Introduction to

Internet
 History of Internet

ARPANET
10 – 25 – 1969

INTERNET
1973

INFORMATION
SUPERHIGHWAY
1981
 World Wide Web

• Collection of interlinked
information that is stored in the
computers all around the world.

➢1991
➢Sir Timothy Berners-Lee
 World Wide Web

• Client – requests information

from another software program

• Server – computer running the

software that responds to
requests for information from
client computers
 Common Terms

▪ Browser – allows users to access

and navigate www
▪ Download – receiving of file or
information
▪ E-mail – short term for electronic
mail
▪ Homepage – first or main page on
the www
 Common Terms

▪ HTML – scripting language widely

used in creating web pages
▪ HTTP – set of rules for
exchanging multimedia in www
▪ Internet – global connection of
computers
▪ Search Engine – tool used for
finding a website
 Common Terms

▪ URL– structured text string

utilized by web browsers
▪ Webpage– resource of
information that is suitable for the
world wide web
▪ website– collection of related
webpages
Typical Types of Internet
Connection

▪ Dial-up Connections
▪ Integrated Services Digital
Network Connections (ISDN)
▪ Broadband Connections
▪ Wireless Internet Connections
Different Types of Web Sites

▪ Personal
▪ Organizational / Topical
▪ Commercial
URL and Domain name

▪ Country code domain

 Uses of Internet

1. Communication
2. Education
3. Entertainment
4. Business
5. Online Transactions