The Internet

What are some services found on the Internet?

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 History of the Internet
How did the Internet originate?

ARPANET
Networking project by
Pentagon’s Advanced
Research Projects
Goal: Agency (ARPA) Goal:
To allow scientists To function if
at different part of network
locations to share were disabled
information
Became
functional
September 1969

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 History of the Internet
Who controls the Internet?
 No one — it is a public, cooperative, and
c c

independent network
 Several organizations set standards

World Wide Web Internet2 (I2)

Consortium (W3C)
 Oversees research, sets
standards and guidelines
 Tim Berners-Lee, director
 Internet-related research and
development project
 Develops and tests advanced
Internet technologies

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 How the Internet Works
How can you connect to the Internet?

Slow-speed High-speed
technology connection
Dial-up access Digital subscriber line (DSL),
modem in your cable telephone Internet
computer uses a services (CATV), cable modem,
standard telephone line fixed wireless, and satellite modems
to connect to the Internet

Connection must be established Connection is always on—

each time you log on. whenever the computer
Slow but inexpensive is running

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 How the Internet Works
What is a domain name?
 Text version of Internet protocol (IP) address
 Number that uniquely identifies
each computer or device
connected to Internet

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 The World Wide Web
What is the World Wide Web (WWW)?

A worldwide collection of electronic documents

Also called the Web

Each electronic document is called a Web page

Can contain text, graphics, sound, video, and built-in connections

A Web site is a collection of related Web pages

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 The World Wide Web
What is a Web browser?
 Program that allows you to view Web pages

Microsoft
Opera
Internet Mozilla
Explorer

Firefox chrome Safari

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 The World Wide Web
What is a home page?
 The first page that a Web site presents
 Often provides connections to other Web pages

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 The World Wide Web
What is downloading?
 The process of a computer receiving information
 Depending upon connection speed, downloading can
take from a few seconds to several minutes

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 The World Wide Web
What is a URL?
Unique address for a
Web page
A web server delivers the
Web page to your
computer

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 The World Wide Web
What is a search engine?
 Program used to find
Web sites and Web
pages by entering
words or phrases
called search text
 Also called a keyword

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 The World Wide Web
What are the eleven basic types of Web sites?
 Portal
 News
 Informational
 Business/Marketing
 Educational
 Entertainment
 Wiki
 Blog
 Personal

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 The World Wide Web
What is a news Web site?
 Contains newsworthy material
 Stories and articles relating to current events, life,
money, sports, and the weather

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 The World Wide Web
What is an informational Web site?
 Contains factual information
 Created by organizations and government agencies

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 The World Wide Web
What is a business/marketing Web site?
 Contains content that promotes products or services
 Allows you to purchase products or services online

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 The World Wide Web
What is an educational Web site?
 Offers avenues for formal and informal teaching
and learning
 Some companies
offer online training
for employees
 Some colleges offer
online classes and
degrees

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 The World Wide Web
What is an entertainment Web site?
 Offers an interactive and engaging environment
featuring music, video, sports, games, and more

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 The World Wide Web
What is a blog?
 Uses a regularly updated journal format to reflect the
interests, opinions, and personalities of the author and
sometimes site visitors

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 The World Wide Web
What is a wiki?
 Collaborative Web site that allows users to add to,
modify, or delete the Web site content via their Web
browser

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 The World Wide Web
What is multimedia?
 Application integrating text with other media elements
 Graphics
 Animation
 Audio
 Video
 Virtual reality
 Plug-Ins

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 The World Wide Web
What is a thumbnail?
 Small version of a larger
graphic —used to
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improve Web page display

time
 Usually click
on thumbnail to
display larger
graphic

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