2.4.3 Internet

The Internet or World Wide Web (WWW) is a network of computer networks. You can browse, access and retrieve information from any WWW server in a uniform and seamless manner on your own machine.

The program used to access the WWW is known as a browser, e.g. Internet Explorer or Firefox

URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) are the addresses used with the WWW.

The URL format is: resource type://domain name/path/filename

For example:

.edu is an educational organisation
.edu.au is an Australian educational organisation
.gov is a government organisation

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