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Useful
Web Sites based on and about the Internet.
Here's
a list of web sites that provide interesting and useful information
about the Internet, what it is, how it works and why.
Internet
World Stats
- http://www.internetworldstats.com/
An International website featuring up to date worldwide Internet
Usage Statistics and 2004 Population Data.
Internet
Traffic Report
- http://www.internettrafficreport.com/main.htm
The Internet Traffic Report monitors the flow of data around the
world.
Internet
Health Report
- http://www.internetpulse.net/
The Internet Health Report delivers data about network performance
(latency) between major United States Internet backbones. The
measurement agents selected for the Internet Health Report have
direct, single homed connections to a backbone so their connectivity
is unambiguous.
Opte
Project
- http://www.opte.org/
This project was created to make a visual representation of a
space that is very much one-dimensional, a metaphysical universe.
The data represented and collected here serves a multitude of
purposes: Modeling the Internet, analyzing wasted IP space, IP
space distribution, detecting the result of natural disasters,
weather, war, and esthetics/art.
A
Geographical Map of the Internet
- http://www.networldmap.com/
The
Atlas of Cyberspaces
http://www.cybergeography.org/atlas/atlas.html
This is an atlas of maps and graphic representations of the geographies
of the new electronic territories of the Internet, the World-Wide
Web and other emerging Cyberspaces.
How
Internet Infrastructure Works
- http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet-infrastructure.htm
One of the greatest things about the Internet is that nobody really
owns it. It is a global collection of networks, both big and small.
Microsoft
Internet Explorer Home Page
- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx
How
to Use Microsoft Internet Explorer
- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/using/default.mspx
Web
Browsing Basics
- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/using/basics/default.mspx
Microsoft
Internet Explorer Support Page
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];ie&
Mozilla
Firefox Home Page
- http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
Netscape
Home Page
- http://netscape.com/
A
Little History of the WWW
- http://www.w3.org/History.html
History
of the Internet, Internet for Historians - (and just about everyone
else)
- http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/history/ivh/frame_theorie.html
Internet
for Beginners
- http://netforbeginners.about.com/
Internet101
- http://www.internet101.org/
Internet 101 was created for those who want to know just the basics.
This guide will provide you with enough knowledge to have fun
on the Internet, yet will not bore you with too many details.
Looking
for more sites? Visit our resources directory index page.
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