The Internet

THE INTERNET:

The internet is a global system of interconnected computer network that use standard protocol suite, a set of communication protocols, to serve billions of users worldwide. The internet has reshaped and redefined most traditional communications media including telephone, music, newspaper, books and others print publishing are adapting to web site technology, or are reshaped into blogging and web feeds.
The internet has enabled or accelerated new forms of human interactions through instant messaging, internet forum, and social networking. Online shopping has boomed both for major retail outlets and small artisans and traders. Business to business and finantial services on the internet affect supply chains across the intire industries.
The origins of the internet reach back to research of the 1960s, comisioned by the United States government in collaboration with private comercial interests to build robust, fault-tolerant, and distributed computer networks. The commercialization of what was by the 1990s an international network resulted in its popularization and incorporation into virtually every aspect of modern human life. As of 2011, more than 2.1 billion people, nearly a third of Earth’s population use the services of the internet.