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Unit 3 Lesson 2 - The Internet

The document provides an overview of the internet including its history and key components. It describes how the internet began as an experimental network started by ARPA in 1969 and expanded to include businesses and commercial use. It explains that Vinton Gray Cerf and Bob Kahn are considered the "fathers of the internet" for their work developing communication protocols. It also outlines some major components of the internet such as servers, IP addresses, browsers, and internet service providers; and defines common internet terms like websites, email, and encryption.

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Unit 3 Lesson 2 - The Internet

The document provides an overview of the internet including its history and key components. It describes how the internet began as an experimental network started by ARPA in 1969 and expanded to include businesses and commercial use. It explains that Vinton Gray Cerf and Bob Kahn are considered the "fathers of the internet" for their work developing communication protocols. It also outlines some major components of the internet such as servers, IP addresses, browsers, and internet service providers; and defines common internet terms like websites, email, and encryption.

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Lesson 2: The Internet

Internet
 the largest computer network in the world that connects billions of computer user
 comes from combination between “interconnection” and “network”
 a collection of computers and devices connected via communication channels and transmission media
allow to share resources (hardware, software, data, information.
History of the Internet
 January 2, 1969 - Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA) started an experimental computer
network
 1982 - the word internet started
 1986 - First “free net” created in Case Western Reserve University
 1991 - US government allowed business agencies to connect to internet
Vinton Gray Cerf and Bob Kahn
 "The fathers of the Internet"
Major Components of the Internet
 Servers – is a computer program that provides service to another computer program and its user.
 IP Address (Internet Protocol) – is a numerical label assigned to each device. This provides identity to a
network device.
 Browser – is an application program that provides a way to look information on the web.
 Domain Name System (DNS) – is the phonebook of internet. We access information online through
domain names.
 Example of DNS: www.facebook.com, www.pup.edu.ph,www.academia.edu
 Internet Service Provider (ISP) – is an organization that provides services for accessing,
 using or participating in the internet.
Two types of ISP:
o National ISP – provided internet access to a specific geographic area.
o Regional ISP – business that provides internet access in cities and towns nationwide.
Example of ISP: Sky Broadband, PLDT, Converge
Internet Terms and Definition
 Web – a collection of billions of webpages that you can view with a web browser
 Email – the most common method of sending and receiving messages online
 Social media – websites and apps that allow people to share comments, photos, and videos
 Online gaming – games that allow people to play with and against each other over the Internet
 Software updates – operating system and application updates can typically be downloaded from the
Internet
 HTML - Hypertext Markup Language is a coding language used to tell a browser how to place pictures,
text, multimedia and links to create a web page. When a user clicks on a link within a web page, that
link, which is coded with HTML, links the user to a specific linked web page.
 URL - Uniform Resource Locator is a web address used to connect to a remote resource on the world
wide web.
 Bit - is a single digit in the binary numbering system (base 2). For example: 1 is a bit or 0 is a bit.
 Byte - generally consists of eight bits.
 Upload - To upload is to transfer data from your computer to another computer.
 Download - To download is to transfer data from another computer to your computer.
 HTTP - is the acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the data communication standard of web pages.
When a web page has this prefix, the links, text, and pictures should work correctly in a web browser.
 HTTPS - is the acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. This indicates that the web page has a
special layer of encryption added to hide your personal information and passwords from others.
 Router or router- modem combination is the hardware device that acts as the traffic cop for network
signals arriving at your home or business from your ISP. A router can be wired or wireless or both.
Encryption - is the mathematical scrambling of data so that it is hidden from eavesdroppers. Encryption
uses complex math formulas to turn private data into meaningless gobbledygook that only trusted
readers can unscramble.
 Web Bot - A term that applies to programs/applets (macros and intelligent agents) used on the Internet.
Such bots perform a repetitive function, such as posting messages to multiple newsgroups or doing
searches for information.
 Search Engine - specialized software, such as Google and Yahoo, that lets www browser users search
for information on the web by using keywords, phrases.

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