e-Commerce: Buyers Guide for Internet Shopping
What is the Internet?
The Internet is made up of millions of computers linked together around the world in such a way that information can be sent from any computer to any other 24 hours a day. These computers can be in homes, schools, universities, government departments, or businesses -small and large. They can be any type of computer, a single personal computer or workstations on a school or a company network. The Internet is often described as "a network of networks" because all the smaller networks of organizations are linked together into the one giant network called the Internet.
Why use the Internet?
There are so many things you can do and participate in once connected to the Internet.
You can use the Internet to communicate and share information and things quickly and inexpensively with tens of millions of people, both young and old and from diverse cultures around the world.
You can also tap into thousands of databases, libraries and newsgroups around the world to gather information on any topic. The information can be in the form of text, pictures or even video material.
You can listen to sounds and music, and watch
digital
movies.
There are also a growing number of interactive
multimedia
games and educational
tools.
Finally, you can use the Internet to research
prices, availability and locations of products and services you may wish to buy, rent or be informed about.
