Pentagon - Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)
ARPANET - September 1969
- 1984: More than 1000 individual computers linked as hosts
Host - provides services and connections to other computers or devices on a network
W3C - World Wide Web Consortium
Wireless modem
Dongle
Cable Internet Service
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
Fiber to the Premises (FTTP)
Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)
Mpbile Broadband
Fixed wireless
Satellite Internet Service
Hotspot
Tethering
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Wireless data provider
Major carries of network traffic - Internet Backbone
Bandwidth
IP Address - Sequence of numbers that uniquely identifies the location of each computer or device
connected to the internet or other networks
Domain name - Text-based name that corresponds to the IP Address of the server
Byte - Basic storage unit
Examples:
IPv4 Address - [Link]
IPv6 Address - 2001:4860:4860::8844
Domain name - [Link]
TLD (Top-Level Domains)
.biz - Businesses
.com - Commercial use
.edu - Educational institutions
.gov - Government agencies
.mil - Military organizations
.museum - Museums
.name - Individuals
.net - Network providers
.org - Non-profit organizations
.pro - Licensed Professionals
.technology - Technology information
.travel - Entities whose primary area of activity is in the travel industry
Approves and controls TLDs - Public Technical Identifiers (PTI)
- Affiliate of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA)
WWW - World Wide Web
Webpage
- Static webpage
- Dynamic webpage
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
JavaScript
Pop-up ad
Pop-under ad
Pop-up blocker
Web address - URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
Favorites - Bookmarks
Protocol - Host name - Domain name
Cloud storage
Mobile app
Mobile web app
GPS (Global Positional System)
GPS Receiver
Types of Websites
Search Engines
Audio
Blogs
Businesses
Images
Maps
Publications
Shipments
Transportation
Videos
Weather
Search Text
Hits
Keywords
Search Engine Operators
Space or +
OR
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Subject directory
Online Social Networks
Social media
Informational and Research
Libraries
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Directories
Guides
References
Media Sharing
Photos
Videos
Music
Bookmarking
Tag
Webpages
Photos, Videos, Blog posts, email messages, social media messages, and other digital content
Hashtag - Classify posts
News and Weather
Sports
Mass Media
Catfishings
Troll
Educational
Business
Governmental
Organizational
Blogs
Blogosphere
Microblog
Blogger
Wikis and Collaboration
Wikis
Intranet - internal network
Health and Fitness
Science
- Space exploration
- Astronomy
- Physics
- Earth sciences
- Microgravity
- Robotics
- Other branches of science
Entertainment
Streaming
Music, videos, shows, performances, events, sports, games, and more in an interactive and
engaging environment
Banking and Finance
Access accounts, pay bills, transfer funds, calculate mortgage payment, manage other financial
activities
Beware of Identity Theft
Keyloggers - records keystrokes in hidden files
Travel and Tourism
Mapping
GPS, navigation
Retail and Auctions
E-retail
Electronic storefront
Shopping cart
Online auctions
Careers and Employment
Job search websites
E-commerce
M-Commerce (Mobile Commerce)
Business-to-Consumer (B2C) e-commerce
Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C) e-commerce
Business-to-Business (B2B) e-commerce
Portals
Offers variety of internet services from a single convenient location
Content aggregation
Curation website
Allow users to collect and compile content from various websites
Website creation and management
Web publishing
1. Plan the Website
2. Design the Website
3. Create the Website
4. Host the Website
5. Maintain the Website
Multimedia
Graphics
Thumbnail
Infographics
JPEG
PNG
BMP - Bitmap
GIF - Graphics Interchange Format
JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group
TIFF - Tagged Image File Format
Compressed files - zip files
Animation
Audio
Media Player
Video
Virtual Reality (VR)
Plug-ins
- A program that extends the capability of a browser
- Some mobile devices do not support plug-ins
Other Internet Services
- Voice over IP (VoIP)
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Email
Electronic Mail
Email address
Username - unique combination of characters of the alphabet/numbers that identifies a
specific user
Email Lists
- A group of email addresses used for mass distribution of a message
- Subscribe by adding your email address, Unsubscribe to remove your name
LISTSERV
Email marketing services
Internet Messaging
Real time
Chat rooms
Chat - real-time typed conversation that takes place on a computer or mobile device
Chat room - a website/application that permits users to chat with others online at the same
time
Online Discussions
- An online area in which users have written discussions about a particular subject
Thread
VoIP
- Enables users to speak to other users via their internet connection
FTTP
Uploading
FTP Server
Anonymous FTP
Netiquette
Cyberbullying