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Objectives Overview

Identify and briefly describe

various broadband Internet
Discuss the evolution of the connections and state Describe the types of Internet
Internet differences between broadband access providers
Internet connections and dial-
up connections

Discovering Describe the purpose of an IP Explain the purpose of a Web

Describe how to use a search
engine to search for

Computers 2010
address and its relationship to a browser and identify the information on the Web and
domain name components of a Web address differentiate between a search
engine and a subject directory
Living in a Digital World

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Objectives Overview The Internet

• The Internet is a worldwide collection of networks

Explain how Web pages use
that links millions of businesses, government
Identify and briefly describe
Describe the types of Web
sites
graphics, animation, audio,
video, virtual reality, and
the steps required for Web agencies, educational institutions, and individuals
publishing
plug-ins

Explain how e-mail, mailing

lists, instant messaging,
Describe the types of e- Identify the rules of
chat rooms, VoIP,
commerce netiquette
newsgroups and message
boards, and FTP work

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Evolution of the Internet Evolution of the Internet

1986 NSF
• The Internet originated as ARPANET in September connects
NSFnet to
1969 and had two main goals: 1969
ARPANET
ARPANET and
becomes 1996
becomes known as the Internet2 is
functional Internet founded
Allow scientists at
Function even if part of
different physical
the network were
locations to share
disabled or destroyed
information and work 1984 1995 NSFNet Today More
by a disaster ARPANET has terminates than 550
together more than its network million hosts
1,000 on the connect to
individual Internet and the Internet
computers resumes
linked as status as
hosts research
network

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Evolution of the Internet Evolution of the Internet

• Each organization is responsible only for • Many home and small business users connect to
maintaining its own network the Internet via high-speed broadband Internet
– The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) oversees service
research and sets guidelines and standards
• Internet2 connects more than 200 universities
Fiber to
and 115 companies via a high-speed private Cable
Internet DSL
the Fixed
Cellular
Radio Wi-Fi
Satellite
Internet
Premises wireless
network service
(FTTP)
Network Service

Click to view Web Link,

click Chapter 2, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click W3C
below Chapter 2
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Evolution of the Internet Evolution of the Internet

• An access provider is a business that provides individuals ISP (Internet service Online service
Wireless Internet
and organizations access to the Internet free or for a fee service provider
provider) provider (OSP)
(WISP)
Regional ISPs provide Provides wireless
Internet access to a Has many members- Internet access to
specific geographical only features computers and
area mobile devices

National ISPs provide Popular OSPs include

Internet access in AOL (America Online) May require a
cities and towns and MSN (Microsoft wireless modem
nationwide Network)

Click to view Web Link,

click Chapter 2, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click Wireless Modems
below Chapter 2
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Evolution of the Internet 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 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 The World Wide Web

• A Web browser, or browser, allows users to

access Web pages and Web 2.0 programs

Internet
Firefox Opera
Explorer

Google
Safari
Chrome

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Chapter 2 Figure 2-6 Chapter 2

The World Wide Web The World Wide Web

• A home page is the first • Some Web pages are • A Web page has a unique address called a URL or
page that a Web site designed specifically for
displays microbrowsers
Web address
• Web pages provide links to
other related Web pages
– Surfing the Web
• Downloading is the
process of receiving
information
Click to view Web Link,
click Chapter 2, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click iPhone
below Chapter 2
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The World Wide Web The World Wide Web

• Tabbed browsing allows you to open and view multiple • Two types of search tools are search engines and
Web pages in a single Web browser window subject directories

Search Subject
engine directory
Classifies Web
Finds information
pages in an
related to a
Click to view Web Link, organized set of
click Chapter 2, Click Web specific topic
Link from left navigation, categories
then click Tabbed Browsing
below Chapter 2
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The World Wide Web The World Wide Web

• A search engine is helpful in locating items such

as:

Images Videos Audio News

People or
Maps Blogs
Businesses

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The World Wide Web 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 The World Wide Web

• Search operators can help to refine your search • There are thirteen types of Web sites

Portal News Informational Business/Marketing

Blog Wiki Online Social Educational

Network
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The World Wide Web Video: Tell Your Stories via Vlog

Entertainment Advocacy Web

Application

Content Personal
Aggregator CLICK TO START
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The World Wide Web The World Wide Web

• Information presented • Multimedia refers to any application that

on the Web must be combines text with:
evaluated for accuracy
• No one oversees the
content of Web pages

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The World Wide Web The World Wide Web

• A graphic is a digital • A thumbnail is a small

representation of version of a larger
nontext information graphic
• Graphic formats include
BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG,
and TIFF

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The World Wide Web The World Wide Web

• Animation is the appearance of motion created
by displaying a series of still images in sequence
• 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 The World Wide Web

• Video consists of full-motion images that are

played back at various speeds

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click Chapter 2, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click YouTube
below Chapter 2
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The World Wide Web The World Wide Web

• Virtual reality (VR) is the use of computers to • A plug-in is a program that extends the capability
simulate a real or imagined environment that of a Web browser
appears as a three-dimensional space

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The World Wide Web E-Commerce

• Web publishing is the development and • E-commerce is a business transaction that occurs
maintenance of Web pages over an electronic network
– M-commerce identifies e-commerce that takes place
using mobile devices
Analyze
Maintain
Plan a and Create a Deploy a
a Web
Web site design a Web site Web site
site
Web site

Click to view Web Link,

click Chapter 2, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click Web Page Authoring
Software below Chapter 2
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Chapter 2 Chapter 2

E-Commerce E-Commerce

Business-
to-
consumer
(B2C)

E-commerce
Business- Consumer-
to- to-
business consumer
(B2B) (C2C) Click to view Web Link,
click Chapter 2, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click Google Checkout
Software below Chapter 2
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Other Internet Services 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 Other Internet Services

• A mailing list is a group of e-mail names and addresses • Instant messaging (IM) is a real-time Internet
given a single name communications service
– Subscribing adds your e-mail name and address
– Unsubscribing removes your name

Click to view Web Link,

click Chapter 2, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click E-Mail below
Chapter 2
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Other Internet Services Other Internet Services

• A chat is a real-time • VoIP (Voice over IP)

typed conversation that enables users to speak
takes place on a to other users over the
computer Internet
• A chat room is a – Also called Internet
location on an Internet telephony
server that permits
users to chat with each
other
Click to view Web Link,
click Chapter 2, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click Chat Rooms
below Chapter 2
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Other Internet Services Other Internet Services

• A newsgroup is an • FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is an Internet standard

online area in which that permits file uploading and downloading with
users have written other computers on the Internet
discussions about a
particular subject • Many operating systems include FTP capabilities
– Typically requires a • An FTP server is a computer that allows users to
newsreader
upload and/or download files using FTP
• A message board is a
Web-based type of
discussion group Click to view Web Link,
click Chapter 2, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click FTP
below Chapter 2
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Netiquette Summary

• Netiquette is the code of acceptable Internet

behavior Browsing, navigating,
History and structure of searching, Web
World Wide Web
the Internet publishing, and
e-commerce

Other Internet services:

e-mail, instant
messaging, chat rooms, Rules of netiquette
VoIP, newsgroups and
message boards, and FTP
Click to view Web Link,
click Chapter 2, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click Cyberbullying
below Chapter 2
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Discovering
Computers 2010
Living in a Digital World

Chapter 2 Complete