Mrs. Vasanthi Muniasamy

Mrs.
Vasanthi Muniasamy
Internet
Connect to the World!
Internet and the World Wide Web:

The Basics
Thousand Oaks Library

A Network of Networks
The Internet is the largest group of

computers ever linked together.
Network of Computers -
Serving out Information
Contd……
An artist’s interpretation of the internet.
Structure and Nature of Internet- What is Internet?
The Internet is a large network of systems interconnected with each other. Internet offers a
variety of services and tools.
Today, people across the world interchange lot of information called ‘data’ using the Internet. The
most common uses of the Internet are sending and receiving e-mails, chatting, searching for
information, etc.
Terms you should know:
Intranet: Extranet:
An Intranet is the private networking An Extranet is actually an Intranet

system within an organization. You that is partially accessible to
can simply define it as a private authorized outsiders. Simply, it is an
internet. Intranet serves as powerful extended Intranet to the users
tool of communication in an outside an organization. People who
organization. are not related to the organization
cannot access the information.
Modem stands for MOdulator/DEModulator.
Structure and Nature of Internet- Connection Requirements
The basic requirements to get an Internet connection are:

• Modem stands for
•a computer MOdulator/DEModulator. A
modem is a device that
• a phone-line enables a computer to transmit
data over phone or cable
• a modem
• ISP stands for Internet Service
• an ISP Provider. An ISP can be
company offering its clients to
access the Internet.
There are different types of internet connections available today. The requirements to
connect to the Internet change based on the type of connection you choose.
Structure and Nature of Internet- Connection Requirements
Continued…
Following are some common types of Internet

connections:
Dial-up: The ‘Dial-up’ connection is mostly preferred for domestic purposes.

Requirements: a phone-line, modem, and an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The
typical Dial-up connection speeds range from 2400 bps to 56 Kbps.
Cable: Through the use of a cable modem you can have a broadband Internet
connection that is designed to operate over cable TV lines. The cable connection
speeds range from 512 Kbps to 20 Mbps.
Wireless: Wireless Internet, or wireless broadband is one of the newest Internet

connection types. Instead of using telephone or cable networks for your Internet
connection, you use radio frequency bands. The wireless speeds range from
1.6 Mb/s 66 GHz.
Generally, we choose the type of connection based on our domestic or business

requirements.
Structure and Nature of Internet- How do computers talk to each
other?
Answer the following:
Who brings you the letters?

How do they reach you instead of going to someone else?
You are right! A postman brings them to you based on the door number in the address.
Similarly, your computer requires a Gateway which brings you the information based on the
Internet Protocol address of your computer.
Gateway
IP Address
A gateway is a node (a router)
Each computer (known as a on a computer network that
host) on the Internet has at serves as an access point to
least one IP address that another network. This node is
uniquely identifies it from all capable of
other computers on the sending, receiving, or
Internet. forwarding information over a
communications channel.
Connecting to the Internet
A brief history of the internet
• 1957: Sputnik launched, US creates DARPA
• 1969: ARPANET goes online
(UCLA, Stanford, UCSB, University of Utah)
• 1972: Email adapted for internet
• 1973: TCP/IP protocols developed
• 1979: USENET started
• 1988: First T1 lines become the internet backbone
• 1990: ARPANET taken out of service
• 1992: World Wide Web
• 1999: Wi-fi standardized
• 2005: One Laptop Per Child Project begins
The Internet’s Major Services
 The World Wide Web
 Electronic mail
 News
 File Transfer Protocol
 Chat
 Instant messaging
 Online services
 Peer-to-peer services
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The Internet’s Major Services
 Electronic mail
Instantaneous transmission of documents
 File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Sends and receives files
 Chat
Public real time conversation
 Instant messaging
Private real time conversation
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Internet and the World Wide Web:

Thousand Oaks Library

The Internet is the largest group of

Terms you should know:

An Intranet is the private networking An Extranet is actually an Intranet

Structure and Nature of Internet- Connection Requirements

The basic requirements to get an Internet connection are:

Following are some common types of Internet

Dial-up: The ‘Dial-up’ connection is mostly preferred for domestic purposes.

Wireless: Wireless Internet, or wireless broadband is one of the newest Internet

Generally, we choose the type of connection based on our domestic or business

Answer the following:

Who brings you the letters?

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