Discovering Computers Fundamentals, 2010 Edition: Living in A Digital World

Discovering Computers
Fundamentals,
2010 Edition
Living in a Digital World
The Internet
• The Internet is a worldwide collection of

networks that links millions of businesses,
government agencies, educational institutions,
and individuals
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Figure 2-1
Discovering Computers Fundamentals,
The Internet
• The Internet originated as ARPANET in September

1969 and had two main goals:
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The Internet
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The Internet
• Many home and small business users connect to

the Internet via high-speed broadband Internet
service
Pages 57 - 58 5
The Internet
Click to view Web Link,

click Chapter 2, Click Web
Link from left navigation,
then click Wireless Modems
below Chapter 2
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The Internet
• An IP address is a number that uniquely identifies each

computer or device connected to the Internet
• A domain name is the text version of an IP address
– Top-level domain (TLD)
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Figure 2-3
The World Wide Web
• The World Wide Web, or Web, consists of a

worldwide collection of electronic documents
(Web pages)
• A Web site is a collection of related Web pages
and associated items
• A Web server is a computer that delivers
requested Web pages to your computer
• Web 2.0 refers to Web sites that provide a means
for users to interact
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The World Wide Web
• A Web browser, or browser, allows users to

access Web pages and Web 2.0 programs
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The World Wide Web
• A home page is the first page that a Web site

displays
• Web pages provide links to other related Web
pages
– Surfing the Web
• Downloading is the process of receiving
information
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The World Wide Web
• A Web page has a unique address called a URL or

Web address
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Figure 2-6
The World Wide Web
• Tabbed browsing allows you to open and view multiple

Web pages in a single Web browser window

then click Tabbed Browsing
below Chapter 2
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Figure 2-7
The World Wide Web
• Two types of search tools are search engines and

subject directories
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The World Wide Web
• A search engine is helpful in locating items such

as:
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The World Wide Web
• There are thirteen types of Web sites
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Figure 2-11
The World Wide Web
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Figure 2-11
The World Wide Web
• Information presented
on the Web must be
evaluated for accuracy
• No one oversees the
content of Web pages
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Figure 2-12
The World Wide Web
• Multimedia refers to any application that

combines text with:
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The World Wide Web
• A graphic is a digital
representation of
nontext information
• Graphic formats include
BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG,
and TIFF
• A thumbnail is a small
version of a larger
graphic
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Figure 2-13
The World Wide Web
• Animation is the appearance of motion created

by displaying a series of still images in sequence
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The World Wide Web
• Audio includes music, speech, or any other sound

– Compressed to reduce file size
• You listen to audio on your computer using a player
• Streaming is the process of transferring data in a
continuous and even flow
• Video consists of full-motion images that are played
back at various speeds
• Virtual reality (VR) is the use of computers to
simulate a real or imagined environment that
appears as a three-dimensional space
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The World Wide Web
• A plug-in is a program that extends the capability

of a Web browser
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Figure 2-15
The World Wide Web
• Web publishing is the development and

maintenance of Web pages

then click Web Page Authoring
Software below Chapter 2
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E-Commerce
• E-commerce is a business transaction that occurs

over an electronic network
– Anyone with access to a computer or mobile device,
an Internet connection, and a means to pay for
purchased goods or services can participate in e-
commerce
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Other Internet Services
• E-mail is the
transmission of
messages and files via a
computer network
• An e-mail program
allows you to create,
send, receive, forward,
store, print, and delete
e-mail messages
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Figure 2-17
• Instant messaging (IM) is a real-time Internet

communications service
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Figure 2-19
• A chat is a real-time
typed conversation that
takes place on a
computer
• A chat room is a
location on an Internet
server that permits
users to chat with each
other
then click Chat Rooms
below Chapter 2
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Figure 2-20
• VoIP (Voice over IP)

enables users to speak
to other users over the
Internet
– Also called Internet
telephony
• FTP (File Transfer
Protocol) is permits file
uploading and
downloading
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Figure 2-21
• A newsgroup is an
online area in which
users have written
discussions about a
particular subject
• A message board is a
Web-based type of
discussion group
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Figure 2-22
Netiquette
• Netiquette is the code of acceptable Internet

behavior
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Figure 2-23
Summary
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Discovering Computers

• The Internet is a worldwide collection of

• The Internet originated as ARPANET in September

• Many home and small business users connect to

Click to view Web Link,

• An IP address is a number that uniquely identifies each

• The World Wide Web, or Web, consists of a

• A Web browser, or browser, allows users to

• A home page is the first page that a Web site

• A Web page has a unique address called a URL or

• Tabbed browsing allows you to open and view multiple

Click to view Web Link,

• Two types of search tools are search engines and

• A search engine is helpful in locating items such

• There are thirteen types of Web sites

• Multimedia refers to any application that

• Animation is the appearance of motion created

• Audio includes music, speech, or any other sound

• A plug-in is a program that extends the capability

• Web publishing is the development and

Click to view Web Link,

• E-commerce is a business transaction that occurs

• Instant messaging (IM) is a real-time Internet

• VoIP (Voice over IP)

• Netiquette is the code of acceptable Internet

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