“Internet is a global system of intern-connected computer networks…beyond that system of inter-connected networks, many other sophisticated software and hardware components are needed to provide the required support structure: database software, network switches and hubs, encryption hardware and software, multimedia support, and, of course, the World Wide Web.”(Gary P. Schneider et al)
Unique features of the internet include:
Still is one of the basic operations that the internet rely on, the Transmission Control Protocol(TCP) and the Internet Protocol(IP). These protocols define the way data is moved around networks and how these network connections are transmitted and broken. When computer’s transmit this several layer TCP/IP program on a network, internet is established. There’s a protocol for mail which determines the commands that a computer sends to another, the mail protocol makes sure the message get through to the other person. Another protocol is one such as TCP that provides services needed by many applications. A third protocol is IP which provides the basic service of getting datagrams to their destination. Finally there are the protocols needed t