The Internet offers a wide a variety of information which has both its upside and downside, unfortunately the vary nature of the Internet makes policing almost impossible. The Internet, which began as a small network in the United States, has turned into a huge telecommunications network spanning the entire globe. During the past decade, our society has become based solely on the ability to move large amounts of information across large distances quickly. Computerization has influenced everyone's life. The natural evolution of computers and this need for ultra-fast communications has caused a global network of interconnected computers to develop. Electronic mail (email), which is one component of the Internet, approximates person-to-person letters, memoranda, notes and even phone calls. Sound and pictures are sometimes sent along with text. Email is mainly for private communication. Electronic mailing lists are rather like club newsletters and readers have to contract-in or subscribe to a list. Another term that is often used is electronic news. It has some properties of radio or television, particularly talkback radio or television, in that the destination is indiscriminate. This global net allows a person to send E-mail across the world in mere fractions of a second and enables to access information worldwide. The world-wide-web (WWW), which is another component of the Net, can be used to "publish" material that would traditionally appear in journals, magazines, posters, books, television and even on film. The term FTP is also frequently used. File transfer protocol (FTP) started as an Internet archival and retrieval medium, somewhat analogous to traditional libraries. Files can be retrieved from distant computers using a traditional text-based interface. Also, software is available that allows users with a sound card to use the Internet as a carrier for long distance voice calls and video conferencing is the key to the future of o...
