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Understanding the Internet Basics

This document provides information about the internet and how it works. It discusses what the internet is, how it was created, common internet terms like IP, HTTP, URLs, browsers, and how the world wide web functions using HTML. It also outlines important internet services like email, file transfer, and instant messaging. Guidelines for appropriate online behavior (netiquette) are also presented. The document concludes with reflection questions about views on the internet and a short quiz to test understanding.

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Understanding the Internet Basics

This document provides information about the internet and how it works. It discusses what the internet is, how it was created, common internet terms like IP, HTTP, URLs, browsers, and how the world wide web functions using HTML. It also outlines important internet services like email, file transfer, and instant messaging. Guidelines for appropriate online behavior (netiquette) are also presented. The document concludes with reflection questions about views on the internet and a short quiz to test understanding.

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Empowerment Technology – Lesson 28

THE INTERNET
GUIDE
QUESTIONS
 Do you have Internet connection at home? What is
your ISP?
 *Note: Internet Service Provider (ISP) ex. PLDT, Globe
 Which browsers have you used? What are the
similarities and differences? Which is your
favorite? Why?
 In this current generation, how important is Internet
for you?
INTERNET
 Is a worldwide, publicly accessible network of
interconnected computer networks that transmit
data by packet switching using the standard
Internet Protocol (IP).
 Web pages are transferred between computers
via HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
HTTPS is used by websites that keeps sensitive
transactions and information safe online.
INTERNET
 It is a network of networks that consists of
millions of smaller domestic, academic,
business, and government networks which
together carry various information and services.
 Web sites are found by their addresses online.
These addresses are called URL or Uniform
Resource Locator.
INTERNET
 Created by Vinton Cerf in 1973
 It was a part of a project headed by Robert Kahn of
the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)
 Turned over to private sector & to government
agencies for development
TYPES OF
NETWORK
 LAN – Local Area Network
 WAN – Wide Area Network
INTEROPERABIL
ITY
 Ability of software programs running on computer
made by different manufacturers to run w/o
incompatibilities.
NET VS WEB
 Internet and World Wide Web is NOT synonymous.
 Internet - international network, networking
infrastructure, connection of computers.
 WWW – system of interlinked, hypertext
documents.
 In other words, the Internet can exist without the
web, but the web cannot exist without the internet.
WWW
 Developed by Tim Berners-Lee
 The technology allowed users to click on a
word/phrase in a document to open another
document.
 Web Browsers translates HTML documents and
allows users to navigate other parts of the Internet.
 HTML is the markup language that is used to create
webpages.
 HTML documents contain both information and
markup symbols or codes.
AN EXAMPLE OF AN HTML
STRUCTURE

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
</BODY>
</HTML>
WEBPAGE VS WEBSITE

Webpage – a single HTML file


Website – collection of webpages.
Usually hosted in a server accessible
through Internet.

A website address contains a domain name (e.g.


“youtube”) and a domain extension (e.g. “dot
com” or “.com”)
WEBSITE ADDRESS
 A website address contains:
Protocol (HTTP:// or HTTPS://)
Domain Name (Youtube, Facebook, etc.)
Domain Extension
○ .com: commercial domains, now the largest presence
on the Web
○ .org: organization, can be any type of organization
○ .gov: government agency, usually federal, but can be
state
○ .edu: educational institution
○ .net: Internet Service Provider or network

Country Code (.ph, .jp, .uk, etc.)


 Web extensions, also known as top level domain names, are the part of
the URL that specifies what exactly that site is part of (institution,
government, business, country, etc.).

 The most well-known Web extensions are .com, .edu, .net, and .org.

 .com: short for "commercial"; most popular Web extension

 .org: short for "organization"; mostly non-profits, but can be used for any type of
organization

 .gov: short for "government"; usually a federal site, but also can indicate a state site

 .edu: short for "educational"; most domains with an .edu extension are education-
related

 .net: short for "network"; many ISPs (Internet Service Provider) and networks use a
.net extension.
INTERNET
SERVICES
 Email
 News
 File Transfer Protocol
 Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
INTERNET
SERVICES
 Instant Messaging
 Peer to Peer Services
 Internet Service Providers
NETIQUETTE
 Network Etiquette
 Set of rules that guides to proper behavior while
online.
1. Be ethical and polite
2. Keep your messages short and simple
3. Be responsible for what you post
4. Be courteous
5. Be patient
REFLECTION
1. Do you consider the Internet as Luxury or
Necessity? Explain.

2. Among the different Internet Services, which is


the most important for you? Why?
3. Could you live a day without Internet? Why
or why not?
SHORT QUIZ
1. Web pages are transferred between
computers via HyperText ______________
Protocol.
Answer: Transfer
2. URL stands for Uniform ________________
Locator.
Answer: Resource
3. True or False? A URL always includes a
protocol, the domain name, and the domain
type or country code.
Answer:True
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