INTERNET SAFETY
Do you know how many computers are connected to you while you are surfing the World Wide Web or chatting with your online friends? Even though you are directly in touch with just your computer, a surprisingly large number of computers are connected to you! In fact, it is this large network of interconnected computers that enables you to suf the web or communicate with your friends. Collectively. this large global group of interconnected computer networks is called the Internet. The Intemnet is a global network of milions of computers (and the data stored on them) connected together by telephone lines, cables or satellites Over which they can exchange information. Just as the postal service enables us to send one another envelopes Containing messages, the Internet enables computers to send each other small packets of digital data. The Internet is used for a variety of reasons such as to access information, book railway tickets, shop, listen to music, watch movies, play games...