2. Contents:
Definition And History of INTERNET
Basic services of INTERNET
The World Wide Web (W.W.W.)
Uses of INTERNET
What is ISP..??
ISPs provide internet services
Different Types of ISP in Pakistan
Responsibility of an ISP
The WEB and the INTERNET are the same thing??
4. Definition and History of INTERNET
The INTERNET is a network of computers, which links many different types of
computers all over the world.
ARPANET was the first WAN and had only four sites in 1969.
I n 1989, the U.S. government lifted restrictions on the use of INTERNET , and allow
its usage for commercial purposes as well.
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 .
6. The World Wide Web (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.
7. 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 shopping
World - wide conferencing
9. What is ISP..??
An Internet service provider (ISP), also
sometimes referred to as an Internet
access provider (IAP), is a company that
offers its customers access to the
Internet.
Types of ISP
Mailbox ISPs – Provide email mailbox
hosting services and email servers to
dispatch, receive, and store email.
Hosting ISPs – Provide FTP (File
Transfer Protocol), public and private
clouds, web-hosting services, and much
more.
Free ISPs –Also called free nets. The
give charge free services and sometimes
show advertisements when users are
linked to the service provider.
10. ISPs provide internet services.
DSL – Digital Subscriber Line. The cheapest of Cable and Fiber. Connects clients
to
fast Internet bandwidth connections over a phone system.
Cable – Twice as fast than DSL. Shared bandwidth, so the speed changes
depending on the number of users using the same cable.
Fiber – The most reliable internet service compared to DSL and Cable
11. Different Types of ISP in Pakistan
PTCL Service Type: Broadband
DSL, EVO 3G Wireless broadband.
Wateen WiMAX Wireless broadband.
Wi-tribe EVDO Wireless broadband.
Qubee Pakistan EVDO Wireless
broadband.
COMSATS Internet Services
Broadband
DSL.
12. Responsibility of an ISP
Providing and maintaining a connection to the Internet
Support the hardware and software needed to service that connection
To protect their site and network from external threats such as viruses, hacker attacks and other
illegal
activities
Provide 24-hour customer service and technical support
14. Internet
The Internet has been in development since the 1960’s, and is a
way to allow different computers around the World to talk to one
another. Whether it is downloading a pdf file from a website, or
chatting to a friend over Skype – it is the Internet that connects
the computers together. The Internet is not actually a single
physical network – it’s just a set of rules (Internet Protocols) that
allow different networks to communicate.
15. The WEB (WWW)
The Web (or World Wide Web) is the system of web pages
and sites that uses the Internet to pass the files across.
It was developed in the late 1980’s by Tim Berners-Lee,
and you need a Web Browser to access it. This could
either be in a PC, a mobile phone and other devices.
16. Simple Term:
In simple terms, just remember that the Internet is the
computer network, the Web is a service that uses it.
The WEB and the INTERNET are not the same thing.
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