Java and Database Connectivity

The Internet and the Web

Open, heterogenous network of networks, carrying distributed hypertext

Open:

the standards are published, and are not protected by patents, non-disclosure agreements, and so on - anyone can copy them.

Heterogenous:

the standards aren't based on the facilites of any one proprietary sort of computer - any computer can be connected

Networks of networks:

not every computer everywhere has to be able to connect to the same network standards, provided that the networks themselves can intercommunicate.

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