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Discovering Computers 2008 Chapter 2 The Internet and World Wide Web

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Discovering Computers 2008

Chapter 2The Internet and World Wide Web

Defining the Internet

The Internet is a collection of ________

________ that are used for

________ and _______ communications

and for ________ exchange.

The Internet

What are some services found on the Internet?

p. 68 Fig. 2-1 Next

4. Chat

(4)

(1)

1. E-mail

(2)

2. Web

(3)

3. File transfer

(5)

5. Message board

(6)

6. Instant messaging

Other Internet Services

E-mail

Transmission of Messages Over Internet

Messages May Include Attachments

Files, Graphics, Audio, Video

Virus

Volume

1.4 Billion Active Accounts Worldwide

183 Billion E-mails Sent Daily in 2006

World population?

History of the Internet

How did the Internet originate?

Nextp. 68

Goal:To function if

part of network were disabled

Became functional ____?

_____

ARPANET

Networking project by Pentagon’s Advanced

Research Projects Agency (ARPA)Goal:

To allow scientists at different

locations to share information

Internet Development Milestones 1969

Arpanet

1980’s NSF connects

Internet

1989

Tim Berners-Lee

2003

Web2.0

Myths About the Internet

The Internet is Free

Someone Controls the Internet

The Internet and World Wide Web are One and the Same

The Internet

Who controls the Internet?

p. 51

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Oversees research, sets standards and guidelines

Next

No onec—cit is a public, cooperative, andindependent network

Several organizations set standards

Click to view Web Link,click Chapter 2, Click Web Linkfrom left navigation, then click W3Cbelow Chapter 2

History of the Internet

How has the Internet grown?

p. 69

TodayMore than 350 million host nodes

1984More than 1,000 host nodes

1969Four host nodes

Next

Defining the World Wide Web

The WWW is a retrieval system which

organizes data into _____ _____ and the pages are

connected to each other via __________. Multiple

pages are called a _____ _____. The computer

that contains the Web pages is a ______.

Advocacy Blog WikiNetwork

ContentAggregator Personal

Portal

The World Wide Web

What are the twelve basic types of Web sites?

p. 61 – 63 Next

News InformationalBusiness/Marketing

Educational Entertainment

High-speed connection

High-speed connection

Slow-speed technology

Slow-speed technology

How the Internet Works

How can you connect to the Internet?

p. 51 - 52 Next

Dial-up accessmodem in your computer uses a

standard telephone line to connect to the Internet

Dial-up accessmodem in your computer uses a

standard telephone line to connect to the Internet

DSL, cable modem,fixed wireless, Wi-Fi,

and satellite modems

DSL, cable modem,fixed wireless, Wi-Fi,

and satellite modems

Connection is always on—whenever the computer

is running

Connection is always on—whenever the computer

is running

Connection must be established each time you log on. Slow but inexpensive

Connection must be established each time you log on. Slow but inexpensive

Internet Mechanics

Access Providers

ISP (Internet Service Provider)

OSP (Online Service Provider)

Member-only Features

AOL

MSN

Wireless

How to Connect

Internet Service ProvidersLocal ISPhttp://www.mssinternet.com/

Earthlink – National ISP

Telephone CompaniesAT&T

TV Service ProvidersDirecTV

Colleges & Universities

Libraries

Employers

Online Service ProvidersAOLMSN

Cybercafes

Copy Service Stores

Free ISP

http://home.pacbell.net/dbk4297/freeisp.html

What are ways to access the Internet?

The World Wide Web

What is a Web browser?

p. 54 Next

Program that allows you to view Web pages

MicrosoftInternetExplorer

Firefox

Opera

Chrome

Safari

Netscape

Google Maps

Sally’s Recipes

YouTube

Blogger

Google search engine

iGoogle = individual

Gmail

Google Chrome

http://www.google.com/chrome

The World Wide Web

How does a Web browser display a home page?

p. 55 Fig. 2-5 Next

Step 3.The Web browser communicates with the access provider’s server to retrieve the IP address. The IP address is sent to your computer.

Step 1.Click the Web browser program name

Step 2.Web browser looks up the home page setting

Step 4.The home page displays in the Web browser

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol – HTTP – Web 1.0

hyperli

nks

HTML

Script

Language

The World Wide Web

How can you recognize links?

p. 57 Fig. 2-7 Next

A link can be text or an image

Pointer changes to a small handwhen you point toa link

Text links areusually underlinedand in a differentcolor

The World Wide Web

What is a URL?

p. 56 Fig. 2-6 Next

Unique address for a Web page

A web server delivers the Web page to

your computer

World Wide Web

Web Addressing

URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

Unique Address for Page Located on Web Server

protocoldomain name

path

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/index.html

How the Internet Works

What is a domain name?

p. 53 - 54 Figs. 2-3 – 2-4 Next

Text version of Internet protocol (IP) address

Number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to

Internet

Internet Protocols

Gopher is a retrieval system at the University of __________which provides a hierarchical menu system.

