What is Internet,
Intranet, Extranet?
Internet is a global system of interconnected computer
networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite
(often called TCP/IP, although not all protocols use TCP) to
serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network of
networks that consists of millions of private, public,
academic, business, and government networks, of local to
global scope, that are linked by a broad array of electronic,
wireless and optical networking technologies. The Internet
carries an extensive range of information resources and
services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents of
the World Wide Web (WWW) and the infrastructure to
support email.
Uses of Internet
Internet has been the most useful technology of the modern
times which helps us not only in our daily lives, but also our
personal and professional lives developments. The internet
helps us achieve this in several different ways.
For the students and educational purposes the internet is
widely used to gather information so as to do the research or
add to the knowledge of various subjects. Even the business
professionals and the professions like doctors, access the
internet to filter the necessary information for their use. The
internet is therefore the largest encyclopedia for everyone, in
all age categories. The internet has served to be more useful in
maintaining contacts with friends and relatives who live abroad
permanently.
Advantages of Internet
E-mail: Email is now an essential communication tools in business. With e-
mail you can send and receive instant electronic messages, which works
like writing letters. Your messages are delivered instantly to people
anywhere in the world, unlike traditional mail that takes a lot of time.
Email is free, fast and very cheap when compared to telephone, fax and
postal services.
24 hours a day - 7 days a week: Internet is available, 24x7 days for usage.
Information: Information is probably the biggest advantage internet is
offering. There is a huge amount of information available on the internet
for just about every subject, ranging from government law and services,
trade fairs and conferences, market information, new ideas and technical
support. You can almost find any type of data on almost any kind of
subject that you are looking for by using search engines like google, yahoo,
msn, etc. • Online Chat: You can access many ‘chat rooms’ on the web
that can be used to meet new people, make new friends, as well as to stay
in touch with old friends. You can chat in MSN and yahoo websites.
Services: Many services are provided on the internet like net banking, job
searching, purchasing tickets, hotel reservations, guidance services on
array of topics engulfing the every aspect of life.
Communities: Communities of all types have sprung up on the internet.
Its a great way to meet up with people of similar interest and discuss
common issues.
E-commerce: Along with getting information on the Internet, you can also
shop online. There are many online stores and sites that can be used to
look for products as well as buy them using your credit card. You do not
need to leave your house and can do all your shopping from the
convenience of your home. It has got a real amazing and wide range of
products from household needs, electronics to entertainment.
Entertainment: Internet provides facility to access wide range of
Audio/Video songs, plays films. Many of which can be downloaded. One
such popular website is YouTube.
Software Downloads: You can freely download innumerable, software's
like utilities, games, music, videos, movies, etc from the Internet.
Limitations of Internet
Theft of Personal information: Electronic messages sent over the
Internet can be easily snooped and tracked, revealing who is
talking to whom and what they are talking about. If you use the
Internet, your personal information such as your name, address,
credit card, bank details and other information can be accessed
by unauthorized persons. If you use a credit card or internet
banking for online shopping, then your details can also be
‘stolen’.
Negative effects on family communication: It is generally observed
that due to more time spent on Internet, there is a decrease in
communication and feeling of togetherness among the family
members.
Internet addiction: There is some controversy over whether it is
possible to actually be addicted to the Internet or not. Some
researchers, claim that it is simply people trying to escape their
problems in an online world.
Children using the Internet has become a big concern. Most parents do not
realize the dangers involved when their children log onto the Internet.
When children talk to others online, they do not realize they could actually
be talking to a harmful person. Moreover, pornography is also a very serious
issue concerning the Internet, especially when it comes to young children.
There are thousands of pornographic sites on the Internet that can be easily
found and can be a detriment to letting children use the Internet.
Virus threat: Today, not only are humans getting viruses, but computers are
also. Computers are mainly getting these viruses from the Internet. Virus is
a program which disrupts the normal functioning of your computer systems.
Computers attached to internet are more prone to virus attacks and they
can end up into crashing your whole hard disk.
Spamming: It is often viewed as the act of sending unsolicited email. This
multiple or vast emailing is often compared to mass junk mailings. It
needlessly obstruct the entire system. Most spam is commercial
advertising, often for dubious products, get-rich-quick schemes, or quasi-
legal services. Spam costs the sender very little to send — most of the costs
are paid for by the recipient or the carriers rather than by the sender.
What is Intranet?
An Intranet is a private local network which is structured within an
organization or a company. It’s a private network because no other
outsider to that organization can access the intranet. Only the users
(may be employees of the company) of the network are allowed to
connect the LAN with individual network passwords to access the
company’s intranet. It may consist of several LAN’s interlinked with
WAN’s.
However, Both the Internet and intranet are controlled over a
communication standard called TCP/IP (transmission control
protocol/Internet protocol) that connects hosts to users over a
network.
Intranet is a private network of an organization to which only
authorized employees have access (login and password)
Extranet ?
We know that people within an organization can communicate
and share information by Intranet, but no other outsider is
allowed to access the intranet.
Extranet provides the solution to that problem. The word itself
“extra” in this term means to anything that is important to the
organization, and yet that exists outside of it such as; the
dealers, merchants, clients, and suppliers.
Extranet is part of intranet, to which independent
collaborators have access.
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