a global network connecting millions of computers The Internet is the combination of all the linked computer networks world

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Purposes of Internet Communicate with people Ex. Chat, sending Text 2. Dissemination of Research Ex. Online libraries, distance education 3. Graphical design of information Ex. GIF (graphical user information format BMP (bitmap) 4. Browsing & ordering products Ex. O-line buy and sell , ordering product 5. Display of Creative Arts Ex. Homepage 6. Retrieve Information Ex. E-mail 7. Voting 1.

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The internet is often described as 'a network of networks' because all the smaller networks of organizations are linked together into the one giant network called the internet. All computers are pretty much equal once connected to the internet TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a communications protocol used to transfer digital data around the internet.. As with all communications protocols, TCP/IP is composed of layers: IP(Internet Provider) - IP operates on gateway machines that move data from department to organization to region and then around the world. TCP - is responsible for verifying the correct delivery of data from client to server. Data can be lost in the intermediate network. TCP adds support to detect errors or lost data and to trigger retransmission until the data is correctly and completely received.

2 Ways to Access Internet 1. ISP (Internet Services Provider) it offers directed access to the Internet and provides the software that you need to get online (all at fast speed) a company to help to connect or log-on to the internet Ex. EDSAmail, Yahoo & etc, 2. COS (Commercial On-line Services) accessing the net through these services is typically more expensive and slower than getting a direct Internet account through an Internet Service Provider access from the other country Ex: HK Commercial Online Requirements to Access the Internet 1. Computer 2. Phone Connection 3. Modem 4. Internet Service Provider MODEM Converts waves to data (MODULATOR) and vice versa (DEMODULATOR) A modem is a device used for connecting two computers via a telephone line

SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THE INTERNET 1. E-mail (Electronic Mail) A simple text message that you type at your keyboard and send to another user on the network. SMTP (Short Message Transfer Protocol) Electronic mail, or Email, is the term used to describe the tool which allows one computer user to send a message to one or more other computer users over a computer network in a digital form. Email can be sent internally to members of an organization through their internal computer network or they can be sent externally to anyone in the world by using the network of computer networks that make up the internet E-MAIL STRUCTURE

WEB SITE In the World Wide Web (WWW) a web site is a computer system that runs a Web server, and has been set up for publishing documents on the Web. SOFWeb is one of the Victorian Department of Education's Web sites. WWW (World Wide Web) This is a global hyper-text-based information system which allows users to explore that Internet around the world. It is an attempt to organize all documents on the Internet as a set of hypertext documents which are searched via "links". These links are to other files on the same computer or to files held on another computer.

URL STRUCTURE
URL (Uniform Resource Locator) Is a string of characters that points to a specific piece of information anywhere on the web. It is an address pointer to documents available on the web. hypermedia

Joe_black@yahoo.com.us

URL consists of : User ID location type country code

User ID identifies who is at the address Location provides specific information Type composed of three (3) letters extension Ex. .com commercial business .net - internet network resource .edu educational & research institute Country composed of two letters DOMAIN tell the location or type of address that provides specific information about the location WEB BROWSER A Web browser is the software program that you use to view WWW pages. You are probably using Netscape, but there are several others, for example Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Mosaic, or Lynx, which is a text only browser. Netscape is called a graphical browser because it allows you to view pictures as well as text.

Protocol a set of communication rules for exchanging info. That allow browser to connect with web servers http (hypertext transfer protocol) Web server name location of the web site Ex: 1) www.malacanang.gov 2) www.ust.edu Directory Name the name on the server for the directory or folder from which you need to pull the file.

Filename & Extension particular page or document that you are seeking.