Topic 2: Internet

By Group 5
Distinguish an internet from
the Internet
An
Theinternet:
Internet:
• •AnThe
intranet
Internet is a “I”)
(big series ofworld
is the networks belonging
wide network to one
comprising organization
of all other
networks
(i.e., interconnected
a company), and communicating
usually separated byonbuilding,
the open Web. The IP addresses
neighborhood,
and DNS names are organized and issued by organization designated by the host
cities, region, and or countries/continents. The important thing is
country. This is what we refer to to when we mean the open, public network that
that they are all owned by the same organization.
connects the globe.
• •AnThere
internet (small
are other “i”) like
networks, is aFacebook
series ofor networks
Twitter, thatowned by two
while global, theiror
data
more organizations
actually resides in their(Microsoft
own internal and Google,
networks forpublic-facing
that have example) and nodesset
to
upshare with their users. with
to communicate This gets
eachto be a concern with the silo-ing of data, and as
other.
more people spend more time in social media, they are actually pulling out of the
public, global network we commonly refer to as the Internet. Think of these
networks as a walled garden, separated from the Internet.
TCP/IP Protocol Suite
The interaction between layers in the TCP/IP protocol suite
Transmission Media & Types
1. Twisted Pair Cable
2. Coaxial Cables
3. Optical Fibers
4. Wireless or Unguided
Transmission Media
The End.