2. Definition
and history
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Basic
services of
INTERNET
WWW
browsers
INTERNET
search
engines
The World
Wide Web
(W.W.W)
Uses of
INTERNET
4. โข The INTERNET is a network of computers,
which links many different types of
computers all over the world.
โข ARPANET was the first WAN and had only
four sites in 1969.
โข In 1989, the U.S government lifted
restrictions on the use of INTERNET, and
allow its usage for commercial purposes as
well.
6. โข Electronic Mail (E-Mail) โ Allows user to
send a mail (message) to another internet
user in any part of the world in a near-real-
time manner.
โข File transfer Protocol (FTP) โ Allows user to
move a file from one computer to another on
the internet.
โข Telnet โ Allows a user to log into another
computer somewhere on the internet.
8. โข World Wide Web or W3 is the most popular
and promising method of organizing and
accessing information on the INTERNET.
โข Hypertext is a new way of information
storage and retrieval that enables authors to
structure information in novel ways.
โข A properly designed hypertext document
can help users to locate desired type of
information rapidly.
10. โข To use a computer as a Web client, a user needs
to load on it a special software tool known as
WWW Browser.
โข Browser provide following navigation facilities-
๏ง Do not require a user to login to a server computer.
๏ง Enable a user to visit a server computerโs site directly and
access information on it by specifying its URL (Uniform
Resource Locator).
๏ง Enable user to create and maintain a personal hotlist of favorite
URL.
๏ง Maintain a history of server computers visited by user in a
surfing session.
๏ง Enable a user to download information in various formats.
12. โข Internet search engine is an application, which
helps users to locate Web sites containing useful
information and references.
โข To search Information:
๏ง A user types the description of the information using the
user interface of the search engine.
๏ง The search engine then searches the requested
information on the WWW and returns the results to the
user.
๏ง Results enable the user to locate the requested quickly
from the last ocean of information available on the internet.
15. โข Some important current strategic of the
INTERNET are:
๏ง On-line communication
๏ง Software sharing
๏ง Exchange of views on topics of common interest
๏ง Posting of information of general interest
๏ง Organization promotion
๏ง Product promotion and feedback about products
๏ง Customer support service
๏ง On-line journals, magazines, Encyclopedia, and dictionary
๏ง On-line shopping
๏ง World-wide conferencing.