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	Do Spiders Live in the World Wide Web?
	Internet History
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History

In the late 1960s the Department of Defense began the Internet as a military research project. The government created a network that covered a large geographic area that could withstand a nuclear attack. The network grew to include scientists and researchers across the country. This led to the internet as we know it, to include schools, businesses, organizations, and individuals.

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Parts of the Web

Terminology

	*Network* - a collection of computers that are connected to share information
	*WWW - world wide web*; (only part of the internet) what your computer uses to check out the internet
	*Internet* - thousands of computers that are connected world wide
	*Web browser* - software that allows you to "surf". Netscape and Internet Explorer are 2 examples
	*Internet Service Provider* - Connects you to the web. AOL, AT&T at home, and Earthlink are some examples
	*URL* - the address of a website (www.wd7.org)
	*Hypertext/Hyperlinks* - links within a web page (back to the top)or links to other websites (www.wd7.org)
	*HTML* - computer language used to create web pages (hypertext markup language)
	*Search engines* - huge databases of web pages

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Search Engines

	Yahooligans.com
	KidsClick.com
	Infoseek.com
	Askjeeves.com
	Internet public library (www.ipl.org)

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Last updated: November 06, 2001.