Internet Use and Users.* 66.9% of American use the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the * 54.6% use e-mail * 51.7% of Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f purchase online * 86.3% of American with college degrees use the Internet * 70.2% of users have only some college experience * 78.7% of adults say children in their households spend an appropriate amount of time online * 70.5% of adults say the grades of children who use the Internet stay the same * 75% of adults say they do not feel ignored by relatives and friends as a result of chat-room activity Source: University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. |
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