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Internet 101

Published on Jan 10, 2016

Internet Basics

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

internet 101

Introduction to the Internet and Web

It is the largest network in the world that connects hundreds of thousands of individual networks all over the world.

The popular term for the Internet is the “Information Highway”.

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No one owns it

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It has no formal management organization

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It was originally developed by the Department of defense

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The lack of centralization made it less vulnerable to wartime or terrorist attacks.

SOME COMMON TERMS

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The INTERNET is a network of computers spanning the globe. It is also called the World Wide Web.

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INTERNET BROWSER is a software program that enables you to view Web pages on your computer

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A site or area on the World Wide Web that is accessed by its own Internet address is called a WEB SITE

A WEB PAGE is like a page in a book. Websites often have several pages that you can access by clicking on LINKS.

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Each Web site contains a HOME PAGE (this is the original starting page)

USES OF THE INTERNET

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Send e-mail messages

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Send (upload) or receive (down load) files between computers.

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Participate in discussion groups, such as mailing lists and newsgroups

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Surfing the web.

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