Introduction Today, the Internet has become one of the most popular ways to do business, send letters, search for information and even date. Its popularity has exploded with citizens of the world, both young and old. Between cities or nations, roughly everyone is 'online' or knows what the Internet is. Today 78 countries have full Internet access connections, and 146 countries can exchange e-mail. ( IBC 1996) Every 30 minutes, a new network signs on to the Internet. No one …showed first 75 words of 3073 total…

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