Introduction

Today most of computers are connected together through the Internet (International network).
That means, that one can connect to information sources and send/receive data around the world.
Some of the jargon that belongs to these connections are TCP (Transfer Control Protocol) and IP (Internet Protocol).

Ones home computer is usually called client side and the service providers side is called server side. Service providers offer you e-mail and web browsing facilities (and some other services like home pages, if you ask/pay for them).

In the following links you will get some more and hopefully detailed information about the Internet (formerly Arpanet).

Wikipedia about Internet

Britannica about Internet

Internet basics



Some of the good terms to know (search Google!):

• TCP/IP
• FTP
• Client side / Service Provider
• WiFi - LAN - WLAN
• Web hotel

Following links have some info about how to transfer information between your home computer (Client Side) and the service providers machines.
This info you need especially when you are a client for web hosting services (like web hotels where you have your own web pages).

File Transfer Protocol FTP

Free FTP tools