The internet: Home

This page gives you a big, broad overview of the history of the internet, including information about important contributors.

Another link to an article that gives some insights about the invention of the internet.

You can use reliable encyclopedias and databases like Britannica to find information about important contributors to the internet.

Databases like World Book give you clear definitions and descriptions of important terms like TCP and IP. You could also use it to find definitions for other technical terms like DNS, DSL, URL, and Wi-Fi.

When you're thinking about the positives and negatives of the internet, you may want to search databases about specific aspects of the internet (like social networks) to get information about the ways people use the internet.

You can use databases like World Book to find articles and information about ways in which people use the internet.

When you're looking about positives and negatives of the internet you could look at Newsbank to find news articles about issues with the internet.

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