WHAT IS INFORMATION NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET

TECHNOLOGY?
is a collection of computers and
use of systems or computers to store, devices together via communications
retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data, or devices and transmission media.
information.
• Provides connectivity between computers
WHAT IS COMPUTER? and devices within a restricted range where
The term computer is derived from only one entity is controlled or authorized to
the Latin term ‘computare’, this means to manage the entire system.
calculate or programmable machine.
TYPES OF NETWORK
Charles Babbage is called the
• Local Area Network (LAN)
"Grand Father" of the computer.
a computer network that
interconnects computers within a limited
COMPONENTS OF COMPUTER area such as a residence, school, laboratory
The components of the computer • Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
are the software and hardware
covers an entire city center or
Computer contains many electric, campus in computer networking. It is a
electronic and mechanical components larger network that mostly used to cover the
known as hardware. area of the city.
• Consist a series of instructions that tells the • Wide Area Network (WAN)
computer what to do and how to do it and it
It is a computer network that covers
is called as software.
a large geographical area comprising a
ADVANTAGE OF A COMPUTER region, or country etc.
• Speed INTERNET - is a worldwide collection of
networks that connects billions of:
• Reliability
• Businesses,
• Consistency
• Government Agencies
• Storage
• Educational Institutions
• Communications
• Individuals
DISADVANTAGE OF A COMPUTER
Internet is generally defined as a global
• Violation of Privacy
network connecting millions of computers.
• Impact on Labor Force
• More than 190 countries are linked into
• Health Risks exchanges of data, news and opinions.

• Impact on Environment
• The internet is a collection of
interconnected devices which are spread
across the globe.
INTERNET BRIEF HISTORY
• Started by the Pentagon’s ARPA.
• ARPA’s goal was to:
• Allowed scientists at different locations to
share information and work together on
military and scientific projects.
• Could function even a part of the network
were disabled or destroyed by a disaster
such as nuclear attack.
• September 1969 ARPA became functional
in linking scientific and academic
researchers across US and called
ARPANET.