The document discusses various tools and aspects of communications and connectivity, including telephone services, online information services, email, bulletin boards, the internet, portable work, telecommuting, and mobile workplaces. It provides an overview of the internet, including its history and development, structure as a network of networks using TCP/IP, common internet servers and services like email, web, and chat, and ways to connect to the internet through schools, workplaces, online providers or other methods.

1. Internet @ COMPUTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS Communications – refers to the electronic transfer of information from one location to another, as well as the electromagnetic devices and systems for communicating. Connectivity – ability to connect devices by communications technology to other devices and sources of information.

2. Internet @ Tools of Communications and Connectivity Telephone-related Communications services Fax Messages Voice Mail Electronic Mail Video / Voice Communication Video Conferencing Picture Phone

3. Internet @ Tools of Communications and Connectivity (cont…) Online Information Services Research and News E-Mail BBSs Chat Games Entertainment Travel Services Shopping and other Electronic Bulletin Board Systems Large BBSs Small BBSs

4. Internet @ Tools of Communications and Connectivity (cont…) The Internet E-Mail Usenet News Groups Mailing Lists FTP Telnet Gopherspace WAIS WWW Shared Resources Workgroup Computing Electronic Data Interchange Intranets

5. Internet @ Tools of Communications and Connectivity (cont…) Portable Work Telecommuting Information or Internet Appliance TV/PC Set-top Box Network PDA Internet PC Virtual Office Mobile Workplace

6. Internet @ The International Network (Internet) A collection of computers throughout the world which are mostly connected using telephone lines for the purpose of sharing information. The Internet, or simply the Net, is the publicly accessible worldwide system of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using a standardized Internet Protocol (IP) and many other protocols. History of the Internet) The birth of the Internet Development of the basic technology Development of networks (1980s) The proliferation of the Internet (1990s)

7. Internet @ Structure of the Internet A network of networks The difference between the Internet and personal Computer The Internet and TCP/IP Internet Technology IP Routing DNS (Domain Name System) Types of Servers Mail Servers WWW Server PROXY Server FTP (File Transfer Protocol) News Server Name Server Internet Services E-Mail WWW FTP Chat Newsgroup Groups EBBSs

8. Internet @ Ways to Connect through school/work through online information services through internet service provider Requirements for an Internet Access Computer MODEM Communication Line Applications Other name for Internet Cloud Net Web Cyberspace Information Superhighway Matrix