learning point on the internet and the world wide web: internet for dummies

The internet and the world wide web

Before starting,just to let you know,this page will be in Q and A form(obviously)E.G.

If you understand then lets start,if you don't then read the first sentence again.

Q: how did internet oringinate?
A: It is a networking project by Pantagon's Advanced Research Project Agency which became functional at September 1969 and its goals is to allow scientists from all over the world to communicate.
Q: how has the internet grown?
A: 1969-4 host knodes 1984-1000 host knodes today-more than 200million host knodes (it dose not take a genious to know how it had grown)
Q: who controls the internet?
A: nobody-it is a public network,but a few cooperations set standards though,they are the world wide web consortium which oversees researches and Internet2 which research on internet related projects
Q: how can we access the internet?
A: through-slow speed tech e.g.dial-up access connection must be established each time we log on -slow but inexpensive
-high speed connection e.g.DSL connection is always on,wherever we go
Q: what are the ways to connect to the internet?
A: through ISP,OSP and Wireless Internet Service Provider

Q: what is the home page?
A: The first page that a web site presents and often provide connections to other web pages

Q: how does handheld computers access the web?
A: they use a microbrowser to display web pages that contain mostly text and must be web-enabled
Q: what is downloading?
A: the process of the computer receiving info

These are most of the things I learnt.
If you have more inquiries,here is a video