The Internet is a source of data. It allows someone at one computer to collect
data stored on another.Web sites present information on a particular topic. Each single document is called a Web page. |
In addition to the Web, data is collected from newsgroups. A newsgroup is a discussion group on a specific topic. People read newsgroups each day and they provide a large diversity of opinion and knowledge.
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The Internet also allows data to be downloaded. It is possible to download files containing text, graphics, animation, video, sound and software.