Нужно перевести текст. internet is the linking of tens of thousands of educational institutions, businesses and public organizations with millions of individual users. that is why the internet is referred to as the information superhighway. what is now known that the internet was originally formed in 1970 as a military network. a few years later the internet opened to nonmilitary users. but most popular it became some ten years later when many educational institutions and a lot of businesses around the world came on-line. when in 1993 internet connections were first made available to individuals, usage of the network greatly increased. many millions of new users came on-line within a short period. a new era of computer communication was announced to begin. most networks on the internet make certain files available to other networks. these common files can be databases, programs, or electronic mail from the individuals on the network. each of hundreds of thousands of international sites provide thousands of portions of data available to users. it should be noted that the internet is not the only way for computer users to communicate with each other. a number of commercial on-line services also provide connections to those who pay for it. these services provide a great range of information including on-line conferencing, electronic mail transfer, program loading, travel and entertainment information, access to encyclopedias, and other educational means and reference works, electronic forums for specific users’ groups, sports fans and so on.
