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INTERNETAN 2015
DEFINITIONS
Network
Connecting computers together in order to
exchange information and hardware and
software.
Internet (Interconnected Network)
A world-wide connection of computers. (WAN)
To share information and ideas and search for
information.
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History of the Internet . . .
ARPA – Advanced Research Projects
Agency
[DOD – Department of Defense : US]
ARPANET – Sep 1969 (WAN)
Founder of The Internet
- Tim Berners Lee
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Use of the Internet . . .
Powerful communication tool - send and
receive messages
Information super highway
Empowers its users with online access to
data, tools and the power to accomplish
many different tasks
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Related Terms
Service Providers
ISP – Internet Service Provider
WWW
is a series of servers that are interconnected
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Related Terms
IP Address
A unique address which consists of 4 groups of
numbers, each separated by a period. The
number in each group is between 0-255.
eg. 172.16.254.1
Domain Name
The text version of an IP address.
eg. www.facebook.com
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Internet Terms
Web Browser is a special communication
program that allows the computer to
access, download and view web pages.
Website is a virtual space that presents
information about a particular person,
business, school, organisation, cause, etc.
A website consists of web pages.
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Internet Terms
Homepage is the first page of the website
of any organisation or information source.
It is also called the ‘index page’ as it links
to other pages of the website.
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Email address :
username @ domain name
student @ hotmail.com
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Task Create a presentation [6 slides] on The
Internet covering the following topics :
Definition [1 slide]
Brief History / How Internet works / Terms
related to Internet [3-4 slides]
A brief study of a website [2-3 slides]
Your presentation should consist of :
a logo on each slide
use of text and images
animation and transition
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