to LooselyCoupled.com homepage
 
 Weekly emails: how to advanced search
 Glossary lookup:

 

> glossary > Internet


Internet

The shared global computing network. A network based on standards including Internet Protocol (IP), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and the Domain Name System (DNS), which enables global communications between all connected computing devices. It provides the platform for web services and the WorldWide Web.

highlights | A-Z index       




Search for related books:

At Amazon.com


Search for related items:

On Loosely Coupled

On Google


 



More about "Internet" ...

Useful Web resources:

What is the Internet?
Definition and links provided by the Internet Society (ISOC), the organization that oversees groups responsible for Internet infrastructure standards, including the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB).


 
 


Copyright © 2002-2005, Procullux Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved.