O’Leary, Timothy and O’Leary, Linda; Computing

Essentials 2013THE INTERNET, THE WEB & E-COMMERCE

Presentation by: Joem A. BatagaBSCpE 101-G

INTRODUCTION• The internet is often referred to as the information Superhighway

because it connects millions of people across the globe.

• Unline a typical highway, the Internet moves ideas, data and other informations through different networks.

• The Web provides an easy-to-use, intuitive multimedia interface to connect to the Internet.

THE INTERNET AND THE WEB

• The Internet is the largest global network, connecting smaller networks around the world.

• The Internet was launched in 1969 and US funded a project called ARPANET.

• The World Wide Web or WWW was introduced in 1991 at CERN.

COMMON INTERNET USES

• Communicating• E-mail• Discussions• Online Shopping• Searching• Entertainment• Pornograpy

INTERACTIVE WEBPAGES

Interactive Features on Web Pages may be triggered by special programming instrucionts written in these languages1. Javascript2. AJAX3. Java

CLOUD COMPUTING

• Shifts computing activities from users' desktops to computers on the Internet.

• Fress end-users from owning, maintaining and storing software programs and data.

• The Three basic components are Clients (end-users), Service providers, and The Internet.

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

• Also known as e-commerce• Buying and selling of goods over the Internet.1. Business-to-consumer (B2C)2. Consumer-to-consumer (C2C)3. Web auctions4. Business-to-business (B2B)