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The '''Internet''' is a global network of interconnected smaller [[computer]] networks. Data is transmitted in small packets using the Internet Protocol (IP) where they are then reassembled. It originated in the work of DARPA, a research division of the US Army.
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The '''Internet''' is a global network of interconnected smaller [[computer]] networks, although an alternate theory states that  the Internet is a series of interconnected tubes. Data is transmitted in small packets using the Internet Protocol (IP) where they are then reassembled. It originated in the work of DARPA, a research division of the US Army.
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The "Internet",  the conceptual foundation for creation of it, was significantly developed by three individuals and a research conference. each of which changed the way we thought about technology and how we think about communication, business and the exchange of technology:
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The "Internets",  the conceptual foundation for creation of it, was significantly developed by three individuals and a research conference. each of which changed the way we thought about technology and how we think about communication, business and the exchange of technology:
    
*Vannevar Bush wrote the first description of the potential uses for information technology with his description of the "memex" automated library system.  
 
*Vannevar Bush wrote the first description of the potential uses for information technology with his description of the "memex" automated library system.  
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==Controversy==
 
==Controversy==
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Although the Internet has been shown to contain valuable information, its popularity has spread largely through hosting of pornographic or otherwise vulgar material. Therefore, some conservatives would like to see tighter controls on the Internet which would limit what can be hosted and what can be downloaded.
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Although the Internet has been shown to contain valuable information, its popularity has spread largely through hosting of pornographic or otherwise vulgar material, therefore proving once and for all that the internet is for porn. Therefore, some conservatives would like to see tighter controls on the Internet which would limit what can be hosted and what can be downloaded.
    
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

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