After you read this chapter you should be able to:
- Explain how and why the Internet was created.
- Describe the technology that’s at the heart of the
Internet.
- Describe the technology that makes the Web work
as a multimedia mass medium.
- Discuss the tools people use to build Web sites.
- Discuss the trends that are changing the Internet
and the way people use it.
- Discuss some of the most important social and
political issues raised by the growth of the Internet.
- Describe various ways that governments restrict
access to the Internet.
