The Internet is a global, decentralized network of computers taking advantage of common protocols permitting the transfer of information. No individual, company or government controls the Internet. The World Wide Web is the multimedia area of the Internet. A WWW page can look like a magazine page. WWW browsers permit users to view text, photographs, audio, and video.
Individuals can also access data and programs.
WWW sites can be found by typing a few key words into a search engine and, within seconds, receiving a list of sites containing those words. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. FTP sites are directories of files of all types. These files can be in any form and can be found with search engines. E-mail is electronic mail through which users can exchange messages.