3. * What is Internet?
* Basic services of INTERNET
* The World Wide Web (W.W.W.)
* INTERNET search engines
* Uses of INTERNET
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4. The Internet is a global network
connecting millions of computers.
More than 190 countries are linked
into exchanges of data, news and
opinions. According to Internet Live
Stats, as of December 30, 2014 there
was an estimated 3,037,608,300
Internet users worldwide. The number
of Internet users represents nearly 40
percent of the world's population. The
largest number of Internet users by
country is China, followed by the
United States and India.
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5. Basic Services Of The INTERNET
Electronic Mail (E-Mail) –
Allow user to send a mail (message ) to another
internet user in any part of the world in a near-
real-time manner .
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) –
Allow user to move a file from one computer to
another on the internet.
Telnet –
Allow a user to log into another computer
somewhere on the internet .
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Electronic Mail: It is faster than Paper Mail .
Unlike telephone, The persons communicating with each
other need not to be available at the same time.
Unlike Fax documents , Email documents can be stored in
a computer and be easily edited using editing programs.
File Transfer Protocol(FTP): Moving a file from a remote computer to ones
own computer is known as Downloading.
Moving a file from ones own computer to a
remote computer is known as Uploading.
Anonymous FTP site in a computer allows a user
to log in with the username of anonymous and
password that is user’s E-mail Address.
Anonymous FTP sites are called publically
accessible sites because they can be accessed by
any user on internet.
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TELNET: Using the computing power of
the remote computer.
Using a software on the remote
computer.
Accessing remote computers
data base or achieve.
Logging into ones own
computer from another computer
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TheWorldWideWeb(WWW):
World Wide Web or W3 is the most popular and
promising method of organizing and accessing information
on the INTERNET.
Hypertext is a new way of information storage and
retrieval that enables authors to structure information in
novel ways.
A properly designed hypertext document can help users to
locate desired type of information rapidly.
Hypertext documents enable this by using a series of link.
A link is a special type of item in a hypertext document
connecting the document to another document.
Hypertext documents on internet are known as Web
Pages.
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Uses of INTERNET
Some important current strategic of the INTERNET are :
On-line communication
Software sharing
Exchange of views on topics of common interest
Posting of information of general interest
Organization promotion
Product promotion and feedback about products
Customer support service
On-line journals, magazines, Encyclopedia, and
dictionary
On-line shopping
World-wide conferencing
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QUOTE
The Internet is like alcohol in some sense.
It accentuates what you would do
anyway. If you want to be a loner, you
can be more alone. If you want to connect,
it makes it easier to connect.
Esther Dyson