Internet

The internet is a worldwide collection of network, gateways, servers and computers using a common set of telecommunications protocols to link them together.

Brief Timeline on the Evolution of the Internet

1972The Internet started when RAND Corp. Americas Foremost Cold War think tank issued the paper On Distributed Communication Networks. The paper proposed solution to an obvious problem of electronic communications after the nuclear war. 1972The Internetworking Group (INWG) was created to address the need for establishing agreed upon protocols. The NCP (Network Control Protocol), ARPANETs original standards for communication was superseded by TCIP/IP (Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) 1983The military ceased control of the ARPANET when its military segment broke off and became MILNET (Military Network).

Brief Timeline on the Evolution of the Internet

1984 The National Science Foundation (NSF), with the aid of NASA and the department of Energy established NSFNet with 5 super-computing centers to provide high computing for all. 1989 ARPANET expired. 1992 The Internet society was chattered; the World Wide Web was released by CERN and the number of hosts breaks to 1 million. 1993 The Internic was created to provide directory and database registration and information services; the US White House went-on-line, the Mosaic web browser for MS windows was released; and commercialization of the internet started.

Advantages of Internet

Communication Information Entertainment Services E-commerce

Disadvantages of Internet

Theft of Personal Information Spamming Virus Threat Pornography Social Disconnect

E-Mail
-is a fast and efficient way of communications.

TYPES OF E-MAIL: 1.) e-mail program ex.: jabanes@cal.net.ph 2.) web-based e-mail ex.: drey65@yahoo.com 3. Free dial-up e-mail ex: dennis@edsamail.com.ph

WWW World Wide Web

Merges the technique of information retrieval and hypetext to make easy but powerful global information system. Created by TIM BERNERS LEE in 1992.

Chat

A virtual community where people from all over the world can communicate on-line by exchanging text data at almost real-time. EXAMPLES OF CHAT SOFTWARE: A. Messenger ex: yahoo messenger, AOL messenger etc. B. Third party downloadable software ex. Windows Live C. On line chat website

BROWSER
A program that you use to view the World Wide Web. The WWW contain numerous web pages that display the information you need in an attractive format. MOST COMMONLY USED BROWSERS: 1. Microsoft Internet Explorer 2. Mozilla Firefox 3. Google Chrome

URL Uniform Resource Locator

URL are web addresses to web sites on the internet. 3 PARTS OF THE URL: 1. Protocol 2. Domain Name 3. Resource Location Http:/ www.CAL.net.ph/calpage/kids.htm
Domain Name

Protocol

Resource Location