What Is the Internet?-Worldwide group of connected networks that allow public access to information and services -No single organization owns or controls -Variety of users The World Wide Web o Hyperlinks o Uniform Resource Locator (URL) o Hypertext transfer protocol o Web Browser Software o Interprets HTML and displays Web pages and enables you to link to other Web pages and Web sites Netiquette o Internet etiquette o The code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the Internet Netiquette Golden Rule: Treat others as you would like them to treat you.Spam is an unsolicited e-mail message or newsgroup posting sent to many recipients or newsgroups at once.*Avoid sending or posting flames, which are abusive or insulting messages.Do not participate in flame wars, which are exchanges of flames.In e-mail, newsgroups, and chat rooms: *Keep messages brief using proper grammar and spelling.Popular emoti-cons include ?1.?2.3.4.5.