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(Exploring CS) Lecture 2 - Notes

The document discusses the internet, the web, and electronic commerce. It provides an overview of the history and development of the internet and web. It also covers common internet uses like communication, online shopping, searching, entertainment, e-learning and more.

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(Exploring CS) Lecture 2 - Notes

The document discusses the internet, the web, and electronic commerce. It provides an overview of the history and development of the internet and web. It also covers common internet uses like communication, online shopping, searching, entertainment, e-learning and more.

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The Internet, The Web,

Electronic Commerce
-Lecture 2-

Introduction
- The Internet – Information Superhighway: Connects millions of
people across the world
- The Internet moves ideas, data and information through networks
- The Web provides an easy to use, intuitive multimedia interface to
connect to the Internet
- End users need to be aware of the resources available

The Internet and the Web


- The Internet: largest global network, connecting smaller networks
- Launched in 1969
o National computer network
o US funded project called ARPANET – Advanced Research
Projects Agency NETwork
- WWW was introduced in 1991 at CERN

Internet Network Architecture


- TCP/IP model with 5 layers:
o Physical layer: Connect to the network
o Network Access: Interface with the physical network
o Internet layer: IP addressing and routing of network traffic
o Transport layer: Flow control, error control
o Application layer: Troubleshooting, file sharing, internet
- Applications: Google, email, Facebook…

LAN – Local Area Network


- Characteristics:
o Smaller scope: Building or small campus
o Usually owned by same organization as attached devices
o Data rates much higher
- Categories:
o Switched LANs:
▪ Ethernet
o Wireless LANs
o ATM LANs (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)

MAN – Metropolitan Area Network


- Characteristics:
o Between LAN and WAN
o Private or public
o High speed
o Large area

WAN – Wide-Area Network


- Characteristics:
o Span a large geographical area
o Cross public rights of way
- Technologies used include:
o Circuit switching
o Packet switching
o Frame relay
o Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Common Internet Uses
- Communication: Emails, Discussion Groups, Chats
o Email: Header (Address, Subject, Attachment), Message,
Signature Line
▪ Spam: Junk, unwanted emails
▪ Spam blockers
o Instant messaging: Messenger…
o Social Networking: 3 basic categories
▪ Reuniting sites
▪ Friend of a friend sites
▪ Common interest sites
o Blogs, microblogs, wikis
- Online Shopping
o E-Commerce Buying and selling goods over the Internet
▪ B2C Business to Consumer
• Online banking, financial trading, shopping
▪ C2C Consumer to Consumer
• Similar to traditional auctions
• Auction house sites, person to person auction sites
▪ B2B Business to Business
• Manufacturer supplier relationship
o Security: Payment must be fast, reliable, secure
- Searching
o Locating information
o Types of searches: Keyword, directory
o Metasearch engines
o Specialized search engines
o Content evaluation:
▪ Not all information on the web is accurate.
▪ Evaluate accuracy by authority, accuracy, objectivity,
currency
- Entertainment
- E-learning
- Cloud Computing
o Shifts computing activities from users’ desktop to computers on
the internet
o Frees end users from owning, maintaining and storing software
programs and data
o 3 basic components:
▪ Client
▪ Service provider
▪ Internet
- Web Utilities
o Plugins: Enhance browsing experience by enabling special file
formats and multimedia elements
o Filters: Block access to selected sites
o File Transfer Utilities: Upload/download files to/from the
Internet. 3 popular types of programs
▪ File transfer protocol (FTP & SFTP)
▪ Web-based file transfer services
▪ BitTorrent
o Internet Security Suites: Maintain your security and privacy
while on the web

Access
- Through a Commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP)
o National Service Providers
o Wireless Service Providers

Browsers
- Programs that provide access to the Internet
- Chrome, Firefox, MS Edge, Opera…

URLs
- Uniform Resource Locators
- URLs have at least 2 parts:
o Protocol (http or https)
o Domain name (google.com, .com is top level domain)
- Browsers interpret HTML commands (Hypertext Markup Language)
- Display document as a web page

Challenges
- Energy
- Smart
- Quality of Service
- Connectivity

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