COMPUTING SKILLS (FPCS0001)

Semester 2, AY 2022-2023

Module 3 – Internet, WWW and Email

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Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
1. Understand the different types of networks.
2. Understand the history and jargon associated with the Internet.

3. Identify the purpose of a browser in accessing information on the World Wide Web (WWW) and navigate the Web.
4. Understand how to deal with web browser tools such as: bookmarks, display and hide built-in toolbars, deleting browsing
history and print web pages.
5. Use search engines.

6. Understand how electronic mail works including the components of electronic mail message, electronic mail address, and
electronic mail options.
7. Use electronic mail.
8. Understand how social media works.
9. Use social media.
10. Explain the essential concepts of cloud storage.
11. Describe the effect of IT on our lives and on society generally.

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COMPUTER NETWORK
What is a Computer Network?

 A computer network is a collection of computers that are linked

together so that one computer can connect with another and share
resources, data and applications.
 It also refers to the interconnectivity of two or more computers that
enables them to communicate and share their resources.

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COMPUTER NETWORK
Computer Network Types

PAN (Personal Area Network) is a

computer network that is used on a
personal level. It is generally used in
transferring small files and uses wireless
technology such as Bluetooth, IR

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COMPUTER NETWORK
Computer Network Types

LAN (Local Area Network) is a group

of computer and peripheral devices
which are connected in a limited area
such as a school, laboratory, home, and
office building.

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COMPUTER NETWORK
Computer Network Types

WAN (Wide Area Network) is

a computer network that
extends over a large geographic
area. It is also referred to as the
connectivity of multiple LANs.

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COMPUTER NETWORK
Computer Network Types

MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) is

computer network that connects
multiple LANs across a large area but is
smaller than a WAN. It consists of a
computer network across an entire city,
college campus, or a small region.

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INTERNET

The Internet is a global wide area network that connects

computer systems across the world. It enables users to
send, receive, collect, store, update, delete, and many
other operations of the data across the world.

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INTERNET
HISTORY OF THE INTERNET

 Originally funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, Advanced

Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) on October 29, 1969.
 January 1, 1983, is considered the official birth of the Internet.

 The online world then took on a more recognizable form in 1990, when
computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.
 The web helped popularize the internet among the public, and most of us
now access on a daily basis, any kind of information from the internet.

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INTERNET
What we can do on the Internet?

1) Email is one of the oldest and most universal ways to communicate and share
information on the Internet, and billions of people use it.
2) Social media allows people to connect in a variety of ways and build communities
online.
3) Keep up with the news or shop for anything online.

4) Pay your bills, manage your bank accounts, meet new people, watch TV, or
learn new skills.

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WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW)
The World Wide Web: usually called the Web for short, is
a collection of websites you can access through the Internet.

The purpose of a website can be almost anything:

 a news platform
 an advertisement
 an online library
 a forum for sharing images
 or an educational site, and a lot more.

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WEB BROWSER
A web browser is an application software that allows you to access
and view websites on the Internet.

There are many different web browsers, but some of the most common web browser includes

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URLs and the Address Bar
Each website has a unique address, called a URL (short for Uniform
Resource Locator).
 Also known as an internet address or web address to find a website.
In the example below, we've typed https://www.ict
.edu.om/en-US / IT / Academic – Programme / into the address bar.

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Navigation Buttons
The Back and Forward buttons allow you to move through websites you've recently
viewed. You can also click and hold either button to see your recent history

The Refresh button will reload the current page. If a website stops working, try using
the Refresh button

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Bookmarks and History
Bookmarks, also known as favorites, are a great way to save websites
so you can revisit them again.

Simply locate and select the Star icon to bookmark the current
website

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Bookmarks and History
Your browser will also keep a history of every site you visit.
To view your history, open your browser settings—usually by
clicking the icon in the upper-right corner—and select History

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SEARCH ENGINE
To perform a search, type one or more keywords—also known as search
terms—then press Enter on your keyboard. In this example, let’s search for
internet.

