The Internet

&
World Wide Web
The Internet \ Net
 Why Computer Purchase
 Research tool
 Access internet anywhere
 How the Internet works

Connecting to the Internet

Ways to access Internet:

•Dial – up access (modem, telephone line)

•DSL (digital subscription loop)
•Cable Network
•FTTP (fiber to the premises)
•Fixed wireless high-speed
•Wireless modem
•Wi – Hi (wireless fidelity)
•Satellite Modem
Dial – up access (modem, telephone line)
DSL (digital subscription line)
Cable Network
FTTP (fiber to the premises)
Fixed Wireless
(cellular network)
Wi – Fi (wireless fidelity)
Satellite Modem
How the Internet works
 Access Providers
An access provider is a business that provides individuals and companies access to the internet free or for a fee.

 ISP (Internet Service Provider)

It is a regional or national access provider.

 OSP (Online Service Provider)

it referred only to a commercial computer communication service in which paid members could dial via a computer modem the
service's private computer network and access various services and information resources such a bulletin boards,
downloadable files and programs, news articles, chat rooms, and electronic mail services. The term "online service" was also
used in references to these dial-up services. The traditional dial-up online service differed from the modern Internet service
provider in that they provided a large degree of content that was only accessible by those who subscribed to the online service,
while ISP mostly serves to provide access to the internet and generally provides little if any exclusive content of its own.

 WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider)

 It is a company that provide wireless internet service to the desktop and notebook computers and mobile devices.
How data travels the internet

•Client
•Backbone
 Internet Address

An identifier for a computer or device on the Internet. The format of an IP

(Internet protocol) address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four
numbers separated by periods. Each number can be zero to 255. For
example, 1.160.10.240 could be an IP address.
 IP Address
•Network
•Host
•Domain name (text version of IP address)

IP Address 216.239.39.99
Domain name www.google.com

•DNS (Domain Name System)

•IP v4
•IP V6
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 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

Static and Dynamic web pages

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

A Web site is a collection of related Web pages

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 What is a Web browser?
 Program that allows you to view Web pages

Microsoft Microbrowser
Internet
Explorer
Netscape

Opera
Safari Mozilla
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How does a Web browser display a home page?

Step 2.
If necessary,
connect to the
Internet

Step 1.
Click the Web browser
program name Step 3.
Connection to the
Internet occurs, and a
home page displays
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 What is a home page?
 The first page that a Web site presents
 Often provides connections to other Web pages
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How do handheld computers
and cellular telephones access
the Web?  Use a microbrowser
that displays Web
pages that contain
mostly text
 Must be Web-enabled
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 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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 What is a URL (uniform resource locator)?
Unique address for a
Web page
A URL consists of protocol , domain
name and sometimes the path to a
specific web site eg
http:\\www.google.com.
•A web server delivers the
Web page to your
computer
•Pull and Push
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 What is a link?
 Built-in connection to another related
Web page location
 Item found elsewhere
on same Web page
 Different Web page
at same Web site
 Web page at a different
Web site