What actually is "The Internet"? The Internet is a huge collection of computers all over the World Those computers are linked together, and they "speak" to each other, sharing all sorts of information. If your computer is connected to the Internet, it connects to millions of other computers in lots of different parts of the World.

What can you do on the Internet?  • You can read pages on the World Wide Web ("www") • You can send electronic letters to people ("email") • You can play games with people all over the World • You can have a chat to people and even see them (with the use of a webcam) • You can but things on the Internet and get them delivered straight to your front door