Internet Basics

Internet Overview, Web browsing, Email, Social

Networking, Basic Webpage Development
 Internet

• Internet is a world-wide global system of

interconnected computer networks.
• Internet is accessible to every users all over
the world.
• A network is a group of two or more
computer systems linked together.
 Types of Computer Network
Local Area Network
• LAN is two or more
connected computers sharing
certain resources in a relatively
small geographic location.
Wide Area Network
• WAN consists of two or more
LANs. The computers are
farther apart and are linked by
telephone lines or radio waves.
 Servers and Clients

Server Client
• A computer that • Communicates with the
"serves" many different server to get the
computers in a network information it requires.
by running
specialized software
and storing
information.
Client and Server Model
 Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Network

• each computer acts as

both a server and a
client.
Internet vs. World Wide Web
World Wide
Internet Web
• The internet is the • The World Wide Web
physical network of is a virtual network of
computers all over the web sites connected
world. by hyperlinks (or
"links"). Web sites are
stored on servers on
the internet, so the
World Wide Web is a
part of the internet.
 HTML

• The backbone of the

World Wide Web is
made of HTML files,
which are specially-
formatted documents
that can contain links,
as well as images and
other media.
 URL

• To get to a web page,

you can type the URL
(Uniform Resource
Locator) in a browser.
• The URL, also known
as the web address,
tells the browser exactly
where to find the page.
 Uses of Internet

• E-mail • Education
• Communication • VoIP
• Social Networking
• Blog
• Entertainment
 Search Engine

• Software system
that is designed to
search for
information on the
World Wide Web.
 Chat and Instant
Messaging

• Allow you to have conversations with

your friends or just writing them a quick
note
Chat and Instant Messaging
 Social Networking

• Social networking has become one

of the main ways people keep in
touch.
Social Networking Sites
 Electronic Mail (E-mail)

• E-mail is just like typing a letter,

only you send it on the internet and
it gets to the other person’s email
account within seconds.
E-Mail
 Voice over Internet (VoIP)

• allows you to have telephone

service through your internet
connection.
• Some services also let you do
video conferencing
VoIP
 Blogs

• If you have knowledge or interests

that you're passionate about, you
can create your own blog and
share your thoughts with the world.
Blogs
 Entertainment

• Music • Games
• Videos
• Radio
• Podcast
• Catch-up television
 Other Online Services

• News and Sports • Working from

• Weather Forecast home

• Finding jobs online • Government

services online
• Applying for jobs
online • Health info
Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages Disadvantages
• Education and • Threat to personal
Technology Information
• Communication
• Spamming
• Social Networking
• Entertainment
• Cyber crimes
• Online Services • Virus Attacks