As of December 1996, the number of Internet users is estimated
to approximately 100 millions. In the last few years and because
of the tight integration of text, graphics and sound in the World
Wide Web, the number of users has grown explosively. A rough
10 % monthly increase has been also estimated.
The most important feature of the Internet is its global nature.
Information available on the Internet, can be accesed globally.
The information on the World Wide Web is built into Web sites.
A Web site is a kind of electronical stores, in which information
about organizations, about products and services, about people
is presented. A Web site makes it possible to buy and sell, to
make reservations, to accept orders and to contact people and
organizations around the world.
A Web site is actually located on a computer with a direct
conexión to the Internet. If this computer has a permanent
conexion of high speed to the Internet, the user can access
quickly without cumbersome waits. Such a kind of conexion is
usually cost effective for big organizations.
However that is not the only way of placing information on the
Internet. It is also possible to rent Web space. Internet Services
Provider give you the opportunity to use Web space without
incurring in high costs. Everything you need is a computer, a
modem and an Internet access to pick up requests for
information, order forms and in general information saved at your
site by net surfers. If you want to have your own Web site at
very low prices, you can contact Intinet.
