DATA CENTER COLLEGE OF THE PHILIPPINES

COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION

LAOAG CITY

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Course Description:
This course is designed to be an introduction to the concepts of information
systems. Topic covered include: History of computer, types of computer, the different
number systems and specifically the logical presentation of computer programming
through the use of flowcharts. This course also provides a practical hands-on approach
to developing the skills of students through powerful word processing and spreadsheet
application as well as presentation for windows and internet issues.

Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student should be able to:
1. differentiate what is Internet and Website
2. know the history of internet
3. understand hoe the internet works
4. identify the basic parts of URL
5. know the history of the WWW

Course Requirements
a. Quizzes
b. Case Studies
c. Prelim, Midterm and Final Examination
d. Assignments
e. Seatwork
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MODULE 2
LESSON 2: HISTORY OF THE INTERNET

Direction:

This module contains several lessons. Instruction are explained with activities and
examples. Understand and internalize the learning outcomes. Read well the contents of
each lesson. A strategy is used to let you learn and improve your learning ability and to
develop your higher order thinking skills. At the end of each module, there is an
assessment/examination. Understand and answer it as directed.

Learning Outcome:

The Students are expected to:

1. differentiate what is Internet and Website
2. know the history of internet
3. understand hoe the internet works
Brief History of the Internet

The internet was the work of dozens of pioneering scientists, programmers and
engineers who each developed new features and technologies that eventually merged to
become the “information superhighway” we know today.

Long before the technology existed to actually build the internet,

many scientists had already anticipated the existence of worldwide
networks of information. Nikola Tesla toyed with the idea of a “world
wireless system” in the early 1900s, and visionary thinkers like Paul
Otlet and Vannevar Bush conceived of mechanized, searchable
storage systems of books and media in the 1930s and 1940s.

Still, the first practical schematics for the internet would not arrive until the early 1960s,
when MIT’s J.C.R. Licklider popularized the idea of an “Intergalactic Network” of
computers. Shortly thereafter, computer scientists developed the concept of “packet
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switching,” a method for effectively transmitting electronic data that would later become
one of the major building blocks of the internet.

The first workable prototype of the Internet came in the late

1960s with the creation of ARPANET, or the Advanced Research
Projects Agency Network. Originally funded by the U.S.
Department of Defense, ARPANET used packet switching to allow
multiple computers to communicate on a single network.

MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE INTERNET

1. Servers – is a computer program that provides service to another computer

program and its user.

Types of Servers

• Application Server – a program in computer that provides the business

logic for an application program.
• Web Server – a computer program that serves requested HTML
pages or files.
• Proxy Server – is a software that acts as an intermediary
between an endpoint device, such as computer and another
server from which a user is requesting.
• Mail Server – is an application that receives incoming e-
mail from local users and remote senders and forward
outgoing e-mail for delivery
• File Server – is a computer responsible for central storage
and management of data files so that another computer on the
same network can access them.
• Policy Server – is a security component of a policy
– based network that provides authorization services and facilities
tracking and control of files.
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2. IP Address (Internet Protocol) – is a numerical label assigned to each device.

This provides identity to a network device.

3. Browser – is an application program that provides a way to look information on

the web.
Example of browsers: Google chrome,
safari, internet explorer, opera, Mozilla

4. Domain Name System (DNS) – is the phonebook of internet. We access

information online through domain names.
Example of DNS: www.facebook.com,
www.pup.edu.ph,www.academia.edu

Name Entity
.com Commercial
.org Organization
.net Network
.net Education
.gov National and State Government Agencies
.ph Philippines
.au Australia
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5. Internet Service Provider (ISP) – is an organization that provides services for accessing,
using or participating in the internet.

TWO TYPES OF ISP:

• National ISP – provided internet access to a specific geographic area.
• Regional ISP – business that provides internet access in cities and towns
nationwide.
Example of ISP: Sky Broadband, PLDT, Converge
USES OF INTERNET
• Look for information
• School works, jobs, and home
purposes
• Send and receive electronic • Watch & post videos
mail • Games
• Video teleconferencing (video • Take college courses
call, video chat) • Monitor home while away
• Buy and sell product • Financial transactions
• Social networking • Download music and movies
INTERNET TERMS AND DEFINITION

• 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
• Email – the most common method of sending and receiving messages online
• Social media – websites and apps that allow people to share comments, photos, and
videos
• Online gaming – games that allow people to play with and against each other over the
Internet
• Software updates – operating system and application updates can typically download
from the Internet
• HTML - Hypertext Markup Language is a coding language used to tell a browser how to
place pictures, text, multimedia and links to create a web page. When a user clicks on a
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link within a web page, that link, which is coded with HTML, links the user to a specific
linked web page.
• URL - Uniform Resource Locator is a web address used to connect to a remote resource
on the world wide web.
• Bit - is a single digit in the binary numbering system (base 2). For example: 1 is a bit or 0
is a bit.
• Byte - generally consists of eight bits.
• Upload - To upload is to transfer data from your computer to another computer.
• Download - To download is to transfer data from another computer to your computer.
• HTTP - is the acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the data communication
standard of web pages. When a web page has this prefix, the links, text, and pictures
should work correctly in a web browser.
• HTTPS - is the acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. This indicates that the
web page has a special layer of encryption added to hide your personal information and
passwords from others.
• Router or router-modem combination is the hardware device that acts as the traffic cop
for network signals arriving at your home or business from your ISP. A router can be wired
or wireless or both.
• Encryption - is the mathematical scrambling of data so that it is hidden from
eavesdroppers. Encryption uses complex math formulas to turn private data into
meaningless gobbledygook that only trusted readers can unscramble.
• Web Bot - A term that applies to programs/applets (macros and intelligent agents) used
on the Internet. Such bots perform a repetitive function, such as posting messages to
multiple newsgroups or doing searches for information.
• Search Engine - specialized software, such as Google and Yahoo, that lets www browser
users search for information on the web by using keywords, phrases.

Assessment:
• Quiz will be conducted through Google classroom using the Google Form.
• Activities and Assignment will be posted in the Google Classroom.