International Communication

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION 

Internet

Internet can be defined as international network of computers, i.e., it is that network which connects the computers all over the globe across International Territories.

One can even define Internet as a network of networks, i.e., it can be taken

as a network which connects networks across the world.

Internet connects all open systems which are unrestricted for connectivity,so that they will be able to inter operate, share data, share resources etc.

To be able to communicate with each other and exchange information, these different types of computers need to comply with a set of standard communication rules called protocol. All computers connected to the internet use IP. Internet Protocol, which controls the break up of data messages into units called packets,and governs the routing of data from sender to receiver. IP is one of a suite of protocols known as Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, or TCP/IP, which was developed by the US Department of Defense to enable communication over different types of networks.

The Internet is very popular because a lot of services are available on it.It is a medium for international communication and the exchange of information. E-mail or electronic mail lets you send letters and other types of files. We can use it to buy things, find out about the latest information in the business, find a job seeker, or course information in different universities for students.

The Internet now has become unavoidable technology, as if you are not networked, you are out of the scene. Internet has become the largest and most important network, which is on a constant expansion, with more and more businesses, organisations, educational institutions, etc., are becoming part of internet, all over the world. Internet has now become a key platform for an ever changing information and other services. The internet is almost doubling itself in size every year. It is expected that internet has connected more than

one billion networks by 2000 A.D.

One can look at Internet as a store of documents, audio, video, and other Hypermedia contents, which give information about any thing on the earth

which you have an access once you get connected to it.

One can use Internet to carry on business activities easily and collaborate with other organisations. Businesses require a lot of external information in various functions regularly for taking decisions. For this, lot of time is spent in searching and getting information. Internet is a storehouse of information

and is able to cater to a very wide range of information needs. This is possible since users are able to electronically identify common interest groups and share information. It is easy to create databases and make information accessible to other users on the Internet. Users have to only search for information sites, qualify and retrieve useful information.

When business need to make information on their products and services available to others, e.g., for their clients, Internet provides a very convenient vehicle. Such businesses can set up their own web sites or home pages. When the potential clients and others visit the site or the 'home pages", they will have the option to send E-mail immediately indicating their interest or queries.For a business, such queries are not preliminary but qualified inquiries, It will also be possible to monitor the number of visitors to the "home pages" periodically. Very often, in a marketing situation, a number of preliminary queries are received and they are responded to with brochures and literature.

Mostly such material is sent by ordinary mail because of the amount and quality of material and distances involved, Internet presents an alternative

scenario in dealing with such a situation. Particularly, international queries can be attended to by advising the potential clients to access this information at the web site of the organisation at their convenience. The web site can not only surpass the brochures in presentation quality because of multi-media options, but also be dynamic and give the latest information. It is easy to update the "home page" electronically and regularly. The potential customer can also complete a query form and forward it electronically by clicking a few choices on screen.

No one can cause the Internet to crash, as no single computer or node controls it. One or more Internet nodes could fail without jeopardizing the Internet as a whole or preventing communications. However, different parts of the world are not equally well defended against Internet service failure. In more developed countries, the backbone of the Internet usually has redundant intersecting points. If one part fails, data traffic is quickly rerouted to another. This feature is called Redundancy. The more redundancy the backbone has,the more reliable the Internet service is.

GETTING ONLINE, WHAT IS REQUIRED

To become part of this exciting online internet community, we require :

(1) A computer.

(2) External/Internal Modem (an interface cable is required to connect it with the computer, in case of external modem).

(3) A dial-up telephone line.

(4) Communication software.

(5) An Internet access account with an Internet Service Provider eg.,VSNL, Satyam Online, MTNL.