引论“信息高速公路”的正式名称是“全国信息基础设施”(National Information Infrastructure 简称 NII)。信息高速公路首先由美国提出,美国的信息高速公路是指贯穿于美国各大学、研究机构、企业以及普通家庭的全国性信息网络,是以信息交流为目的的基础设施。具体讲,信息高速公路就是以计算机网络通讯为基础,以光导纤维等为通信骨干,建立起来的纵横全国各地的双向大容量高速电子数据传输系统。 Introduction The official name for “information superhighway” is “National Information Infrastructure” (NII). The information superhighway was first proposed by the United States. The United States information superhighway refers to a nationwide information network that runs through all the universities, research institutions, enterprises and ordinary families in the United States. It is an infrastructure for information exchange. Specifically, the information superhighway is based on the computer network communications, optical fiber as the backbone of communications, established throughout the country of bi-directional high-capacity high-speed electronic data transmission system.