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Competencies

Discuss the origins of the Internet and the Web

Describe how to access the Web

Discuss Internet communications

Describe Internet search tools

Discuss electronic commerce

Discuss Web utilities

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Internet

Large network that connects smaller networks

Launched in 1969 National computer network

US funded project called ARPANET

World Wide Web introduced in 1992 at CERN

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Internet Applications

Communicating Exchange e-mail

Chat

Shopping

Searching

Entertainment

Education or e-learning

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Access Providers

Common way to access the Internet

Commercial Internet Service Providers (ISP)

National

Regional

Wireless service providers

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Browser Basics

Programs that provide access to Web resources

Allow you to surf the Internet

Two well-known browsersNetscape Navigator

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Address or location of the resource must be specified

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URLs

Uniform Resource LocatorAll URLs have at least two parts

Protocol

Domain name

Locates Web sites

http://www.mtv.comprotocol

domain name

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More on Browsers

Browsers interpret HTML commands Hypertext Markup Language

Contained in a document

Display document as a Web page

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Communication

Most popular Internet activity

Two types of communication E-Mail

Discussion Groups

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E-Mail

Transmission of electronic messages over the Internet

Basic partsHeader

Address

Subject

Attachment

Message

Signature

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E-Mail Address

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Discussion Groups

Mailing lists

Newsgroups

Chat groups

Instant Messaging

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Discussion Group Terms

Someone who has comprehensive knowledge about a subject

Wizard

A sequence of ongoing messages on the same subjectThread

Someone who aids new users by answering questionsSaint

Request for discussion RFD

Reading news but not joining in to contributeLurking

Insulting, putting down, or attacking Flaming

DescriptionTerm

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Search Tools

Search engines

Metasearch engines

Specialized search engines

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Search Engines

Specialized programs to assist in locating information

Types of searchesKeyword search

Directory search

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Metasearch Engines

www.vivisimo.comVivisimo

www.search.comSearch

www.profusion.comProFusion

www.metacrawler.comMetaCrawler

www.manna.comMamma

www.ixquick.comIxquick

www.dogpile.comDogpile

SiteMetasearch Service

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Electronic Commerce

Known as e-commerce

Buying and selling of goods over the InternetBusiness-to-consumer (B2C)

Consumer-to-consumer (C2C)

Business-to-business (B2B)

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Web Storefronts

Virtual stores

Web storefront creation packagesHelp businesses create virtual stores

Allow visitors to register, browse, and make purchase

Also called commerce servers

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Web Auctions

Consumer-to-consumer e-commerce

Similar to traditional auctions

TypesAuction house sites

Person-to-person auction sites

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Security

Payment methods must be fast, reliable, and secure

Three basic optionsChecks

Credit card

Electronic cashE-cash

Cybercash

Digital cash

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Web Utilities

Telnet

FTP

Plug-ins

Filters

www.macromedia.comShockwave

www.real.comRealPlayer

www.apple.comQuickTime

www.microsoft.comMedia Player

www.adobe.comAcrobat Reader

SourcePlug-in

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A Look to the FutureInternet2

A high bandwidth project for media-intensive files

Collaboration of universities, the government, and private industry

100 times faster than the Internet

Not a separate Internet

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Key Terms

address (32)Advance Research Project Agency Network (ARPANET) (30)agent (40)applet (33)attachment (34)auction house site (44) bot (40)browser (32)

buddy (36)business-to-business (B2B) (43)business-to-consumer (B2C) (43)cable (32)carder (44)Center for European Nuclear Research (CERN) (30)

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Key Terms

channel (36)chat group (36)client (32)client-server network (32)commerce servers (43)computer virus (34)contact (36)consumer-to-consumer (C2C) (43)

cybercash (44)cybermall (30)dial-up (32)digital cash (44)directory search (69)discussion group (36)domain code (32)domain name (32)downloading (46)

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Key Terms

DSL (32)

e-cash (44)

e-commerce (42)

e-learning (30)

electronic cash (44)

electronic commerce (42)

electronic mail (34)

e-mail (34)

file transfer protocol (FTP) (46)

filter (45)

friend (36)

header (34)

hit (40)

host computer (31)

hyperlink (33)

Hypertext Markup language (HTML) (33)

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Key Terms

index search (40)instant messaging (IM) (36)Internet (30)Internet Relay Chat (IRC)(36) Internet Service Provider (ISP) (32)Java (32)keyword search (40)link (33)

list address (36)location (32)lurking (37)mailing list (36)message (34)metasearch engine (41)national service provider (32)Net (30)newsgroup (36)online (30)

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Key Terms

person-to-person auction site (44)

plug-in (46)

protocol (32)

provider (31)

regional service provider (31)

search engine (40)

search provider (40)

search service (40)

server (32)

signature line (34)

spam (34)

specialized search engine (429)

spider (40)

subject (34)

subscription address (36)

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Key Terms

Surf (32)Telnet (46)Uniform resource locator (URL) (32)uploading (46)UseNet (36)virtual library (30)Web (30)Web auction (43)

Web page (33)Web server (33)Web site (33)Web storefront (43)Web storefront creation package (43)Web utility (45)wireless modem (32)wireless service provider (32)

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Key Terms

World Wide Web (30) WWW (30)

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FAQs

What is the difference between the Internet and the Web?

What is an ISP?

What type of program is Microsoft Internet Explorer?

I want to shop for items using the Internet. How do I pay for my purchases?

What are the advantages of Internet2?

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Discussion Questions

Discuss the history of the Internet.

List the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that are available in your area.

Describe the advantages of using Instant Messaging (IM).

Explain the differences between search engines and metasearch engines.

Explain how to use a Web auction.