human
I'm a beginner in the world of computers. What should I know about the Internet?
assistant
1.  The internet is an interconnected network of computers that uses TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) to communicate and transmit data.
2.  The internet has been around since the early 1980s, but it wasn't until the mid-1990s when it began to grow exponentially as more people started using it.