COS 101 - Introduction to computing

Lecture 4 - The Internet, its applications and its role

in our Society

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 Objectives Overview

Describe the purpose

Briefly describe
Discuss the evolution of an IP address and
various broadband
of the Internet its relationship to a
Internet connections
domain name

Describe features of
Describe ways to
browsers and identify
compose effective
the components of a
search text
web address

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Objectives Overview

Explain how the web

Explain benefits and Describe uses of uses graphics,
risks of using online various types of animation, audio,
social networks websites video, and virtual
reality

Explain how email,

email lists, instant
Identify the rules of
messaging, chat rooms,
netiquette
online discussions, VoIP,
and FTP work

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The Internet

• The Internet is a
worldwide collection of
networks that connects
millions of businesses,
government agencies,
educational institutions,
and individuals

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The Internet

• The Internet originated as ARPANET in September

1969 and had two main goals:
Allow scientists at
Function even if part of
different physical
the network were
locations to share
disabled or destroyed
information and work
by a disaster
together

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The Internet

1969 ARPANET Today Millions of

becomes hosts connect to
functional the Internet

1984 ARPANET
has more than
1,000 individual
computers
linked as hosts
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Connecting to the Internet

• With wired connections, a computer or device

physically attaches via a cable or wire to a
communications device
• Computers without a communications device can
use a wireless modem or other communications
device that enables wireless connectivity

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Connecting to the Internet

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Connecting to the Internet

Wired Wireless
• Cable Internet • Wi-Fi (wireless
service fidelity)
• DSL (digital • Mobile broadband
subscriber line) • Fixed wireless
• Fiber to the • Satellite Internet
Premises (FTTP) Service

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Connecting to the Internet

• A hot spot is a wireless network that provides Internet

connections to mobile computers and devices

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Connecting to the Internet

• An Internet service provider (ISP) is a business

that provides individuals and organizations access
to the Internet free or for a fee
• Bandwidth represents the amount of data that
travels over a network
– Megabyte (MB)
– Gigabyte (GB)

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Connecting to the Internet

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Connecting to the Internet

• An IP address is a sequence of numbers that uniquely

identifies each computer or device connected to the
Internet
• A domain name is a text-based name that corresponds to
the IP address
• A DNS server translates the domain name into its
associated IP address

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Connecting to the Internet

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Connecting to the Internet

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The World Wide Web

• The World Wide Web (WWW), or web, consists of a

worldwide collection of electronic documents (webpages)
• A website is a collection of related webpages and
associated items
• A web server is a computer that delivers requested
webpages to your computer
• Web 2.0 refers to websites that provide a means for users
to share personal information, allow users to modify
website content, and provide applications through a
browser
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The World Wide Web

• A browser is an application
that enables users with an
Internet connection to
access and view webpages
on a computer or mobile
device
• A home page is the first
page that a website
displays
• Current browsers typically
support tabbed browsing

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The World Wide Web

• A webpage has a unique address, called a web

address or URL

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The World Wide Web

• A web app is an application stored on a web

server that you access through a browser
– Web app hosts usually provide storage for users’ data
and information on their servers, known as cloud
storage

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Types of Websites

• A web search engine is software that finds

websites, webpages, images, videos, news, maps,
and other information related to a specific topic
• A subject directory classifies webpages in an
organized set of categories, such as sports or
shopping, and related subcategories

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Types of Websites

• Search operators can help to refine your search

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Types of Websites

• There are several types of websites

Online social Informational

Search engine
network and research

News, weather,
Media sharing Bookmarking sports, and other
mass media

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Applications of the Internet

Business, governmental,
Educational Blogs
and organizational

Wiki and collaboration Health and fitness Science

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Applications of the Internet

Entertainment Banking and finance Travel and tourism

Mapping Retail and auctions

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Applications of the Internet

Careers and employment E-commerce Portals

Website creation and

Content aggregation
management

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Types of Websites

• Web publishing is the creation and maintenance

of websites

•Plan the website

•Design the website
•Create the website
•Host the website
•Maintain the website

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Digital Media on the Web

• Multimedia refers to any application that

combines text with media

Graphics Animation Audio

Video Virtual Reality

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Digital Media on the Web

• A graphic is a visual
representation of
nontext information
• Graphic formats include
BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG,
and TIFF

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Digital Media on the Web

• An infographic is a
visual representation of
data and information,
designed to
communicate quickly,
simplify complex
concepts, or present
patterns or trends

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Digital Media on the Web

• Animation is the appearance of motion created by

displaying a series of still images in sequence

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Digital Media on the Web

• Audio includes music, speech, or any other sound

– Compressed to reduce file size
• You listen to audio on your computer using a media
player

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Digital Media on the Web

• Video consists of images displayed in motion

• Virtual reality (VR) is the use of computers to simulate a
real or imagined environment that appears as a three-
dimensional space

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Other Internet Services

• Email is the
transmission of
messages and files via a
computer network
• An email program
allows you to create,
send, receive, forward,
store, print, and delete
email messages

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Other Internet Services

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Other Internet Services

• An email list is a group of email addresses used for mass

distribution of a message

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Other Internet Services

• Instant messaging services notify you when one

or more of your established contacts are online
and then allows you to exchange messages or files
or join a private chat room with them

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Other Internet Services

• A chat is a real-time
typed conversation that
takes place on a
computer or mobile
device with many other
online users
• A chat room is a website
or application that
permits users to chat
with others who are
online at the same time
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Other Internet Services

• An online discussion is an online area in which

users have written discussions about a particular
subject

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Other Internet Services

• VoIP (Voice over IP) enables users to speak to other

users via their Internet connection

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Other Internet Services

• FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is an Internet standard

that permits file uploading and downloading to
and from other computers on the Internet
• Many operating systems include FTP capabilities
• An FTP server is a computer that allows users to
upload and/or download files using FTP

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Netiquette

• Netiquette is the code of acceptable Internet

behavior

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Chapter Summary

Various types of websites

Evolution of the Internet The web
and media

Other services available on

Netiquette
the Internet

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