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Objectives Overview
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• Discuss the evolution of the Internet.
• Explain the purpose of a Web browser and identify the components of
a Web address.
• Identify and briefly describe the various broadband internetconnections.
• Describe how to use a search engine to search for information on the
Web and differentiate between a search engine and a subject directory.
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Describe the types of Web sites.
• Explain how e-mail, mailing lists, instant messaging, chat rooms, VoIP,
newsgroups and message boards, and FTP work.
• Identify the rules of netiquette.
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Evolution of Internet
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Origins
The internet began in the late 1960s as aproject sponsored by the U.S. DefenseDepartment. Over time, the internet
expanded to include other governmentagencies, universities, research labs andbusinesses.
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Evolution of the Internet• Started as ARPANET in September 1969 and had
two main goals:
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Allow scientists at differentphysical locations to share
information and worktogether.
Function even if part of thenetwork were disabled ordestroyed by a disaster.
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Evolution of the Internet
1969 ARPANETbecomes
functional.
1984
ARPANET hasmore than1,000
individualcomputerslinked as
hosts.
1986
NSF connectsNSFnet to
ARPANET andbecomes
known as theInternet.
1995
NSFNetterminates itsnetwork onthe Internetand resumes
status asresearchnetwork.
1996 Internet2 is
founded.
Today
More than550 millionhosts connect
to theInternet.
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The Internet
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Worldwide Network
The internet is a worldwide network.Similar to a local area network, sharingresources on other computers, the
internet enables user to view and shareinformation on other computers aroundthe world.
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The Internet Definition
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A worldwide collection of networks that links millions of businesses,
government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals.
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Internet
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Backbone
The internet backbone’s is a collectionof telephone lines and fiber-optic cablesthan span the world. Data travels along
this backbone at nearly the speed of light, so you can access data on theother side of the world in just seconds.
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Connecting To The Internet
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• provides high-speed internet access through the cable televisionnetwork via a cable modem
Cable InternetService
DSL (digitalsubscriber liner)
Fiber to thePremises (FTTP)
Fiber wireless
A WIFI (wireless
identifier)
• speed internet connections to devices with built-in compatible technology orcomputers with wireless modems.
A cellular radionetwork offer high
• provides high-speed internet connections via satellite to a satellite dish thatcommunicates with a satellite modem
Satellite InternetServices
• uses fiber-optic cable to provides high-speed internet access
• provides high speed internet connections using regular telephone lines
• provides high-speed internet connections using a dish-shaped antenna on yourhouse or business to communicate with a tower location via radio signals.
• network uses radio signals to provide high-speed internet connections
to wireless computers and devices
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Connecting To The Internet
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Internet Service Provider / Access Provider
An internet service provider (ISP) is a company that has direct access tothe internet backbone. You can use a modem to access an ISP, which thenconnects you to the internet / a business that provides individuals andorganizations access to the Internet free or for a fee.
Dial-Up Access
Dial-up internet access uses a regular modem and a telephone line toconnect to the internet. Although dial-up accounts are inexpensive,they are also very slow.
Broadband Access
Uses a high-speed modem to connect to the internet. The connection ismade through a digital subscriber line (DSL) telephone service or atelevision cable hookup. Broadband accounts are extremely fast,although they are more expensive than dial-up accounts.
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Connecting To The Internet
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Examples of Internet Service Provider (ISP)
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The World Wide Web
• The World Wide Web, or Web, consists of aworldwide collection of electronic documents(Web pages)
• A Web site is a collection of related Web pagesand 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 meansfor users to interact
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The World Wide Web• A Web browser, or browser, allows users to
access Web pages and Web 2.0 programs.Examples:
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InternetExplorer
Firefox Opera
SafariGoogleChrome
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The World Wide Web• A home page is the first
page that a Web site
displays
• Web pages provide links to
other related Web pages
– Surfing the Web
• Downloading is the
process of receivinginformation
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• Some Web pages are
designed specifically for
microbrowsers.
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The World Wide Web• A Web page has a unique address called a URL or
Web address.
