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                                                                        Internet

  The Internet has created a real revolution in the world since its birth.

The Internet can be considered as one of the most important invention of mankind as it has influenced and revolutionized the way people live.

The Internet has effected human life in such a deep and radical way that it is nearly impossible to imagine a world without the existence of it.

The Internet is a unique data highway that has a very flexible and robust architecture and is consisted of so many interconnected networks and if some of the networks fail to function properly or even in case of complete shut down of the affected networks the Internet can work without problem and this shows the extraordinary architecture of the Internet.  

The Internet was primarily used for non-commercial purposes and commercial uses were not allowed,but its rapid and unpredictable growth and the extraordinary benefits made it ideal for commercial transactions.

In all developed countries large portion of commercial transactions are made through the Internet and it saves organizations and individuals a lot of money and time.

Effects of The Internet in advance of different branches of science is incredible.Now scientists of the different parts of the world have access to many invaluable resources that were previously inaccessible or very hard to find.

Data exchange is so easy using the Internet that most scientists use this way nowadays and it enables them to make great achievements much easier and faster.