The Internet links people together via computer terminals and telephone lines
             (and in some cases wireless radio connections) in a web of networks and
             shared software. This allows users to communicate with one another
             wherever they are in the "net." This Internet link began as the United States
             military project Agency Network Advanced Research (ARPANET) during
             the Vietnam War in 1969. It was developed by the United States
             Department of Defense's (DOD) research people in conjunction with various
             contractors and universities to investigate the probability of a communication
             network that could survive a nuclear attack. For the first decade that the
             Internet was in existence, it was primarily used to facilitate electronic mail,
             support on line discussion groups, allow access to distant databases, and
             support the transfer of files between government agencies, companies and
             universities. Today over 15 million people in the United States and
             approximately 25 million people worldwide access the Internet regularly,
             including children. Many parents believe that depriving their children of the
             opportunity to learn computer skills and access the knowledge available on
             the Internet would give them a distinct technological disadvantage as they
             enter the twenty first century. Portelli and Mead state by the year 2002, the
             reported number of children who access the Internet from home is projected
             to increase from the current 10 million to 20 million (6). In addition to home
             access, Poretelli and Meads further stated that as of 19...