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The World Wide Web• Tabbed browsing allows you to open and view multiple
Web pages in a single Web browser window
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The World Wide Web• Two types of search tools are search engines and
subject directories
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Searchengine
Finds informationrelated to a
specific topic
Subjectdirectory
Classifies Webpages in an
organized set of categories
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The World Wide Web
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Widely Used Search ToolsSearch Tool Web Address Search Engine Subject Directory
A9 a9.com X
AlltheWeb alltheweb.com X
AltaVista altavista.com X
AOL Search search.aol.com X
Ask ask.com X
Bing bing.com X
Cuil (pronounced cool) cuil.com X
Dogpile dogpile.com X
Excite excite.com X X
Gigablast gigablast.com X X
Google google.com X X
Lycos lycos.com X
MSN msn.com X X
Open Directory Project dmoz.org X X
WebCrawler webcrawler.com X
Yahoo! yahoo.com X X
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The World Wide Web• A search engine is helpful in locating items such
as:
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Images Videos Audio News
MapsPeople or
Businesses Blogs
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The World Wide Web• Search operators can help to refine your search
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Search Engine Operators
Operator Description Examples Explanation
Space or
+
Display hits that include
specific words.
art + music
art music
Results have both words art and music – in any
order.
OR Display hits that includeonly one word from a list.
dog OR puppyDog OR puppy OR canine
Results have either the word dog or puppy.Results have the word dog or puppy or canine.
( ) Combine hits that include
specific words with those
that include only one word
from a list.
Kalamazoo Michigan
(pizza OR subs)
Results have both words Kalamazoo Michigan
and either the word, pizza, or the word, subs.
- Exclude a word from the
search results.
automobile
- convertible
Results include automobile but do not include
convertible.
“ “ Search for an exact phrase
in a certain order
“19th century literature” Results have the exact phrase, 19th century
literature.
* Substitute characters in
place of the asterisk.
writer* Results include any word that begins with
writer (e.g., writer, writers, writer’s).
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The World Wide Web• There are thirteen types of Web sites
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Portal News Informational Business/Marketing
Blog Wiki Online SocialNetwork
Educational
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The World Wide Web
Entertainment Advocacy WebApplication
ContentAggregator
Personal
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Cont… • Portal - Web site that offers a variety of Internet
services from a single, convenient location.
• News - Web site contains newsworthy materialincluding stories and articles relating to currentevents, life, money, sports, and the weather.
• Informational - Web site contains factualinformation.
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Cont… • Business/Marketing - Web site contains content that
promotes or sells products or services.
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Blog - short for Weblog, is an informal Web siteconsisting of time-stamped articles, or posts, in adiary or journal format, usually listed in reversechronological order.
• Wiki - a collaborative Web site that allows users tocreate, add to, modify, or delete the Web site contentvia their Web browser.
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Cont… • Online Social Network - Web site that encourages
members in its online community to share theirinterests, ideas, stories, photos, music, and videoswith other registered users.
• Educational - Web site offers exciting, challengingavenues for formal and informal teaching andlearning.
• Entertainment An entertainment Web site offers aninteractive and engaging environment.
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Cont…
• Advocacy An advocacy Web site contains content
that describes a cause, opinion, or idea.
• Web Application - Web site that allows users to
access and interact with software through a Web
browser on any computer or device that is
connected to the Internet. Some Web applications
provide free access to their software.
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• Content Aggregator - business that gathers and
organizes Web content and then distributes, or
feeds, the content to subscribers for free or a fee.
• Personal - private individual or family not usually
associated with any organization may maintain apersonal Web site or just a single Web page.
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The World Wide Web
• Information
presented on
the Web must
be evaluated
for accuracy
• No one
oversees the
content of
Web pages
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Criteria for Evaluating a Web Site’s Content
Evaluation Criteria Reliable Web Sites
Affiliation A reputable institution should support the
Web site without bias in the information.
Audience The Web site should be written at an
appropriate level.
Authority The Web site should list the author and
appropriate credentials.
Content The Web site should be well organized and
the links should work.
Currency The information on the Web page shouldbe current.
Design The pages at the Web site should download
quickly, be visually pleasing, and easy to
navigate.
Objectivity The Web site should contain little
advertising arid be free of preconceptions.
