What is the internet ?

The Internet is a global network of billions of computers and

other electronic devices. With the Internet, it's possible to access
almost any information, communicate with anyone else in the
world, and do much more.
You can do all of this by connecting a computer to the Internet,
which is also called going online. When someone says a
computer is online, it's just another way of saying it's connected
to the Internet.
 How does the Internet work?
• It's important to realize that the Internet is a global network of physical
cables, which can include copper telephone wires, TV cables, and fiber
optic cables. Even wireless connections like Wi-Fi and 3G/4G rely on
these physical cables to access the Internet.

• When you visit a website, your computer sends a request over these
wires to a server. A server is where websites are stored, and it works a lot
like your computer's hard drive. Once the request arrives, the server
retrieves the website and sends the correct data back to your computer.
What's amazing is that this all happens in just a few seconds!
 Types of Computer Network

What is a Computer Network ?

• A Computer Network is a group of two or more
interconnected computer systems that use common
connection protocols for sharing various resources and
files. You can establish a computer network connection
using either cable or wireless media. Every network
involves hardware and software that connects computers
and tools.
 There are two main types of computer
networks:

• Local Area Network (LAN)

A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and peripheral devices
that share a common communications line or wireless link to a server
within a distinct geographic area. A local area network may serve as few as
two or three users in a home office or thousands of users in a corporation's
central office.
 There are two main types of computer
networks:

• Personal Area Network (PAN) 

PAN (Personal Area Network) is a computer network formed around a
person. It generally consists of a computer, mobile, or personal digital
assistant. PAN can be used for establishing communication among these
personal devices for connecting to a digital network and the internet.
 There are two main types of computer
networks:

• Wide Area Network (WAN)

A wide area network (also known as WAN), is a large network of
information that is not tied to a single location. WANs can facilitate
communication, the sharing of information and much more between
devices from around the world through a WAN provider.
 There are two main types of computer
networks:

• Metropolitan Area Network(MAN)

A Metropolitan Area Network or MAN is consisting of a computer network

across an entire city, college campus, or a small region. This type of
network is large than a LAN, which is mostly limited to a single building or
site. Depending upon the type of configuration, this type of network allows
you to cover an area from several miles to tens of miles.
 There are five main types of computer
networks:

• Virtual Private Network (VPN)

VPN stands for "Virtual Private Network" and describes the opportunity to

establish a protected network connection when using public networks.
VPNs encrypt your internet traffic and disguise your online identity. This
makes it more difficult for third parties to track your activities online and
steal data.
 Servers and Clients
• A server is simply a computer that provides the network resources and
provides service to other computers when they request it. A client is the
computer running a program that requests the service from a server
 Servers and Clients
• The World Wide Web (WWW)

World Wide Web, which is also known as a Web, is a collection of websites or

web pages stored in web servers and connected to local computers through
the internet. These websites contain text pages, digital images, audios,
videos, etc. Users can access the content of these sites from any part of the
world over the internet using their devices such as computers, laptops, cell
phones, etc. The WWW, along with internet, enables the retrieval and display
of text and media to your device.
 Servers and Clients
• HyperText Markup Language (HTML)

The backbone of the World Wide Web is made of HTML files, which are
specially-formatted documents that can contain links, as well as images and
other media. All web browsers can read HTML files.

HTML Code
 Servers and Clients
• The World Wide Web (WWW)

World Wide Web, which is also known as a Web, is a collection of websites or

web pages stored in web servers and connected to local computers through
the internet. These websites contain text pages, digital images, audios,
videos, etc. Users can access the content of these sites from any part of the
world over the internet using their devices such as computers, laptops, cell
phones, etc. The WWW, along with internet, enables the retrieval and display
of text and media to your device.
 Servers and Clients
• Uniform Resource Locators (URL)
Just as buildings and houses have a street address, webpages also
have unique addresses to help people locate them. On the
Internet, these addresses are called URLs (Uniform Resource
Locators).