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The
Internet is a global network, connecting many smaller individual
networks. For example, the computer in the Library is connected
to another computer on this campus. All the departments on this campus are
then connected to a larger network at the Albuquerque campus. The UNM network
is connected to regional, national and international networks.
The Internet
is also a set of "protocols" that allow you to communicate
with people, move files between computers, and find and share information.
The protocols you are likely to use are:
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email
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for
communicating with people across the Internet |
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http
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(hypertext
transfer protocol) for making Web pages accessible |
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telnet
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for logging into other computers such as databases and host
computers |
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ftp
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(file
transfer protocol) for transferring files from one computer
to another across the Internet |
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