- is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide.

INTERNETINTERNET

- known as Interconnected Net, Information Highway or simply known as Net.

1. Used to communicate with people

2. Used to get information

3. Used for entertainment

4. Used for on-line shopping

5. Used to transact business

USES OF INTERNETUSES OF INTERNET

1. Computer

2. Modem

3. Telephone Lines / Cable Lines

4. Internet Service Provider (ISP)

5. Web Browser

Requirements Needed Requirements Needed to Access the Netto Access the Net

1. Computer - machine used to send and receive electronic documents via the Internet.

2. Modem (Modulator/Demodulator) - device that transmits analog signal and receives data in digital signal through telephone lines.

3. Telephone Lines / Cable Lines – used to transmit signal from one computer to another with the help of modem.

4. Internet Service Provider (ISP) – a company provides connection to the Internet E.g.: Compass, Pacific Internet, I-Manila, Bonanza, Blast, and others.

5. Web Browser – software program used to navigate the Internet. Two popular web browsers are Netscape Navigator & Microsoft Internet Explorer

Requirements Needed to Access the Net

NetscapeSafari Opera

Internet Explorer Google ChromeFirefox

- Is an interactive electronic document where text, graphics and sounds are posted.

- Are professionals that create wonderful and artistic website.

- They create interactive web pages using a computer language called HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

- identifies an e-mail box to which email messages are delivered.

- The fastest way to send a letter is through the Internet.

- With electronic mail (or email for short), your modem can send messages around the Internet in a very few seconds.

- A collection of related web pages.

- Is like a book that has one or more pages that contains the needed information

- can be viewed through its website address or technically known as URL

- it is the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web.

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

The first part of the URL is called a protocol identifier and it indicates what protocol to use, and the second part is called a resource name and it specifies the IP address or the domain name where the resource is located. The protocol identifier and the resource name are separated by a colon and two forward slashes.

Every domain name has a suffix that indicates which top level domain (TLD) it belongs to. For example:

•gov - Government agencies •edu - Educational institutions •org - Organizations (nonprofit) •mil - Military •com - commercial business •net - Network organizations •ca - Canada •th - Thailand•ph - Philippines

Two-Letter Internet Country Codes

•ca - Canada •th - Thailand•ph - Philippines•ch – Switzerland•uk – united kingdom

Internet and URL - Marivic S. Manlagnit - JMAMES ICT Coordinator