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ELECTRONIC MAIL

Email, short for "electronic mail", is one of the most widely

used features of the Internet, along with the web. It allows
you to send and receive messages to and from anyone with
an email address, anywhere in the world.

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ELECTRONIC MAIL
Email Addresses
To receive emails, you will need an email account and an email address.

 Email addresses are always written in a standard format that includes

a username, the @ (at) symbol, and the email provider's domain.
 The username is the name you choose to identify yourself.

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ELECTRONIC MAIL
Email Addresses
The email service provider is the website that hosts your email account.

Some businesses and organizations use email addresses with their own website
domain.

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ELECTRONIC MAIL
Email Providers

Top three webmail providers are Yahoo!,

Microsoft's Outlook.com (previously Hotmail), and
Google's Gmail. See pictures below.

Other Email Providers

Many people also have an email address hosted by their company, school, or organization.
 These email addresses are usually for professional purposes.

 For example, students and staff’s email addresses in UTAS-Ibri

will end with @ibrict.edu.om
 Many hosted web domains end with a suffix other than .com.

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ELECTRONIC MAIL
Email Providers

 Depending on the organization, your provider's domain

might end with a suffix like .gov (for government
websites), .edu (for schools), or .org (for nonprofit
organizations).

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ELECTRONIC MAIL
Email Features
An Email interface, including the Inbox, the Message pane, and the Compose pane.
 Below are some examples of email interfaces from Gmail.

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ELECTRONIC MAIL
Email Features

The inbox is where you can view and manage emails you receive and the
sent folder is where you can manage and keep all sent mails.

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ELECTRONIC MAIL
Email Features
Message Pane

When you select an email in the inbox (or sent), it will open in the Message pane.
You can read the message and choose how to respond with a variety of commands.

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ELECTRONIC MAIL Email Features
Compose Pane

You can click the Compose or New button from your inbox to open the Compose pane to create your own
email message.
 From here, you'll need to enter the recipient's email address and a subject.
You'll also have the option to upload files (photos, documents, etc.)
as attachments and add formatting to the message.

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SOCIAL NETWORKING
Social Networking refers to the use of social media websites and apps, such as
Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, to connect with family, friends, and people who
share your interests.

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ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS OF CLOUD STORAGE

 Cloud storage is a cloud computing model that stores data on the

Internet through a cloud computing provider that manages and
operates data storage as a service.

Cloud Storage Application

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ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS OF CLOUD STORAGE
Cloud Storage Application (Examples: Dropbox and Google Drive)

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EFFECTS OF IT IN THE SOCIETY
 Technology has a great impact on learning.
Information technology has made the education
process more effective and productive. It has
increased the performance of the students.

 Technology has influenced society in

communication, and how we talk and
communicate with one another worldwide.

 There are technological advancements within the

health industry. There are many innovate apps to
monitor your health at any time of the day.

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SUMMARY

• This module covered three main topics which are the INTERNET, WW,W and
EMAIL.

• It included the different types of Networks and , the History of how computer
networks became popularly known with the terms Internet and the Web.

• Web browser tools and search engines are included in this module.

• Internet-related topics such as Electronic Mail (E-Mail), Social Media and

Cloud Storage are also part of this Module.

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SUMMARY
REVIEW QUESTIONS/EXERCISES

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REFERENCES
1. Gary McCauley. (2019). What is a Computer Network? Field Engineer Blogs.
https://www.fieldengineer.com/blogs/what-is-a-computer-network
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4. https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/internetbasics/using-search-engines/1/
5. https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/internetbasics/understanding-urls/1/
6. https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/internetbasics/what-can-you-do-online/1/
7. https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/email101/introduction-to-email/1/
8. https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/email101/common-email-features/1/
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13. Internet Definition. (2021). https://techterms.com/definition/internet
(Retrieved 31 May 2021)

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