The
internet (1) is a computer network that (2) stretches around
the world. It (3) is made up of millions of computers. Data can (4) travel from any computer on the network to any other computer. The internet (5) began in the 1960s, when research agencies in the
USA (6) were building their our communication network. Other organizations,
such as universities (7) joined in. As home computers (8) were becoming
cheaper and more popular in the 1990s, the internet began (9) to
expand quickly with anybody was able (10) to use it via a telephone
line. The internet use (11) falls into two main areas — e-mail and the
World Wide Web. With e-mail, it is possible (12) to send a text
message almost instantly to any place on the Earth. The Web (13) is
known to be a huge information-gathering system. It (14) allows one
computer (15) to connect to the internet (16) to ask for and copy
files from another country. The files (17) are stored in a standard from
so that any computer can (18) read them.