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Notes Unit 9: Intranet

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
9.1 Intranet
9.2 Uses of Intranet
9.3 Benefits of Intranet
9.4 Planning and Creation of Intranet
9.5 Summary
9.6 Keywords
9.7 Review Questions
9.8 Further Readings

Objectives
After studying this unit, you will be able to:
Discuss an intranet in a computer network
State the uses of intranet
Explain benefits of Intranet
Describe the planning and creation of Intranet.

Introduction
In this unit, we will discuss about intranet and their uses benefits of Intranet, planning and creation
of Internet. Some of them are discussed as follows.

9.1 Intranet
An intranet is a computer network that uses Internet Protocol technology to securely share any
part of an organization’s information or network operating system within that organization. The
term is used in contrast to internet, a network between organizations, and instead refers to a
network within an organization. Sometimes, the term refers only to the organization’s internal
website, but may be a more extensive part of the organization’s information technology infrastruc-
ture. It may host multiple private websites and constitute an important component and focal point
of internal communication and collaboration. Any of the well known Internet protocols may be
found in an intranet, such as HTTP (web services), SMTP (e-mail), and FTP (file transfer protocol).
Internet technologies are often deployed to provide modern interfaces to legacy information
systems hosting corporate data.
An intranet can be understood as a private analog of the Internet, or as a private extension of the
Internet confined to an organization.

Did u know? The first intranet websites and home pages began to appear in organizations in
1996-1997.

Although, not officially noted, the term intranet first became common-place among early adopters,
such as universities and technology corporations, in 1992.

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