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The Internet
 The term internet is derived from the words
“inter connection network” meaning the
large network of computer networks
connecting worldwide computers with the
ability to communicate with each other.
The
‘Internet’ developed from the
military network of the USA
Department of Defense called
ARPANET (Advanced research
project agency).
 In Thailand, The Internet was initially used by
Prince of Songkla University and the Asian
Institute of Technology (AIT) in 1987
supported by The International Development
Plan (IDP), to communicate with the University
of Melbourne by e-mail.
 In 1988, Prince of Songkla University initially
asked for an internet address “sritrang.pus.th”.
 In 1992, Chulalongkorn University connected
an internet network by THAINET and NECTEC,
and established THAISARN network.
Web 1.0 is a static website
Web 2.0 is a dynamic website
Web 3.0 is an all-rounded website
The standard protocol for internet
connection is TCP/IP
IP address
A Domain name system
The computer network connection
is like a spider’s web
wired and wireless connection