Introduction To Internet

What is the Internet?

1. The internet in simple terms is a
network of the interlinked computer
networking
worldwide,
which
is
accessible to the general public. These
interconnected computers work by
transmitting data through a special
type of packet switching which is
known as the IP or the internet
protocol.

History of INTERNET
ARPANET was the network that became the
basis for the Internet. Based on a concept
first published in 1967, ARPANET was
developed under the direction of the U.S.
Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA).
In 1969, the idea became a modest reality
with the interconnection of four university
computers. The initial purpose was to
communicate with and share computer
resources among mainly scientific users at
the connected institutions.

Some Basic Internet

Definition
ARPANet - The precursor to the Internet.
ASCII - American Standard Code for
Information Interchange. The de facto world
wide standard code for alphanumeric
characters.
Blacklist - Describes inappropriate advertisers
on Usenet newsgroups and via junk E-mail.
Browser - A program that is specifically used
to look at various WWW resources.
Client - Any computer that makes use of
services available from other computers.

Some Basic Internet

Definition
Domain Name - A unique name that
identifies an Internet site. The name
always has two or more parts separated by
a dot. The last part of the name identifies
the site ( i.e. gov for government, edu for
education, com for commercial, or net for
network). An electronic street address.
E-mail - Messages, usually text, sent from
one person to another via a computer.
Fire Wall - A combination of hardware and
software that separates a LAN into two or
more parts for security purposes.

Some Basic Internet

Definition

Host - A computer or software package which

provides a specific kind of service to other
computers. One that is seen by other computers on
the Internet.
LAN - Local Area Network. Several computers
located in the same physical location which are
connected together in order to share information
and services.
Modem - A device that allows a computer to use a
phone line to communicate with another computer.
Protocol - The rules of conduct which enables a
computer to communicate with another computer.
PPP - A protocol that allows a computer to use a
telephone line and a modem to make TCP/IP
connections.

Some Basic Internet

Definition
Server - Any computer that makes
services available to other computers.
TCP/IP - Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol. This is the
protocol which defines the Internet.
URL - Uniform Resource Locator. A
unique name that identifies an Internet
site.
WWW - World Wide Web. The universe
of hypertext servers.

What is the difference

between the World Wide
Web and the Internet?

The World Wide Web (The Web) is only a

portion of what makes up the internet, but it is
the fastest growing part of the internet. The
Web lets people, organizations and companies
publish information for other people to see. This
makes the Web a very useful tool for finding
information on just about any topic.
The Web is a large number of computer
documents or "Web pages" that are stored on
computers around the world and are connected
to one another using hyperlinks. These Web
pages can be seen by anyone through their
computer's "Web Browser," which is the
program you are using now.

Cont.
A group of Web pages that follow the
same theme and are connected
together with hyperlinks is called a
"Web site." Web sites and Web
pages are written in a coding
language that makes it possible to
add pictures, sound and interactivity
to plain old text, making people's
reading experience more exciting.

Web Browsers
Web browsers are programs used to
explore the Internet. There are many
Web browser programs available
including
Netscape
Navigator,
Internet Explorer and Opera. Internet
Explorer is the Internet browser
made by Microsoft and comes with
Windows operating system.

Search Engine
A Web Search Engine is designed to
search for information on the World Wide
Web.
The search results are generally presented
in a line of results often referred to as
search engine results pages (SERPs).
The information may be a specialist in
web pages, images, information and other
types of files.

Search Engines
Google
is the most popular search engine in the world,
and
a
multinational,
publicly-traded
organization built around the company's
hugely popular search engine.
User can search for any information by writing
what he is looking for in the search text box.
Google can view the searched information as a
web pages, pictures and there is a part for
Maps, YouTube, and news.
Google have its own E-Mail Application called
Gmail.

E-Mail
Email, sometimes written as e-mail, is
simply the shortened form of electronic
mail, a system for receiving, sending,
and storing electronic messages.
It has gained nearly universal popularity
around the world with the spread of the
Internet. In many cases, email has
become the preferred method for both
personal and business communication