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Article: Internet: Applications
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Internet: Applications
The Internet has many important applications. Of the various services available via the Internet, the three most important are e-mail, web browsing, and
peer-to-peer services
. E-mail, also known as electronic mail, is the most widely used and successful of Internet applications. Web browsing is the application that had the greatest influence in dramatic expansion of the Internet and its use during the 1990s. Peer-to-peer networking is the newest of these three Internet applications, and also the most controversial, because its uses have created problems related to the access and use of copyrighted materials.
E-Mail
Whether judged by volume, popularity, or ...
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