Internet and Cloud services

1 What is the internet?

A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities.

2 What is a browser?

Application program that provides a way to look and interact with all the information on the World Wide Web.

Examples: Mozilla Firefox, google chrome, APPLE safari, Opera and Microsoft internet explorer

3 What is a search engine? 

Software designed to search for information on the World Wide Web 

Examples: Google, Bing, Yahoo, AOL and DUCKDUCKGO

4 What is a cloud service?

Service made available to users on demand via the internet from a cloud computing providers servers.

Examples: Picasa, Google cloud, GMAIL, Google docs and Google drive.