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The Internet & the World Wide Web

August E. Grant, Ph.D. & Jim Foust, Ph.D*

The Internet may be the most important communication technology in the world, primarily because it has such a strong impact on almost every other technology. The amazing thing is that the Internet itself is only a few decades old, and few of the most common Internet applications discussed in this book are more than a decade old. In that short time, the Internet has evolved from a technical curiosity to a major influence on nearly every aspect of life in developed countries. The Internet has become a social force, influencing how, when, and why people communicate; it has become an economic force, changing the way corporations operate and the way they interact with ...

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