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The World Wide Web• Multimedia refers to any application that
combines TEXT with:
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Graphics Animation
Audio VideoVirtualReality
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The World Wide Web
• A graphic is adigitalrepresentation of
nontextinformation
• Graphic formatsinclude BMP, GIF,JPEG, PNG, andTIFF
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The World Wide Web
• A thumbnail is a small
version of a larger
graphic
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The World Wide Web• Animation is the appearance of motion created
by displaying a series of still images in sequence
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The World Wide Web• 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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Audio Web File Formats
Format Description Format Description
AAC Advanced Audio Coding WAV Window waveform
AIFF Audio Interchange File Format WMA Windows Media Audio
(part of Windows Media framework)
ASF Advanced Streaming (or Systems) Format
(part of Windows Media framework)
RA RealAudio sound file
(supported by RealPlayer)
MP3 Moving Pictures Experts Group Audio Layer 3
(MPEG-3)
QT QuickTime audio, video, or 3-D animation
Ogg Free, unpatented audio and video format
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The World Wide Web• Video consists of full-motion images that are
played back at various speeds
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The World Wide Web• Virtual reality (VR) is the use of computers to
simulate a real or imagined environment that
appears as a three-dimensional space
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The World Wide Web•
A plug-in is a program that extends the capability of a Web browser
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Popular Plug-Ins
Plug-In Application Description Web Address
Acrobat Reader View, navigate, and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files –
documents formatted to look just as they look in printadobe.com
Flash Player View dazzling graphics and animation, hear outstanding sound and
music, display Web pages across an entire screen adobe.com
Java Enable Web browser to run programs written in Java, which add
interactivity to Web pages java.com
QuickTime View animation, music, audio, video, and VR panoramas, and objects
directly on a Web pageapple.com
RealPlayer
Listen to live and on-demand near CD-quality audio and newscast-
quality video, stream audio and video content for faster viewing, play
MP3 files, create music CDs
real.com
Shockwave Player Experience dynamic interactive multimedia, 3-D graphics, and
streaming audioadobe.com
Silverlight Experience high-definition video, high resolution interactive
multimedia, and streaming audio and videomicrosoft.com
Windows Media Player Listen to live and on-demand audio, play or edit WMA and MP3 files,
burn CDs and watch DVD moviesmicrosoft.com
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The World Wide Web• Web publishing is the development and
maintenance of Web pages
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Plan aWeb site
Analyzeand
design aWeb site
Create aWeb site
Deploy aWeb site
Maintaina Web
site
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Other Internet Services• E-mail is the
transmission of messages and filesvia a computernetwork
• An e-mail program allows you to create,send, receive,forward, store, print,and delete e-mailmessages
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Other Internet Services• A mailing list is a group of e-mail names and addresses
given a single name
– Subscribing adds your e-mail name and address
–
Unsubscribing removes your name
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Other Internet Services• Instant messaging (IM) is a real-time Internet
communications service
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Other Internet Services• A chat is a real-time
typed conversationthat takes place ona computer
• A chat room is alocation on anInternet server thatpermits users tochat with eachother
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Other Internet Services
• A newsgroup is an
online area in
which users have
written discussions
about a particular
subject
–Typically requires anewsreader
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Other Internet Services
• FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is an Internet standard
that permits file uploading and downloading with
other computers on the Internet
• Many operating systems include FTP capabilities
• An FTP server is a computer that allows users to
upload and/or download files using FTP
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Netiquette•
Netiquette is the code of acceptable Internet behavior NETIQUETTE – Golden Rule: Treat others as you would like them to treat you.
1. In e-mail, chat rooms, and newsgroups”
• Keep messages brief. Use proper grammar, spelling, and
punctuation.
• Be careful when using sarcasm and humor, as it might be
misinterpreted.
• Be polite. Avoid offensive language.• Read the message before you send it.
• Use meaningful subject lines.
• Avoid sending or posting flames, which are abusive or
insulting messages. Do not participate in flame wars, which
are exchanges of flames.
• Avoid sending spam, which is the internet’s version of junk
mail. Spam is an unsolicited e-mail messages or news group
posting sent to many recipients or newsgroups at once.
• Do not use all capital letters, which is the equivalent of
SHOUTING!
• Use emoticons to express emoticon. Popular emoticons
include
:) Smile :| Indifference :0 Surprised
:( Frown :\ Undecided
• Use abbreviations and acronyms for
phrases:
btw by the way
imho in my humble opinion
fyi for your information
ttfn ta ta for nowfwiw for what it’s worth
tyvm thank you very much
• Clearly identify a spoiler, which is a
message that reveals a solution to a
game or ending to a movie or program.
2. Read the FAQ (frequently asked
questions), if one exists. Many
newsgroups and Web pages have an FAQ.
3. Do not assume material is accurate or up-
to-date. Be forgiving of other’s mistakes.
4. Never read someone’s private e-mail.