|
Diverse Uses of Internet ?
For most of its existence the Internet
was primarily a research and academic network. More recently, commercial
enterprises and a vast number of consumers have come to recognize the
Internet's potential. Today people and businesses around the world can
use the Internet to retrieve information, communicate and conduct business
globally, and access a vast array of services and resources on-line.
Initially, primary use of the Internet
was electronic mail (commonly called "e-mail"). Millions of people still
use the Internet for electronic mail capabilities. Electronic mail however,
is only a small part of what the Internet offers. There's also - search
engines, chat groups, e-commerce, news, mailing lists, bulletin boards,
remote computer access (telnet) - file transfer or FTP (file transfer
protocol)
Later developments made possible
book and magazine publishing (e-books), video conferencing and web broadcasting
or webcasting. New applications like blog have become extremely popular.
Amateur radio, cable television wires, spread spectrum radio, satellite
and fibre optics are all being used to deliver Internet services.
Users can join any of the thousands
of Internet discussion groups, search for specific information in search
engines or transfer/exchange a variety of files. Over last few years Internet-based
resources and services have grown exponentially. Based on current projections
this rapid growth will continue into the next decade as more businesses
and consumers make the decision to move onto the Internet.
|