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The Internet: is it useful or all hype? The Internet is a vast computer network of computer networks. Estimates are that more than 30 million computer users populated this electronic global village by late 1996 and that some 8 to 10 million had access to the World Wide Web. During 1996, the number of registered commercial sites on the Internet increased more than 500%. The Internet is accessible in more than 100 countries. Practically speaking, the Internet, also referred to as the Information Superhighway, is composed of people, hardware, and software. With the proper equipment, you can sit at your computer and communicate with someone any place in the world as long as that person also has the proper equipment. You can also use the Internet to access vast amounts of information, including text, graphics, sound, and video. You can search, send e-mail, receive electronic newsletters, and "chat" with others online....

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