Understand THE Internet: Lesson 1
Understand THE Internet: Lesson 1
Understand THE Internet: Lesson 1
THE
INTERNET
LESSON 1
INTERNET - It is network of computers that are linked
together around the world.
INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY - it is defined as a
route for the high speed transfer of information.
WHAT IS INTERNET?
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
INTERNET
E-mail - This is the worldwide system of sending and receiving mail in
electronic format.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) - It enables you to talk to or chat to individuals
or groups of people, using aliases.
Telnet – a remote login application that permits your computer to logon to
another computer and access it as if you were actually there.
Gopher- It is an early text-based method for accessing documents on the
internet.
World Wide Web (WWW) – it is system of linking documents together even
if they are on different computers and located in different countries.
INTERNET SERVICES
Internet Protocol (IP) are sets of rules that allow for inter machine
communication on the internet.
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) – it is the standard means of
transmitting files written in HTML over networks. It is the main protocol of
the WWW.
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) – it is the standard format for sending
email messages and attached files to one or more electronic mailboxes.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) - It allows you to transfer files between FTP
server and a computer.
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) - It allows to delivery of voice
communications over IP networks by converting analog voice signals into
data.
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