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Objectives Overview
Discuss the evolution of the Internet
Identify and briefly describe various broadband Internet
connections and state differences between broadband Internet connections and dial-
up connections
Describe the types of Internet access providers
Describe the purpose of an IP address and its relationship to a
domain name
Explain the purpose of a Web browser and identify the
components of a Web address
Describe how to use a search engine to search for
information on the Web and differentiate between a search engine and a subject directory
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Describe the types of Web sites
Explain how Web pages use graphics, animation, audio,
video, virtual reality, and plug-ins
Identify and briefly describe the steps required for Web
publishing
Describe the types of e-commerce
Explain how e-mail, mailing lists, instant messaging,
chat rooms, VoIP, newsgroups and message
boards, and FTP work
Identify the rules of netiquette
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The Internet
• The Internet is a worldwide collection of networks that links millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals
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Evolution of the Internet
• The Internet originated as ARPANET in September 1969 and had two main goals:
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Allow scientists at different physical locations to share
information and work together
Function even if part of the network were
disabled or destroyed by a disaster
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Evolution of the Internet
1969 ARPANET becomes
functional
1984 ARPANET has
more than 1,000
individual computers linked as
hosts
1986 NSF connects NSFnet to
ARPANET and becomes
known as the Internet
1995 NSFNet terminates its network
on the Internet and
resumes status as research network
1996 Internet2 is
founded
Today More than 550
million hosts connect to
the Internet
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Evolution of the Internet
• Each organization is responsible only for maintaining its own network– The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) oversees
research and sets guidelines and standards• Internet2 connects more than 200 universities
and 115 companies via a high-speed private network
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Evolution of the Internet
• Many home and small business users connect to the Internet via high-speed broadband Internet service
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Cable Internet service
DSLFiber to the
Premises (FTTP)
Fixed wireless
Cellular Radio
NetworkWi-Fi
Satellite Internet Service
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Evolution of the Internet
• An access provider is a business that provides individuals and organizations access to the Internet free or for a fee
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Evolution of the Internet
ISP (Internet service
provider)Regional ISPs
provide Internet access to a specific geographical area
National ISPs provide Internet access in cities and towns
nationwide
Online service provider (OSP)
Has many members-only features
Popular OSPs include AOL (America
Online) and MSN (Microsoft Network)
Wireless Internet service
providerProvides wireless Internet access to
computers and mobile devices
May require a wireless modem
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Evolution of the Internet
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Evolution of the Internet
• An IP address is a number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet
• A domain name is the text version of an IP address– Top-level domain (TLD)
• A DNS server translates the domain name into its associated IP address
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Evolution of the Internet
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The World Wide Web
• The World Wide Web, or Web, consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents (Web pages)
• A Web site is a collection of related Web pages and associated items
• A Web server is a computer that delivers requested Web pages to your computer
• Web 2.0 refers to Web sites that provide a means for users to interact
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The World Wide Web
• A Web browser, or browser, allows users to access Web pages and Web 2.0 programs
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Internet Explorer Firefox Opera
Safari Google Chrome
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The World Wide Web
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The World Wide Web
• A home page is the first page that a Web site displays
• Web pages provide links to other related Web pages– Surfing the Web
• Downloading is the process of receiving information
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• Some Web pages are designed specifically for microbrowsers
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The World Wide Web
• A Web page has a unique address called a URL or Web address
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The World Wide Web
• Tabbed browsing allows you to open and view multiple Web pages in a single Web browser window
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The World Wide Web
• Two types of search tools are search engines and subject directories
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Search engine
Finds information related to a
specific topic
Subject directory
Classifies Web pages in an
organized set of categories
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The World Wide Web
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The World Wide Web
• A search engine is helpful in locating items such as:
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Images Videos Audio Publications
Maps People or Businesses Blogs
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The World Wide Web
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The World Wide Web
• Some Web browsers contain an Instant Search box to eliminate the steps of displaying the search engine’s Web page prior to entering the search text
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The World Wide Web
• Search operators can help to refine your search
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The World Wide Web
• There are thirteen types of Web sites
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Portal News Informational Business/Marketing
Blog Wiki Online Social Network
Educational
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The World Wide Web
Entertainment Advocacy Web Application
Content Aggregator
Personal
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The World Wide Web
• Information presented on the Web must be evaluated for accuracy
• No one oversees the content of Web pages
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The World Wide Web
• Multimedia refers to any application that combines text with:
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Graphics Animation Audio
Video Virtual Reality
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The World Wide Web
• A graphic is a digital representation of nontext information
• Graphic formats include BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF
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The World Wide Web
• A thumbnail is a small version of a larger graphic
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The World Wide Web
• Animation is the appearance of motion created by displaying a series of still images in sequence
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The World Wide Web
• Audio includes music, speech, or any other sound– Compressed to reduce file size
• You listen to audio on your computer using a player• Streaming is the process of transferring data in a
continuous and even flow
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The World Wide Web
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The World Wide Web
• Video consists of images displayed in motion
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The World Wide Web
• Virtual reality (VR) is the use of computers to simulate a real or imagined environment that appears as a three-dimensional space
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The World Wide Web
• A plug-in is a program that extends the capability of a Web browser
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The World Wide Web
• Web publishing is the development and maintenance of Web pages
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Plan a Web site
Analyze and design a Web site
Create a Web site
Deploy a Web site
Maintain a Web site
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E-Commerce
• E-commerce is a business transaction that occurs over an electronic network– M-commerce identifies e-commerce that takes place
using mobile devices
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E-Commerce
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E-commerc
e
Business-to-consumer
(B2C)
Consumer-to-consumer
(C2C)
Business-to-business
(B2B)
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E-Commerce
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Other Internet Services
• E-mail is the transmission of messages and files via a computer network
• An e-mail program allows you to create, send, receive, forward, store, print, and delete e-mail messages
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Other Internet Services
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Other Internet Services
• A mailing list is a group of e-mail names and addresses given a single name– Subscribing adds your e-mail name and address– Unsubscribing removes your name
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Other Internet Services
• Instant messaging (IM) is a real-time Internet communications service
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Other Internet Services
• A chat is a real-time typed conversation that takes place on a computer
• A chat room is a location on an Internet server that permits users to chat with each other
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Other Internet Services
• VoIP (Voice over IP) enables users to speak to other users over the Internet– Also called Internet
telephony
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Other Internet Services
• A newsgroup is an online area in which users have written discussions about a particular subject– Typically requires a
newsreader• A message board is a
Web-based type of discussion group
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Other Internet Services
• FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is an Internet standard that permits file uploading and downloading with other computers on the Internet
• Many operating systems include FTP capabilities• An FTP server is a computer that allows users to
upload and/or download files using FTP
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Netiquette
• Netiquette is the code of acceptable Internet behavior
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Summary
History and structure of the
Internet
World Wide Web
Browsing, navigating, searching, Web publishing, and
e-commerce
Other Internet services: e-mail, instant messaging,
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