digital literacy: the internet and the world wide web
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Digital Literacy: The Internet and the World Wide Web
**The Internet**The World Wide Web ~ wwwUsing E-MailOther Methods of Communicating on the Internet
EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?
DL 2
The Internet: The Uses of the Internet
Share information between computers on different networks
Perform banking transactions Communicate with people around the world Obtain the latest information on events around the globe Search for info on any topic Study a course of your choice and take exams Entertainment: music, games, movies, and sharing pics Buy and sell products or services and specify either
credit or debit transactions EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?
Requirements for an Internet Connection
Computing Device
desktop . laptop tablet . mobile device
Connection Device modem (converts digital info [text/graphics] to analog info [01100101])
ISP (Internet Service Provider)
(a company that provides Internet connectivity to individuals, business and organizations)
Cables
Physical connection
Wireless Technology
Wi-Fi
Access Points (AP)McDonaldsStarbucks
Three M
ethods to
Connect And…access through Mobile Devices
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Types of Internet Connections
Dedicated Internet ConnectionDon’t need to request an IPS every time you want to connect to the Internet
Dial-up Internet ConnectionMust connect to and disconnect from the Internet each timeslower . cheaper . interrupts phone service
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What is Bandwidth?
Bandwidth is the amount of data that can be transmitted over a network in a certain amount of time. Measured in Mbit/s (megabits per second)
Rate data is transferred depends on the equipment of the ISP-your Internet connection
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Bandwidth (continued)
Dial-up connection:Connection to ISP via telephone lines (slowest)
DSL / Digital Subscriber Line Transmission over wires of a local telephone network (med)
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Cable Modem Connection: A cable modem delivers the Internet access – ex. Time Warner Cable
Cable TV service available (faster)
T1 connection:Provides dedicated phone line connection. Most popular business option. (even faster)
Bandwidth (continued)
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Wireless connection:Connect through wireless technology and then connecting to a wired connection –WiFi-uses radio waves to provide high-speed Internet and network connections
Bandwidth (continued)
Cellular Web connection:3G/4G connectivityfor e-mail, instant messaging, mobile banking, weather, travel information…anytime…anywhere
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Cloud Services:Today’s business and now individuals are using Cloud Computing
Utilize resources, share server space and more cost effective.
Bandwidth (continued)
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Self Test: The Internet
1. Wireless
2. Dial-Up
3. Computing Device
4. ISP
5. DSL
6. Modem
Internet Elements
Internet Connections
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Open My Web site
Open the DL Site – The Internet and the World Wide Web
Note Sheets
Digital Literacy: The Internet and the World Wide Web
The Internet The World Wide Web ~ www Using E-Mail Other Methods of Communicating
on the Internet
DL 2
EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?
EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?
The WebA collection of information that is accessible on the Internet
Information is in the form of:
• Text . Pictures . Sound
• Arranged logically
• Stored on Web Servers
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Web Browser
A software program used to view and interact with various resources on the Web.
Internet Explorer
Safari
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Web PageA formatted text document that a Web browser can display
Navigate to other Web pages by clicking a hyperlink . . . link
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Web BrowserA software program used to view and interact with various resources on the Web.
Internet Explorer
Safari
Web PageA Web site is one or more Web pages that reside on a single server. This server is known as a Web Server and is connected to the Internet. The first Web page that is displayed when you access a Web site is known as the home page. Every Web site has a unique home page
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•Every Web site is stored on a computer that is part of a vast network.
•To access a Web site, you need to access the computer on which the Web site is stored.
•IP address - Internet Protocol address. numeric address that specifies the exact location of a computer on the Web. such as 127.0.0.1.
•corresponding domain name because it is easier to remember names for the IP address 127.0.0.1 can be proseware.com.
•Uniform Resource Locator (URL), computers. In the example
•http://www.microsoft.com/learning/default.asphttp indicates what protocol to use and microsoft.com/learning/default.asp specifies the exact location of the Web page.
Overview of a Web Address EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?
WEB AddressURL
Element Description
http://Indicates the protocol to be used to access a file.
www Indicates that the Web site is on the Web.
microsoft Indicates the name of the domain.
.com Indicates the type of domain.
/learning/default.asp
Indicates the path of the document.
.com - commercial organization.
.edu - educational institutions, such as schools, colleges, and universities.
.net - network-oriented organization or for an ISP.
.org - nonprofit organization.
.info - informative in nature.
.museum - a museum
URL contains a domain name suffix describing the type of organization the website belongs to.
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/default.asp
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The steps to find the IP Address of your machine are as follows:
1. Click Start, and click Run.
2. In the Run dialog box, type cmd and click OK.
3. In the Command Prompt Window, at the command prompt, type ipconfig and press ENTER.
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Explorer 9
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Launch
Searching for Information
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Launch
How to perform Financial Transactions on the Web
Launch
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Self Test The Internet and the World Wide Web
Located on my Web site
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