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Internet

The Internet is a world wide collection of separate physical networks, all interconnected, and using the Internet Protocol (IP) to link them all into a single logical network.

But what is it all for? What can you do with it? The simplest way to tackle these questions is to take a look at the main services available to anyone with a full Internet connection. They include:

In this chapter we'll take a brief look at each of these services to give you a head start when you get an Internet connection sorted out.


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