McGraw-Hill Technology Education

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Discuss the origins of the Internet and the Web Describe how to access the Web Discuss Internet communications Describe Internet search tools Discuss electronic commerce Discuss Web utilities

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Large network that connects smaller networks globally Launched in 1969

National computer network US funded project called ARPANET

World Wide Web introduced in 1992 at CERN

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Communicating
Exchange e-mail Discussion Groups

Shopping Searching Entertainment Education or e-learning

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Common way to access the Internet Commercial Internet Service Providers (ISP) National Regional Wireless service providers

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Programs that provide access to Web resources Allow you to surf the Internet Two well-known browsers Netscape Navigator
Microsoft Internet Explorer

Address or location of the resource must be specified URL

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Uniform Resource Locator

All URLs have at least two parts
Protocol Domain name

Locates Web sites

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Browsers interpret
Hypertext Markup Contained in a document

commands

Display document as a Web page

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Most popular Internet activity Types of communication

E-Mail
E-Mail Address

Discussion Groups

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Transmission of electronic messages over the Internet Basic parts

Header
Address Subject Attachment

Message Signature

Instant Messaging
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Mailing lists Newsgroups

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Term
Flaming Lurking RFD Saint Thread Wizard
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Description
Insulting, putting down, or attacking Reading news but not joining in to contribute Request for discussion Someone who aids new users by answering questions A sequence of ongoing messages on the same subject Someone who has comprehensive knowledge about a subject
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Search engines Metasearch engines Specialized search engines

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Specialized programs to assist in locating information Types of searches

Keyword search Directory search

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Metasearch Service Site

Dogpile Ixquick Mamma MetaCrawler ProFusion Search Vivisimo
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www.dogpile.com www.ixquick.com www.mamma.com www.metacrawler.com www.profusion.com www.search.com www.vivisimo.com

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Also known as e-commerce Buying and selling of goods over the Internet
Business-to-consumer (B2C) Consumer-to-consumer (C2C) Business-to-business (B2B)

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Virtual stores
Also called commerce servers Help businesses create virtual stores Allow visitors to register, browse, and make purchase

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Consumer-to-consumer e-commerce (C2C) Similar to traditional auctions Types

Auction house sites Person-to-person auction sites

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Payment methods must be fast, reliable, and secure Three basic options
Checks Credit card Electronic cash
E-cash Cybercash Digital cash
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Telnet FTP Plug-ins Filters

Plug-in
Media Player QuickTime RealPlayer Shockwave

Source
www.microsoft.com www.apple.com www.real.com www.macromedia.com
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Acrobat Reader www.adobe.com

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Internet2

A high bandwidth project for media-intensive files Collaboration of universities, the government, and private industry 100 times faster than the Internet Not a separate Internet

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(Page 1 of 2) Discuss the uses of the Internet. Which activities have you participated in? Which one do you think is the most popular? Explain the differences between the three types of providers. What are the basic elements of an e-mail message?

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(Page 2 of 2) What are the types of discussion groups? Describe any groups you participate in. Describe the different types of search engines. Give an example of the type of search each engine is best for.

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