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Computing and IT in The Workplace: Internet & The World Wide Web
Computing and IT in The Workplace: Internet & The World Wide Web
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• The Internet
• History of the Internet
• The World Wide Web
• E-Commerce
• Other Internet Services
Communications
Information
Shopping
Banking and Investing
Classes
Entertainment
Links millions of businesses,
Government agencies,
Educational institutions and
individuals
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The History of Internet
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
1984
More than 1,000 host nodes
1969
Four host nodes
Host – a computer that
provides services & connections
to other computers on the Internet
Node - Term to refer to each computer/device on a network
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The History of Internet
Who controls the Internet?
• No one. It’s is a public, cooperative and
independent network
• Several organizations set standards
E-mail Chat
Web Message board
File transfer Instant messaging
•(1)
•(3) •(4) •(5)
•(2) •(6)
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• What is the World Wide Web (WWW)?
Microsoft
Internet
Explorer Netscape
Mozilla
Step 2.
If necessary,
connect to the
Internet
Step 3.
Step 1. Connection to the
Click the Web Internet occurs,
browser program and a home page
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name displays
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World Wide Web
• What is a home page?
The first page that a Web site presents
Often provides connections to other Web pages
Web page
A web
server
delivers
the Web
page to
your
computer
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World Wide Web
• What is a hyperlink (link)?
Item found elsewhere
on same Web page
Different Web page
at same Web site
Web page at a different
Web site
HTTP – Hypertext Transfer
Protocol is a set of rules
that defines how pages
transfer on the Internet. How your
Browser receives information
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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 known as keywords
Step 3.
Enter the
recipient’s
e-mail address,
the subject, and
the message
Step 5.
The recipient opens
the message Step 4.
Click the Insert file button if you
want to attach a picture, for
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example, and click Send
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Other Internet Services
• What is an e-mail address?
Unique name that consists of a user name and
domain name that identifies the user
Step 3.
messaging Server You send instant
messages to an
online buddy
Step 4.
Your Instant Message travels
through a messaging server and
then to the online buddy
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Internet Benefits to Organizations
Q&A