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Important Persons: Vint Cerf: Graphical Design of Information
Important Persons: Vint Cerf: Graphical Design of Information
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IMPORTANT PERSONS:
VINT CERF (father of Internet)
He defines the network protocol and breaks
the independent self-contained networks,
forms TCP/IP
TIM BERNERS-LEE (created the www)
He created the world wide web in 1991
RAY TOMLINSON
Invents email program in 1971
Introduce the use of @ symbol
TCP/IP
Transmission/Transfer Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol is a communications protocol used to
transfer digital data around the internet..
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.
MODEM
Converts waves to data (MODULATOR) and
vice versa (DEMODULATOR)
A modem is a device used for connecting two
computers via a telephone line
It is an address pointer to
documents available on the web.
hypermedia
E-MAIL STRUCTURE
Joe_black@yahoo.com.us
User ID
location
WEB BROWSER
A Web browser is the software program that you
use to view WWW pages.
WWW (World Wide Web) This is a global hypertext-based information system which allows users
to explore that Internet around the world.