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The Internet By Greg Lynch Once, a small and simple collection of computers operated by the Defense Department is now a massive world-wide network of computers that we call the Internet. The word Internet literally means "network of networks." In itself, the Internet is composed of thousands of smaller local networks scattered throughout the globe. It connects roughly 15 million users in more than 50 countries a day. The World Wide Web (WWW) is mostly used on …

…of the freedom, there is no one who actually owns the Internet and no rules for users. As the Internet grows, many new activities are joining in, like 'Internet Radio', which will support real-time call-in shows and music to be sent over the Internet. As the Internet is expanding into another decade, it will become even more interesting and complex. FOOTNOTES: 1. John Quarterman, The Matrix: Computer Networks and Conferencing Systems Worldwide (Bedford, MA: Digital Press, 1990), 42.