FTP sites allow users to retrieve data and programs to their own computer.

Telnet allows users to connect to a host and perform operations.

Other Internet Protocols

file download dialog box

What is FTP?

File Transfer Protocol

Internet standard that allows you to upload and download files with other computers on Internet

p. 2.33 Fig. 2-29

Next

Subdomain

http://teach.webcms.net

How the Internet Works

What is a domain name?

p. 74 Figs. 2-4 – 2-5

Text version of Internet protocol (IP) address Number that uniquely identifies

each computer or device connected to Internet

Evolution of the Internet

Other Internet Services

What is an e-mail address?

p. 70 Fig. 2-19 Next

Name that consists of a user name and domain name that identifies the user

Other Internet Services

What is an e-mail address?

Combination of user name and domain name that identifies user so he or she can receive e-mail

User name or user-ID

A unique combination of characters that identifies you

at Domain name

Identifies the mail server

p. 2.31 Fig. 2-27

Next

[email protected]

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/index.html

[email protected]

URL:

E-Mail:

Other Internet Services

How does an e-mail message travel?

p. 70 Fig. 2-20 Next

Step 4.When recipient uses e-mail software to check for e-mail messages, the message transfers from incoming mail server to recipient’s computer

Step 2.Your software contacts software on your service provider’s outgoing mail server

Step 3.Software on outgoing mail server determines best route for data and sends message, which travels along Internet routers to recipient’s incoming mail server

Step 1.Using e-mail software, you create and send

message

The World Wide Web

A plug-in is a program that extends the capability of a Web browser

The World Wide Web

Two types of search tools are search engines and subject directories

The World Wide Web

What is a subject directory?

p. 80 Fig. 2-12

Search tool with organized set of topics and subtopics Lets you find information by clicking links rather than

entering keywords

The World Wide Web

What is a search engine?

p. 57 - 60 Fig. 2-8

Program used to find Web sites and Web pages by entering words or phrases called search text

Spider / Crawler / Bot

Netiquette = Code of acceptable Internet behavior

The World Wide Web

What is a home page?

p. 76 Fig.2-1a Next

The first page that a Web site presents Often provides connections to other Web pages

The World Wide Web

What is a portal?

p. 82 Fig. 2-13a Next

A Web site that offers a variety of services from one, convenient location, usually for free Searching, sports, e-mail,

news, weather, auctions, Web communities (Web sites that join people with similar interests)

The World Wide Web

What is downloading?

p. 76 Next

The process of a computer receiving information Depending upon connection speed, downloading can

take from a few seconds to several minutes Public domain vs. Shareware

The World Wide Web

What graphics formats are used on the Web?

p. 84 Fig. 2-16 Next

BMPBMP

GIF(pronounced JIFF)

GIF(pronounced JIFF)

JPEG(pronounced JAY-peg)

JPEG(pronounced JAY-peg)

PNG(pronounced ping)

PNG(pronounced ping)

TIFFTIFF

Graphic format comparisons

The World Wide Web

What is video?

p. 88 Fig. 2-20 Next

Consists of full-motion images with soundplayed back at various speeds

MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) is popular video compressionstandard

Other Internet Services

What are newsgroups and message boards?

p. 95 Fig. 2-28 Next

Newsgroup

Click to view Web Link,click Chapter 2, Click Web Linkfrom left navigation, then click Newsgroups and Message Boards below Chapter 2

Many Web sites use message boards because they are easier to use

Online area where users discuss a particular subject Message board

Type of discussion group

Other Internet Services

What is a mailing list?

p. 97 Fig. 2-29 Next

Group of e-mail addresses given a single name

When a message is sent to the mailing list, everyone on the list receives the message

To add your name to a mailing list you must subscribe to it; to remove your name you must unsubscribe

Click to view Web Link,click Chapter 2, Click Web Linkfrom left navigation, then click Mailing Lists below Chapter 2

What is Web2.0 ?

Interactive rather than static

Uses “cloud” computing

Separates form from content– Web 1.0 used html

» Programmer creates content

– Web 2.0 uses XML

» User creates content

» Collaboration

Web 2.0 Applications

Listed at:• http://www.go2web20.net/

Example• http://www.polleverywhere.com

Web 1.0 Web 2.0

Double-click Adsense

Kodak Express Flickr

Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Defined

The Machine is Using Us

Social Networking

Social Networking without Partying

List of Social Networking Website

Criticism of Web 2.0

Why some consider Web2.0 another bust