INTERNET –

It is the largest network in the world. It is a huge source of updated information of vivid kinds, which can be shared by people globally. Internet came into existence in 1969 in the form of Arpanet when the United States Defence Department Agency built a network for their research work and termed it as Arpanet.

With the improvement in technology of computers connectivity, the Arpanet was closed in 1990 and thereafter Internet became more popular. The computers connected to the Internet, work on client-server application. The client-server concept supports the exchange of large volumes of data, through different hardware and software at high speed. The Internet provides many services to the users in the form of E-mail, Telnet, FTP (File Transfer Protocol), WWW (World Wide Web) etc.

Reasons of Popularity of Internet:

Internet is the fastest and cost effective means of communication today. For access to information, it is the largest network in the world. A lot of information is available in the Internet. Simply sitting in a home, we can get a lot of information of several fields such as scientific, industrial, commercial, educational, and many more. Since the available information are generally staggered hence to make the search easier the Archieve and Gopher programs are used. The recent development in presenting the information is WWW (World Wide Web) . One can get information regarding any company, may read online newspaper can get information about online products, software, companies, and many more with the help of Internet.

Most commercial companies may use Internet in the present time to provide important information about their products, vision, objectives, and services to viewers to improve production and earn more money. Internet is also popular to watch latest blockbuster movies, creating job profiles, payment bills, losten to new songs, preparation for several examinations and competitions, banking work, and many more with the help of Internet. It is also the most economical way to advertise or promote one’s products by setting a home page and then broadening their scope. Internet is also used to apply jobs in several companies, online interviews, chatting, and discussion with several companies in a home without going outside.

Recently the Internet is popular for online payments, such as electricity bills, shopping, railway reservations, bus reservations, airplane reservations, purchasing, food, and call for cabs in a home and also used in digital marketing with the help of Internet.