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32 Cards in this Set
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The Internet
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•The Internet is a worldwide collection of networksthat links millions of businesses, government agencies, educationalinstitutions, and individuals |
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Origin of the Internet |
TheInternet originated as ARPANET in September 1969 and had two main goals |
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Evolution of the Internet |
* 1969 ARPANET becomesfunctional |
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•Eachorganization is responsible only for maintaining its own network |
–TheWorld Wide Web Consortium (W3C) oversees research and sets guidelines andstandards |
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Internet2 |
•connectsmore than 200 universities and 115 companies via a high-speed private network |
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Many home and small business users connect to the Internet via high-speed broadband Internet service |
*Cable Internet service |
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access provider |
An access provider is a business that provides individuals and organizations access to the Internet free or for a fee |
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ISP (Internet service provider) |
* Regional ISPs provide Internetaccess to a specific geographical area |
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Online service provider (OSP) |
* Has many members-only features |
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Wireless Internet service provider |
* Provides wireless Internet accessto computers and mobile devices |
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IP address |
An IP address is a number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet |
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domain name |
A domainname is the text version of an IP address –Top-leveldomain |
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DNS server |
A DNS server translates the domain name into its associated IP address |
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Examples of generic top level domain |
*aero- Aviation community memebers *biz- Businesses of all sizes *com- Commercial organizations *edu- Educational institutions *gov- government agencies *net- Network providers or commercial agencies *org- Non-profit organiztions |
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World Wide Web, or Web |
The World Wide Web, or Web, consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents (Web pages) |
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Web site |
A Web site is a collection of related Web pages and associated items |
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Web server |
A Web server is a computer that delivers requested Web pages to your computer |
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Web 2.0 |
Web 2.0 refers to Web sites that provide a means for users to interact |
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A Web browser, or browser, allows users to access Web pages and Web 2.0 programs |
*Internet Explorer *Firefox *Opera *Safari *Google Chrome |
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home page |
A home page is the first page that a Web site displays |
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Web pages provide links to other related Web pages |
Surfing the Web |
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Downloading |
Downloading is the process of receiving information |
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URL or Web address |
A Webpage has a unique address |
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Tabbed browsing |
Tabbed browsing allows you to open and view multiple Web pages in a single Web browser window |
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Two types of search tools are search engines and subject directories |
* Searchengine * Subjectdirectory |
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Search engine |
•Finds information related to a specific topic |
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Subject Directory |
Classifies Web pages in an organized set of categories |
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A search engine is helpful in locating items such as: |
* Images |
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InstantSearch box |
Some Web browsers contain an Instant Search box to eliminate the steps of displaying the search engine’s Web page prior to entering the search text |
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There are thirteen types of Web sites |
* Portal |
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Evaluation Criteria |
* Affiliation * Currency (See slide 29) |
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Multimedia |
Multimedia refers to any application that combines text with: |
