Universiy of Cagayan Valley

New Site Campus, Balzain, Tuguegarao City

College of Information Technology
First Semester, S.Y.2021-2022

MODULE IN EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGIES

Course Title: Empowerment Technologies

Course Credit: 3 units/ 5 hrs per week

Course Description:
This course will provide a basic understanding of the methods and techniques of
developing a simple to moderately complex web site. Using the current standard web page
language, students will be instructed on creating and maintaining a simple web site. After the
foundation language has been established, the aid of a web editor will be introduced.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of the module the students expected to:

Cognitive
 Explain principles of creating an effective web page, including an in-depth consideration
of information architecture.

Affective
 Demonstrate skills of a programmer; identify the roles of a programmer; work
harmoniously with other members of the team.

Psychomotor
 Write the web code, either from scratch or by adapting existing websites software and
graphics to meet business requirements.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

1. Ability to know more about the History of Internet and World Wide Web
2. To know more about the Web servers, Web pages, Web browsers.
3. To know more about URL’s.
4. Learn the Structures of an HTML
5. Ability to know the HTML basic Codes and the common tags used in HTML.
6. Ability to know the different lists used in HTML.
7. Learn the form input type in html.
8. Ability to create Web Forms
9. Ability to create Tables
10. Ability to know about links and images
11. Ability to learn Macromedia Dreamweaver in creating webpages.
12. Construct /develop a Website using HTML or Dreamweaver

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New Site Campus, Balzain, Tuguegarao City
College of Information Technology
First Semester, S.Y.2021-2022

Lesson 1: History of Internet

Learning Activities:

The Internet Today

By the turn of the century, information, including access to the Internet, will be the basis for
personal, economic, and political advancement. The popular name for the Internet is the
information superhighway. Whether you want to find the latest financial news, browse through
library catalogs, exchange information with colleagues, or join in a lively political debate, the
Internet is the tool that will take you beyond telephones, faxes, and isolated computers to a
burgeoning networked information frontier.

In the early days, most people just used the internet to search for information. Today's internet is
a constantly evolving tool, which not only contains an amazing variety of information, but also
provides new ways of accessing, interacting and connecting with people and content. As a result,
new terms are constantly appearing as new technologies are introduced.

What is the Internet?

The internet is the largest computer

network in the world, connecting
millions of computers. A network is a
group of two or more computer
systems linked together.

The Internet
- The Internet is defined as a
worldwide network connecting to a
million of computers via dedicated
routers and servers.
- It is a network of networks
that consist of private, public,
academic, business and government
networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and
optical network technologies.
- The Internet carries a vast range of information resources and services, such as the
interlinked hypertext documents and applications of the World Wide Web, electronic
mail, telephony, and file sharing.

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New Site Campus, Balzain, Tuguegarao City
College of Information Technology
First Semester, S.Y.2021-2022

History of Internet
- The history of the Internet begins with the development of electronic computers in the
1950’s. Initial concepts of wide area networking originated in several computer science
laboratories in the United States, United Kingdom, and France.
- Before it became known as the Internet, ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects
Agency Network) served universities, defense contractors, and a few government
agencies.
- ARPANET initially served as a backbone for interconnection of regional academic and
military networks in the 1980’s.

Vint Cerf (Vinton gray)

- He is an American computer scientist, who is recognized as one of the “Fathers of the
Internet,” sharing this title with American computer scientist Bob Kahn.

How Internet Works

- The Internet works through a packet routing in accordance with the Internet Protocol
(IP), the Transport Control Protocol (TCP) and other protocols.
- It is made up of massive network of specialized computers called routers. Each routers
job is to know how to move packets along from their source of destination. A packet
will have moved through multiple routers during its journey. When a packets moves
from one another to the next, it’s called hop.

Different Types of Internet Connections

Dial-Up
Dial-Up access is cheap but slow. A modem (internal or external) connects to the
internet after the computer dials a phone number.

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New Site Campus, Balzain, Tuguegarao City
College of Information Technology
First Semester, S.Y.2021-2022

DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)

It is an Internet connection that is always “on”. DSL uses a router to transport data and
the range of connection speed, depending on the service offered.

Cable
Cable provides an internet connection through a cable modem and operates over cable
TV lines.

Wireless
Wireless, or Wi-Fi, as the name suggests, does not use telephone lines or cables to
connect to the internet. Instead, it uses radio frequency. Wireless is also an always on
connection and it can be accessed from just about anywhere.

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New Site Campus, Balzain, Tuguegarao City
College of Information Technology
First Semester, S.Y.2021-2022

Satellite
Satellite accesses the internet via a satellite in Earth’s orbit. The enormous distance that
a signal travels from earth to satellite and back again, provides a delayed connection
compared to cable and DSL.

Cellular
Cellular technology provides wireless Internet access through cell phones.
ISP (Internet Service Provider)
Is an organization that provides services for accessing, using, or participating in the
internet. Internet services typically provided by ISPs include Internet
access, Internet transit, domain name registration, web hosting, Usenet service, and
colocation.

Internet Terms and Definition

Host - A computer that is used to transfer data on the Internet.

Web Hosting - To store and make web pages available and ready for inquiries, or a computer
that has a consistent connection to the Internet.
Domain Name - A domain name is a description or representation of a computer’s location on
the internet. It is usually separated by a dot.
For Example:
www.comentum.com
sales.comentum.com
joespizza.comentum.com

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New Site Campus, Balzain, Tuguegarao City
College of Information Technology
First Semester, S.Y.2021-2022

DNS - DNS (Domain Name System) is a large database of domain names and their
correspondent Internet (IP Addresses). For example: www.widget.com corresponds to its
unique number 207.168.6.12
IP Address - An IP (Internet Protocol) address is an unique number used to identify a computer
on the Internet. If you are connected to the Internet, you must have a unique network number,
which is an IP address. An example of an IP address is: 207.168.6.12 There are four numbers
separated by a dot, and are between 0 and 255.
FTP - File Transfer Protocol is a method of transferring files between two computers on the
Internet. To access, upload or download information on a server computer, FTP software makes
the information access or transfer possible.
HOME PAGE - A home Page is the main or index page of a web site.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator) - Is a web address used to connect to a remote resource on
the World Wide Web.
SERVER - A server is a computer with a software program set up for serving web pages to a
user on the same computer or another computer. The server computer coupled with server
software listens for inquiries from a client computer.
UPLOAD - To upload is to transfer data from your computer to another computer.
DOWNLOAD - To download is to transfer data from another computer to your computer.

References:
1. Internet 101 The New Mass Medium for Filipinos (Rachel E. Khan, 2006 Anvil
Publishing, Inc)
2. https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/internetbasics/what-is-the-internet/1/
3. https://www.internetsociety.org/internet/history-internet/brief-history-internet/
4. https://code.org/curriculum/course3/18/Teacher
5. http://get-site-ip.com.

Prepared by:

CELY BETH S. BACUD, MIT

Instructor

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