The document provides an overview of the Internet, detailing its history, how it connects networks, and its significance in modern communication and business. It covers topics such as accessing the Internet, domain names, URLs, email services, search engines, and the rise of Google. The Internet is described as a vital tool for information exchange and media convergence, revolutionizing how individuals communicate and obtain information.

1. Internet
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Subject : Computer
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2. Index
• Info on internet
• Uses of internet
• History of internet
• WWW.
• Web Site
• How to access internet
• Domain Name
• URL
• Internet Protocols
• Process
• E-mails
• Search Engines
• Google
• Conclusion
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3. Internet
• It is the largest network in the world that connects
hundreds of thousands of individual networks all
over the world.
• The popular term for the Internet is the “information
highway”.
• No one owns internet is the major advantage.
• To access the Internet, an existing network need to
pay a small registration fee and agree to certain
standards based on the TCP/IP (Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol).
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4. Internet
• It’s the first mass medium that involves computers
and uses digitized data.
• It provides the potential for media convergence, the
unification of all media.
• It’s transforming how we communicate, obtain
information, learn, seek jobs, and maintain
professional growth.
• Businesses find it an indispensable tool for their
needs.
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5. Uses of internet
• Send e-mail messages.
• Send (upload) or receive (down load) files between
computers.
• Participate in discussion groups, such as mailing lists
and newsgroups.
• Surfing the web.
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6. History of internet
1962
1969
1972
1983
1989 1994
1995
J.C.R. Lickliter
conceives of
the idea of a
“galactic
network”.
Ray Tomlinson
invents e-mail.
The World Wide
Web is developed.
The first
graphical
Web browser
is developed.
ARPANET goes online,
connecting four
computers.
Internet
protocols
begin.
Barriers to
commercial activity
are lifted.
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7. WWW
• The WWW (World Wide Web) consists of
information organized into Web pages containing
text and graphic images.
• It contains hypertext links, or highlighted keywords
and images that lead to related information.
• A collection of linked Web pages that has a common
theme or focus is called a Web site.
• The main page that all of the pages on a particular
Web site are organized around and link back to is
called the site’s home page.
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8. Web Site
• A Web site is a collection of
related Web documents that
are made available to the public.
• The index page, or home page,
is the first page of a Web site.
• Web pages are individual Web
documents.
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9. How to access internet
• Many schools and businesses have direct access to
the Internet using special high-speed communication
lines and equipment.
• Students and employees can access through the
organization’s local area networks (LAN) or through
their own personal computers.
• Another way to access the Internet is through
Internet Service Provider (ISP).
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10. Domain Name
• Most web browsers do not use the IP address t
locate Web sites and individual pages.
• They use domain name addressing.
• A domain name is a unique name associated with a
specific IP address by a program that runs on an
Internet host computer.
• This program, which coordinates the IP addresses
and domain names for all computers attached to it, is
called DNS (Domain Name System ) software.
• The host computer that runs this software is called a
domain name server.
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11. URL
• Web addresses are an addressing system that
identifies where a Web resource is located.
• The uniform resource locator (URL) is the standard used to identify
Web resources.
URL http://
Protocol
identifies
the means
of access
www.yahoo.com/
Server contains
the domain
name of the
Web server
help/shop/
Path
identifies the
location of the
document
shop-01.html
Resource
specifies the
filename of the
resource
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12. Internet protocols
• Transmission control protocol (TCP) – A standard
that defines how one computer can communicate
and exchange data with another computer on the
Internet.
• Internet protocol (IP) – Defines the Internet’s
addressing scheme.
• IP address – Each computer connected to the
Internet is given an address composed of numbers
and periods. Example: 209.234.456.8
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13. Process
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1. we request a
Web page.
2. our request
goes to your
ISP’s point of
presence (POP).
3. our request
goes to a
network access
point (NAP).
4. our request goes
to a national
backbone network.
5. our request reaches
the Web site’s server
and the Web page is
sent back to you in
packets.
WE ARE
HERE
NATIONAL
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14. E-mails
• E-mail is short for electronic mail.
• It’s the most popular of the Internet services.
• Messages are sent and received in a few seconds.
• Attachments such as photos, music files, and any
document may be sent with the message.
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15. Search Engines
• A number of search tools have been developed and
available to you on certain Web sites that provide
search services to help you find information.
• Examples:
 Yahoo  www.yahoo.com
 Excite  www.excite.com
 Lycos  www.lycos.com
 AltaVista  www/alta-vista.com
 MSN WebSearch  www.search.msn.com
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16. • We can find information by two basic means.
• Search by Topic and Search by keywords.
• Some search services offer both methods, others
only one.
• Yahoo offers both.
 Search by Topic
You can navigate through topic lists
 Search by keywords
You can navigate by entering a keyword or phase into
a search text box.
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17. Google
• Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
• Located in Mountain View, California.
• Existing search engines simply listed web pages in order
of how many times that particular page used the
keyword that was searched
• Their search engine was called “BackRub”
• Google was officially incorporated on September 7, 1998
out of a friend’s garage
• After moving Google a couple times, in 1999, they settled
into their current home in Mountain View, California.
Known as the Googleplex.
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18. Applications
• Image Search
• Google News
• Froogle
• Google Maps
• Gmail
• Google Earth
• Google Video
• Google Labs
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19. Googleplex
• Piano
• Lava lamps
• Massages
• Hair salon
• Dogs allowed
• Video games
• Multiple lounges
• Gourmet meals
• Workout room
• Ping pong
• Snack rooms
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