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What exactly is the internet? A computer scientist explains what it is and how it came to be

  • Written by Fred Martin, Professor of Computer Science, UMass Lowell
imageThe internet is used for a lot more than just surfing the web.Jonathan Kirn/The Image Bank via Getty Imagesimage

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What exactly is the internet? Nora, age 8, Akron, Ohio

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