The Internet (also known simply as the Net) can be briefly understood as "a network of networks". Specifically, it is the worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP). It consists of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and governmental networks, which together carry various information and services, such as electronic mail, online chat, file transfer, and the interlinked Web pages and other documents of the World Wide Web.

Contrary to some common usage, the Internet and the World Wide Web are not synonymous: the Internet is a collection of interconnected computer networks, linked by copper wires, fiber-optic cables, wireless connections etc.; the Web is a collection of interconnected documents, linked by hyperlinks and URLs. The World Wide Web is accessible via the Internet, along with many other services including e-mail, file sharing and others described below.

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The Seattle Times: Business & Technology

Iconic skyscrapers find new luster in green tech
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:31:07 -0700
When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they were only partly interested in saving energy.
Small-town America pins hopes on West trade route
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:24:06 -0700
For Joe Kiely, the drone of thousands of trucks passing his Colorado plains town signals economic prosperity.
Cheap, easy dates for those hoping to get serious
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:14:12 -0700
A date doesn't need to break the bank, especially as potential partners are increasingly likely to value substance over style during the recession.

Wired Top Stories

Peak Oil: Bugatti Makes a Car for the Ages
Joe Brown Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0000
Bugatti's convertible is the pinnacle of internal-combustion car tech -- one that will probably never be surpassed with the auto industry's focus shifting to electric vehicles. Here's what it's like to drive it.
Keeping It Reel — Five Pieces for Your Must-Have Angling Kit
Joe Brown Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0000
Fly fishers dread the question: "Catch anything today?" Dazzling your interrogators with cool gear might let you dodge the question. No gadget can improve your cast, but tech can surely enhance life on the water.
July 4, 1776: Preserving the Declaration
Tony Long Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0000
It's one thing to declare independence, but quite another to preserve the aging document from the ravages of time.

News items | ZDNet

Touch in Windows 7: Just for show?
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:46:24 -0700
Support for multitouch input is one of the most tangible ways that Windows 7 differs from its predecessors. But will many people actually get their hands on the technology? There's a reason the first thing in Windows 7 that Microsoft chose to show publicly was its support...
With 3.5 launch, Firefox faces new challengers
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:00:06 -0700
Mozilla's browser broke Microsoft IE's lock on the market. But the new Firefox 3.5 faces other serious alternative-browser ontenders. A funny thing to happened to Firefox on the way to vanquishing Internet Explorer: the Mozilla browser's success opened the door for a host of its...
Intel urges SMEs: Don't delay PC refresh
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:10:29 -0700
Chip giant Intel urges small and medium-sized enterprises to avoid lengthening their PC refresh cycles as a cost-cutting measure during the recession. Chip giant Intel has urged small and medium-sized enterprises to avoid lengthening their PC refresh cycles as a cost-cutting measure during the recession, reiterating that security risk...

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Oracle's Fusion middleware master plan starts coming together
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:23:40 -0700
Oracle on Wednesday launched its Fusion 11g middleware family and the effort is aimed at linking the technological underpinnings of all of the company's acquired applications, owning the market, creating one fundamental software stack for the enterprise, laying the foundation for a cloud strategy as well as a few other...
Oracle's Fusion middleware master plan starts coming together
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:23:40 -0700
Oracle on Wednesday launched its Fusion 11g middleware family and the effort is aimed at linking the technological underpinnings of all of the company's acquired applications, owning the market, creating one fundamental software stack for the enterprise, laying the foundation for a cloud strategy as well as a few other...
Oracle's Fusion middleware master plan starts coming together
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:23:40 -0700
Oracle on Wednesday launched its Fusion 11g middleware family and the effort is aimed at linking the technological underpinnings of all of the company's acquired applications, owning the market, creating one fundamental software stack for the enterprise, laying the foundation for a cloud strategy as well as a few other...

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