Discovering Computers 2016

Tools, Apps, Devices, and the Impact of Technology

Chapter 2
Connecting and
Communicating
Online
Objectives Overview

Describe the purpose

Describe ways to
of an IP address and
compose effective
its relationship to a
search text
domain name

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Objectives Overview

Explain how email,

instant messaging, chat
Describe uses of various
rooms, online
types of websites
discussions, VoIP, and
FTP work

Identify the rules of

netiquette

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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 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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Figure 2-5
Connecting to the Internet

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Table 2-3
The World Wide Web

• A webpage has a unique address, called a web

address or URL

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Figure 2-8
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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Table 2-4
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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Types of Websites

Business,
Educational governmental, and Blogs
organizational

Wiki and
Health and fitness Science
collaboration

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Types of Websites

Banking and Travel and

Entertainment
finance tourism

Retail and
Mapping
auctions

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Types of Websites

Careers and
E-commerce Portals
employment

Website
Content
creation and
aggregation
management

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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

• 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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Figure 2-28
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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Figure 2-30
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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Figure 2-31
Chapter Summary

Various types
The web of websites
and media

Other services
available on Netiquette
the Internet
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