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Explain how and why the Internet was created:
a net work for the invention of the Internet was called ARPANET. they successfully sent the first message via computer, from UCLA to Doug Engelbart's in Standford. it was really to be used in war, but later spread.
how: it is a mesh of networks, so computers can communicate.

Describe the technology that’s at the heart of the Internet.
Internet protocols is like the "language" of the Internet ex" hhtp, Html etc. It allows all networks on the internet to communicate. they have "routers" wich helps determine were the transmitions go.

Describe the technology that makes the Web work as a multimedia mass medium.
the acsess that everyone has to the internet. all the networks are connected and so many people use it. the internet doesnt have any bounderies. also the creation of email adresses and other web adresses like .com, .edu, .net ETC.

Discuss the tools people use to build Web sites.
note pad and web prtocols like (HTTP, HTML) . also some poelpe use prgroams that automatically convert these, like microsoft word, power point ETC.

Discuss the trends that are changing the Internet and the way people use it
downlauding video, uplouding video, animation, and personal sites like facebook and others. they will change the way we use internet becuse its is drasically advancing the internet as we konw it.

Discuss some of the most important social and political issues raised by the growth of the Internet.
Describe various ways that governments restrict access to the Internet.