The document discusses various aspects of information technology including the internet, world wide web, websites, internet service providers, communication software, telecommunications equipment, and web 2.0. Specifically, it defines the internet as a network of networks that connects millions of computers globally. It explains that the world wide web uses HTTP to transmit data and share information over the internet through web pages accessed via browsers. It also discusses what comprises a website address and domain names. The document then covers topics like internet service providers, communication software, telecommunications equipment, and how web 2.0 enables user interaction and collaboration.

1. Due Date: July 20, 2013
AILEEN H. BANAGUAS
Ph.D Student
Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite
EMGT 340 – MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
DR. MAYLIN M. ESCOBAR
LEARNING ACTIVITY 2
THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TOOL (THE INTERNET) AND THE
WORLD WIDE WEB
The Internet is a massive network of networks, a networking infrastructure.
It connects millions of computers together globally, forming a network in which
any computer can communicate with any other computer as long as they are
both connected to the Internet. Information that travels over the Internet does so
via a variety of languages known as protocols. The World Wide Web is a way of
accessing information over the medium of the Internet. It is an information-
sharing model that is built on top of the Internet. The Web uses the HTTP
protocol, only one of the languages spoken over the Internet, to transmit data.
Web services, which use HTTP to allow applications to communicate in order to
exchange business logic, use the the Web to share information. The Web also
utilizes browsers, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox, to access Web documents
called Web pages
A website, also written as Web, is a set of related web pages served from
a single web domain .It is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a
network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet
address known as a Uniform Resource Locator. Markup Language
(HTML, XHTML). A webpage may incorporate elements from other websites with
suitable markup anchors. The pages of a website can usually be accessed from
a simple Uniform Resource Locator (URL) called the web address. The URLs of
the pages organize them into a hierarchy, although hyperlinking between them

2. conveys the reader's perceived site structure and guides the reader's navigation
of the site which generally includes a home page with most of the links to the
site's web content, and a supplementary about contact and link page.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website)
In the web address, http://www.cnn.com, has a number of different parts.
The http:// stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. This helps the web browser
locate the web page or web site, and to display it for us to see. Most browsers
will automatically add this prefix, so you don't have to worry about typing it every
time. The www stands for World Wide Web. This means that the page you're
looking for is somewhere on the World Wide Web. The next section, which is cnn
in this example, is the name of the server or web site. It is flanked by dots, which
separate it from other sections of the web address. The .com here is the domain.
This tells you where the web page is registered, and often tells you what kind of
web site it is. For instance, .com usually means that you're looking at a
commercial site, or a site that someone has paid to use. Some other common
domain names are .edu (sites for educational institutions), .org (sites belonging
to organizations), and .gov (sites sponsored by local, state, or federal
governments). Sometimes, there will be a slash (/) following the domain name.
Internet is a huge repository of information on almost every topic based
on imaginable. People all over the world can hire the net for information, include
new trendy information and exchange views on diverse topics. The Internet is an
electronic web that joints people and businesses that have access to networks
and allows them to dispatch and retrieve E-mail (Electronic Mail) and to
participate in a number of other diverse functions, around the clock. When we
say technology we don't just mean the software and hardware, but also the
human components which are an integral part of the overall system of the
Internet.
An Internet Service Provider is the company that takes care of the
technical aspects of connecting your computer(s) to the internet. Enabling your
computer to access the world wide web, email, newsgroups and other Internet
resources. Choosing an internet service provider (ISP) can sometimes be an

3. overwhelming decision. make a decision about an ISP, it is worth spending some
time to think about the arrangements that best suit you. These days there are
plenty of sources of information available in the market to help consumers make
an informed choice before they select a product—some examples and hints on
what to look for are listed below. Some key factors to consider when choosing
an ISP include: price and billing, performance, help and installation,
communication and security of service. It is unlikely that any single ISP will be
the most efficient at all of these key features of providing an internet service.
Communication software is used to provide remote access to systems and
exchange files and messages in text, audio and/or video formats between
different computers or users. This includes terminal, emulators, file
transfer programs, chat and instant messaging programs. Telecommunications
equipment (also telecoms equipment or communications equipment) is hardware
used for the purposes of telecommunications. Or telecommunications
equipments. telecommunications encompasses any communication over a
distance, be it via telephone, television, radio, wireless network, computer
network, telemetry, or other means-but traditionally, the term referred to
telephone service.
Web 2.0 describes web sites that use technology beyond the static pages
of earlier web sites. The site may allow users to interact and collaborate with
each other in a social media dialogue as creators of user-generated content in
a virtual community, in contrast to websites where people are limited to the
passive viewing of content.. Social networking sites,
blogs, wikis, folksonomies, video sharing sites, hosted services and web
applications are examples of Web 2.0
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