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<H1>What is the Internet?</H1>
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The Internet is a global network of computer networks. It is a distributed
system, meaning that there is no central computer, and nobody controls it.
The Internet serves as the platform upon which several very useful
communications applications are run:
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<DT><B><A HREF="i_email.html">E-Mail</A></B>
<DD>Electronic mail. Person to person, or via mailing lists.
<DT><B><A HREF="i_www.html">World Wide Web</A></B>
<DD>Very popular hyperlinked graphical interface.
<DT><B><A HREF="i_usenet.html">Usenet</A></B>
<DD>Newsgroups about every possible topic.
<DT><B><A HREF="i_ftp.html">FTP</A></B>
<DD>Upload and download files between computers.
<DT><B><A HREF="i_telnet.html">Telnet</A></B>
<DD>Simple text-only connection to programs like MUDs and MOOs.
<DT><B>Other</B>
<DD>Less commonly used services such as <A
HREF="i_finger.html">Finger</A>, <A HREF="i_irc.html">IRC</A>,
RealAudio, IPhone, Cu-See-Me and ICQ.
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