The Internet is an electronic network connecting thousands of sites around the world.
Many sites offer software, technical reports, information and databases for public access.
In order to access the sites, CSE supports a wide variety of software. Three of the most popular are Internet Explorer, Netscape, and Lynx. There is more than one way to use the FTP protocol. Besides using an Internet browser, you may also use the ftp program on the command line. It is common for many ftp sites to allow anonymous logins.