When considering networks, we as Americans have been fortunate enough to experience some of the greatest networks in the history of the world: the telephone, telegraph and railroad, to only name a few. And now today, our society thrives off the largest and most widely accessible network, the internet. American citizens should all be familiar with the internet in order to gain a specific understandings of its inside and outs.
What It Is
The internet is most commonly known as the global network of networks. Connecting computers from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. to Rome to Tokyo has been the true and best way to improve communication across the nation. The internet not only connections different types of computers, but improves both direction and indirect communication. With the internet, people are now able to use communication as a new way to live, act and communicate.