internet?
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- Category: Internet Safety Policy
- Published: Friday, 04 February 2011 12:17
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What is the Internet?
The Internet is a huge network of computers making a worldwide community. It is a way of connecting computers together so that people using them can:
- talk to each other,
- send and receive messages,
- obtain information and resources,
- publish information,
- buy and sell things and
- have fun.
Its most frequently used facilities include:
The World Wide Web (WWW)
The World Wide Web (WWW) or Web provides easy access to the vast quantity of information and resources available on the Internet and is the facility which people use to "surf" for information. It is made up of millions of screens or pages of information.
The collection of pages created by one individual or organisation is known as a website. Each page can include text sound, images, animation and video and has its own unique address.
E-Mail
E-mail allows users to send and receive written messages.
Chat Rooms
Chat rooms allow a number of people to "meet" on the Internet. It is similar to having a telephone conversation with a number of people at one time except that the participants type instead of talk.
The Internet is often described as being like a vast city. It is an exciting place with a great variety of places to visit. There are shops, entertainment areas, educational areas and people to meet. But it also contains dangers. There are areas that we do not want to go to and that we certainly would not want children to visit.