Module 3: The Web and The Internet: College of Computer and Information Sciences
Module 3: The Web and The Internet: College of Computer and Information Sciences
Overview
Internet is defined as an information superhighway, to access information over the
web. However, it can be defined in many ways, internet is a world-wide global system of
interconnected computer networks.
Objectives
At the end of this lesson, the student should be able to:
• Explore the current breakthrough technologies and disruptive innovations that have
emerged over the past few years.
• Identify and analyze various emerging technologies.
• Explore the evolution of the internet.
• Identify and understand the different uses of internet in today’s generation.
• Discuss the fundamental terms and definitions used in the internet.
It is an old internet that only allows people to read from the internet. First stage worldwide linking
web pages and hyperlink. Web is use as “information portal”. It uses table to positions and align
elements on page.
Disadvantages
• Read only web
• Limited user interaction
• Lack of standards
A term used to describe a new generation of Web services and applications with an increasing
emphasis on human collaboration.
• It is a platform that gives users the possibility (liberty) to control their data.
• This is about user-generated content and the read-write web.
• People are consuming as well as contributing information through blogs or sites.
• Allows the user to interact with the page known as DYNAMIC PAGE; instead of just reading
a page, the user may be able to comment or create a user account. Dynamic page refers to
the web pages that are affected by user input or preference.
• Is focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online via social
media, blogging and Web-based communities.
A. Social Networking - is the use of Internet-based social media sites to stay connected
with friends, family, colleagues, customers, or clients. Social networking can have
a social purpose, a business purpose, or both, through sites such as:
Example
Facebook Pinterest
Twitter Tumblr
LinkedIn Instagram
Google+ Page
Example
Wordpress Blogger Tumbler
C. Wikis - is a hypertext publication collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience
directly using a web browser. A typical wiki contains multiple pages for the subjects or scope
of the project and may be either open to the public or limited to use within an organization for
maintaining its internal knowledge base.
Example:
D. Video Sharing Sites - a website that lets people upload and share their video clips with
the public at large or to invited guests.
Example:
Youtube Photobucket
Facebook Twitter
LinkedIn Veoh
Flickr Dailymotion
Photobucket VimeoPRO
LinkedIn Myspace.com
Flickr Metacafe
Types of websites:
• eCommerce Website
is a website people can directly buy products from you’ve probably used a
number of eCommerce websites before, most big brands and plenty of smaller ones
• Business Website
is any website that’s devoted to representing a specific business. It should be
branded like the business (the same logo and positioning) and communicate the types
of products and/or services the business offers.
• Entertainment Website
If you think about your internet browsing habits, you can probably think of a
few websites that you visit purely for entertainment purposes.
• Portfolio Website
are sites devoted to showing examples of past work. Service providers who
want to show potential clients the quality of the work they provide can use a portfolio
website to collect some of the best samples of past work they’ve done. This type of
website is simpler to build than a business website and more focused on a particular
task: collecting work samples.
• Media Website
collect news stories or other reporting. There’s some overlap here with
entertainment websites, but media websites are more likely to include reported pieces
in addition to or instead of content meant purely for entertainment.
• Brochure Website
are a simplified form of business websites. For businesses that know they
need an online presence, but don’t want to invest a lot into it (maybe you’re confident
you’ll continue to get most of your business from other sources), a simple brochure
site that includes just a few pages that lay out the basics of what you do and provide
contact information may be enough for you.
• Nonprofit Website
In the same way that businesses need websites to be their online presence,
nonprofits do as well. A nonprofit website is the easiest way for many potential donors
to make donations and will be the first place many people look to learn more about a
nonprofit and determine if they want to support it.
• Educational Website
The websites of educational institutions and those offering online courses fall
into the category of educational websites. These websites have the primary goal of
either providing educational materials to visitors or providing information on an
educational institution to them.
• Infopreneur Website
websites overlap a bit with business and eCommerce websites, but they
represent a unique type of online business. Infopreneurs create and sell information
products. That could be in the form of courses, tutorials, videos or eBooks.
• Personal Website
Not all websites exist to make money in some way or another. Many people
find value in creating personal websites to put their own thoughts out into the world.
This category includes personal blogs, vlogs, and photo diaries people share with the
world.
Types of Servers
Name Entity
.com commercial
.org organization
.net network
.edu education
.gov National and State Government Agencies
.ph Philippines
.au Australia
5. Internet Service Provide (ISP) – is an organization that provides services for accessing,
using or participating in the internet.
Two types of ISP:
C. Uses of Internet
• Look for information
• School works, jobs, and home purposes
• Send and receive electronic mail
• Video teleconferencing (video call, video chat)
• Buy and sell product
• Social networking
• Watch & post videos
• Games
• Take college courses
• Monitor home while away
• Financial transactions
• Download music and movies
• Internet - A global network of thousands of computer networks linked by data lines and
wireless systems.
• Web – a collection of billions of webpages that you can view with a web browser
References
• Abraham, R., Jas, F., Russell, W. (2005) The Web Empowerment Book: An Introduction
and Connection Guide to the Internet and the World-Wide Web. Springer-Verlag New York
• Evolution of the web retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/sububasistha/web-10-to-web-
30-evolution-of-the-web-and-its-various-challenges
• Types of websites retrieved from https://www.hostgator.com/blog/popular-types-websites-
create/
• Subhash Basishtha Web 1.0 to Web 3.0 – Evolution of the Web and its Various Challenges.
Retrieved from https://slideshare.net/sububasistha/web-10-to-web-30-evolution-of-the-web-
Assessment
1. What are the four examples of Web 2.0
2. Who are the inventor/father of the internet and www?
3. Give at least 6 uses of the internet.
4. Define web, web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0
5. What are the different types of servers?
6. Give 5 types of website and its features.
7. What are the top-level domains?
8. What are the two types of ISP?
9. DNS stands for? And give some examples.
10. Give examples of browsers.