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Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 CommerceOCMCommunication. E-Commerce and Outsourcing5 Marks
Question
Explain the meaning of internet and explain its main types.
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Answer

      • Introduction:
    • Internet is a wonderful invention of science.
    • Through it one can talk sitting at home to anyone sitting in the farthest corner of the world.
    • Without visiting personally any one can get the booking of railway ticket, get a room reserved in a hotel.
    • Anyone can use online banking facility, and pay electricity and telephone bill.
    • Thus through internet number of facilities are avail to us.
      • Meaning of Internet :
    • The complete word is Inter Connected Network. 'Inter' means internal and 'net' means 'network'.
    • It is called 'internet'. Internal linking of lass of computers of the world is 'internet'.
    • Internet is the largest computer operated system of the world.
    • This system is also known as the Net, Cyber Space, Information Super Highway etc.
      • Computer Net work :
    • Internal linking system created by connecting two or more computers with hardware and software. It is called computer network.
      • Place :
    • Computer network is created in one room, among various offices located in one building. in the offices spread in vast space, and among computers in the far off places.
      • Ownership :
    • The ownership of internet belongs to nobody. There are some institutions which help in the management of various parts of network.
      • Main Types of Internet : There are four main types of Computer Network :
    • $LAN$ (Local Area Network) :
    • In this type of network the computers of specific place are connected with one another through wire or without wire.
    • $CAN$ (Campus Area Network) :
    • In this type of network all computers of the same campus are interconnected.
    • $MAN$ (Metropolitan Area Network) :
    • In this type of network the computer of city are interconnected.
    • $WAN$ (Wider Area Network) :
    • In this type of network the computers of the world without any physical barriers of boundary are connected with one another.
      • There are two divisions of this type of network.
      • $(A)$ Enterprise Van $(B)$ Global Van
    • Enterprise Van :
    • The network connecting computers of a high institution, spread at various places is known as Enterprise Van.
    • It is known as Internet. e.g. Indian Railway connects all the computers spread in the railway offices and railway stations.
    • Global Van :
    • This type of network has no geographical boundary.
    • It is spread up to various countries and continents.
    • It is a network of the networks of various institutions.
    • It is called $wvvw$ (World Wide Web).
    • In the present day, institutions providing internet services have removed the necessity of telephone and has created separate other own arrangement of communication through satellite.
    • As a result work is carried on through the cable of telephone or without cable with the satellite through Internet.
    • Form of Communication through Internet :
    • Through internet communication is carried through word (text), picture (visual) audio, and audio-visual form.

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