Internet

The Web as you know it

• WWW:

This is not the internet, but just a part of it. IM, e-mail. The web consists of pages that can only be seen by using application software

World Wide Web

BrowserApplication that allows you to view the Internet.

– You have to have a browser to see the Internet

• Examples:– Chrome– Internet Explorer– Firefox– Safari

Search EngineApplication that helps you find information

• Examples:

–Google–Bing– Yahoo–Ask.com

Bingiton.com

Just Google It…

• How Tall is the Statue of Liberty• 305 Feet• What year did Wrigley Field add

lights to its stadium?• 1988• How much did a Whopper cost at

Burger King in 1957?• 37 cents• How much is that in today’s money?• $3.17

Boolean Operators• Words used to reduce or expand search

results

AND

NOT

OROR MAKES IT “BIGGOR”

1. Someone creates a website2. They load it to a web server computer3. We must have an Internet connection 4. We can see the websites on a browser

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HTML Hyper Text Markup Language

• The language of websitesTo View Google’s HTML:

1. Click on the GOOGLE image to

the left

2. Right Click when on the

Google home page

3. View Page Source

4. To return to this PPT just close

out of the browser.

What you see…………..

How it is written…………

Why you should be a programmer…….

• Average Starting Salary …….$72,000

• Starting Salary in Rochester, MN $114,000

• Starting Salary in Santa Fe, NM $109,000

• Starting Salary for a Middle School Teacher in Utah ………. $40,000

Networks

• LAN: Local Area Network– Examples: Home, office & School

• WAN: Wide Area Network– Example: Internet

• System of computers that are linked together

ISP Internet Service Provider

A company you pay to hook up the Internet at your house, schools,

businesses, or office

Types of Internet Connections

• Broadband: High Speed Internet Connection. Most common internet connection.

• WiFi: Short range wireless connection that your devices connect through a home or business router

• Wireless: Connection your mobile devices (phones and tablets) use to get internet or use data (3G, 4G, LTE)

The CLOUD

What is it?

• Back in the day, all of your data was stored on your hard drive, discs, CD’s and other storage devices

• Now there is a better way. It is stored in a magical place not on your computer,

called THE CLOUD

Cloud Servers• Application online data storage

One of Apple’s Cloud Servers. Why no logo on the roof?

Do I use it without even knowing?

• NetFlix• Hulu• Pandora• Spotify• Facebook Games• Uploading files in Mr. Assmus’ Class

Which one is best?Dropbox: 2GB Free Space; File Size Limit = Unlimited; All Platforms, Best for: Seamless document streaming

One Drive:7 GB Free Space, File Size Limit = 2GB; (Platforms: Windows, Mac iOS, Android and Windows Phone)Best for Windows/MS Office Integration

Google Drive: 15GB Free Space; File Size Limit = 10GB (Platforms: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android)Best for: Storage Space and Web Apps

iCloud:Free Space: 5GB; File Size Limit = 25MB Free/250MB PaidPlatform: OS, iOS, WindowsBest for: Heavy iTunes/Mac Users

URL – Uniform Resource Locator

What is it? Address of a website

Example

www.facebook.com

NOT

Facebook.com

True URL’s include the wwwNow, browsers are smart enough that you don’t need to type it in, but you used to have to include it in your URL

Domain

– There are hundreds of thousands of different domains out there. –Most countries

have their own domains.

The ending of a website

Examples of domains

.com = commercial

.gov = government

.edu = higher education

.org = non-profit

organization

.net = network

.int = internet

Other Important Info

• Home Page: The main page, or table of contents for the website

• Wiki: Allows collaborative editing of its content by all of its users

• Blog: A personal website which individuals give opinions and link to other websites

• Podcast: A multimedia (usually sound) digital file made available on the internet to download to a portable player (MP3, iPod, etc)

Hypertext Link (a.k.a. Link)

Definition• Picture or words that take you to a new

location when clicked on

Examples: Pictures and words

This what happens on the Internet every 60 seconds – The Internet is in EVERY aspect of our lives