Part 1: The Internet

Reem AbuZayedh
Keywords
1. Internet
2. Modem
3. ISP
4. Search engine
5. Information website
6. Social website
7. Blogs
8. e-commerce
9. Protocol
10. TCP/IP
Objectives
1. What is the Internet?

2. History of the Internet

3. How to connect to the Internet?

4. What can you do on the Internet?

5. Common Website Types

6. What is the language/Protocol of the Internet?

The Internet
What is the Internet?

1.The Internet is a global network of

computers (International Network)

2.The Internet is the largest WAN

3. Nobody owns the Internet

?What is Internet
 a vast computer network linking smaller
computer networks worldwide.
 Internet is a short form of the technical term internetwork.
History of the Internet
1. When was the Internet created?
1969

2. Who created the Internet And Where was this?

US military “Defense Department” – USA
Four computers were connected
Class Activity 2

Class discussion: How to connect to the

Internet?
?How to connect to the Internet

To connect to the Internet you need to have the following :

1.A Computer (Your laptop contains a wireless network

card which allows your laptop to connect to the Internet )
2.A modem
3.An account with an ISP Internet Service Provider-an
organization that provides access to the Internet.

Think of ISP Examples in the UAE:

?How to connect to the Internet

ISP

Laptop &
Internet modem
?What can you do on the Internet

 Communicate with others

 Exchange electronic mail (E-mail)

 Find information

 Download/Upload resources

 Buy/sell products and services

Class Activity 4

Class discussion: Based on what you can do on

the Internet, can you classify some website
types?
Website Types

# Type Definition Example

1 Search engine Websites that search for Google.com
information on the Internet
2 Information website Provides information Wikipedia.org

3 Social website Websites that focus on Facebook.com

building social relations
among people

4 Blogs Blogs are like online diaries Blogger.com

5 e-commerce Buying/selling products, Amazon.com

services via the Internet
Class Activity 5

Class discussion:

Q1-How can people understand each other?

Q2-How can computers understand each

other?!!!
What is the language (protocol) of
?the Internet
 To exchange information, computers must understand
what each other computer is saying.
Hi
Hi

 They use a common protocol (set of rules)

 The common protocol is TCP/IP, known as

Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol.
 ?What does TCP/IP do
1. When a computer sends
information on the Internet
2. TCP divides
information/files into
smaller pieces called
segments. E

IP gives each segment an

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IP address and sends it out SS

onto the Internet as packets.

4. At the other end TCP
collects the packets and puts
them back together again.
.Internet touches all
1. Education
2. Job Searching
3. Internet Radio
4. Internet TV
5. Business
6. Advertisement
7. Surveys
8. Online and Library Research
Education
School Projects and Homework
News
Student's Future
Benefits for Teachers
Job Searching
 Faster
 More Relevant
 More Choices
 Research Employers
 Find Unlisted Positions
Internet Radio

 Choices
 Cost and Ease
Internet TV
 Fewer Ads
 Watch When You Want To Watch
 Watch Shows You Never Knew You Liked and Shows
You Liked Long Ago
 Drop the Cable Bill
Business
 Small Businesses
 Marketing and Advertising
 Larger Customer Base
 Networking
 Saves Money on Office Supplies
 Affiliate Programs