Telnet client programs resemble terminal emulation programs but generally lack phone dialing capabilities. URL's contain the location of a file, and the address of the computer on which that file is located. Newsgroups consists of messages sent by participants arranged chronologically by topic. Moderated newsgroups have a moderator who reviews messages before they are posted to the group. Most newsgroups on the net are not moderated.
News servers collect news from participants and exchange news with other news servers on the net.
The number of newsgroups on the net now numbers in the thousands. A search tool for documents. Network - A network of computers, or a network of networks, situated over a wide geographic area. Some large corporations operate private WANs that may or may not be connected to the Internet. World Wide Web.