Site hosted by Angelfire.com: Build your free website today!
...aKa:...

...Internet...


...Information Super Highway


...Cyberspace

An ever-changing, ever-expanding worldwide network of computers connected through high speed telephone lines
Information stored, transmitted, and received digitally
Text, video, and audio
Advantages:
Quick access to an abundance of information
Ability to communicate with others in a timely manner via e-mail
Non-discriminatory
Disadvantages:
Validity of information
No physical access to others
Accessible to anyone and everyone


Uses of the internet:

Surfing the internet:

Clicking on hyperlinks (underlined, bold, or colored words) allows movement from site to site.
Mouse pointer changes shapes from an arrow to a hand when moved over a link.

Protocols


Terms

Web browser -
software that displays graphics and text of a specified site
Examples: Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Explorer

URL (Uniform Resource Locator) -
a special kind of address that tells web browser the location of the site


Parts of a URL


http://www.google.com

Protocols -
standardized procedures for transmitting files
Domain name -
exact location of the Internet server and the type of organization
Pathname -
folder(s) in which the file is stored extension

Types of domains