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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the internet? Why would I want to have access to it?

The internet is the world's largest network of computers, and is the fastest growing segment of both the computing and telecommunications industries. A network of networks, the internet offers anyone with a computer direct access to information in hospitals, libraries, colleges, the ability to communicate with others over long distances for just the cost of the Internet Provider, a source of entertainment and a way to enjoy multi-player games with people from around the world, and an inexpensive way to publish multimedia materials on a large scale, before a prospective audience of millions. An internet account turns your computer into a communications and data access device that can bring you information from almost all the world's great computing centers. The internet is a network that operates primarily using TCP/IP; the standards and engineering progress of the internet technology are maintained by the Internet Engineering Task Force and listed in what are known as RFC's.