Basic Internet and Data Concepts

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Internet

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A philosophy of making information and knowledge open and accessible to all people. A network of networks built on open, agreed upon protocols.

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Protocol

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A widely agreed upon set of rules that standardize communication between machines.

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Data

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Information (numbers, words, measurements, observations, etc) that is in a computer-readable form.

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Digital Information

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Digital information generally comprises data that is created by, or prepared for, electronic systems and devices such as computers, screens, calculators, communication devices and so on, and can be stored on those devices or in the Cloud.

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Encode

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The process of converting information or data into a specific format that can be understood or processed by a computer.