The Internet

JOHN VINCENT MANILA
WHAT IS INTERNET?
 The Internet is a vast network that connects computers all over the world. Through the
Internet, people can share information and communicate from anywhere with an
Internet connection.
 The internet is a network of computers linking many different types of computers all
over the world.
 It is a very large wide area network (WAN) connecting computers and networks around
the world.
 It makes it possible for millions of users to connect to one another via telephone lines,
cable lines and satellites.
 Generally nobody own internet.
Other Definitions
Intranet
• An intranet is a private network utilizing Internet-type
tools, but available only within that organization.
• For large organizations, an intranet provides an easy
access mode to corporate information for employees.
Extranets
• Extranets are limited to certain users outside of an
organization who are given special access to the Web
site.
• Access to Intranets and Extranets is controlled through
the use of usernames, and passwords, plus firewalls,
security software programs that keep unauthorized users
out of the network.
Who invented the Internet?
The Internet consists of technologies developed by different individuals and organizations.

Important figures include Robert W. Taylor, who led the development of the ARPANET (an
early prototype of the Internet), and Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn, who developed
the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) technologies.
WHO IS THE FATHER OF INTERNET?
Vint Cerf
Widely known as a “Father of the Internet,” Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP
protocols and the architecture of the Internet. In December 1997, President Bill Clinton
presented the U.S. National Medal of Technology to Cerf and his colleague, Robert E. Kahn, for
founding and developing the Internet.
Vint Cerf | Internet Hall of Fame
How does the Internet work?
The Internet works through a series of networks that connect devices around the world through
telephone lines. Users are provided access to the Internet by Internet service providers. The
widespread use of mobile broadband and Wi-Fi in the 21st century has allowed this connection
to be wireless.
Protocols
• A protocol defines
– how computers identify one another on a network,
– the form that the data should take in transit, and
– how this information is processed once it reaches its
final destination.
• Network protocols are standards that allow computers
to communicate.
• Protocols also define procedures for handling lost or
damaged transmissions or "packets.“
• SMPT: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, mailing standard
that governs the transfer of mails in a network.
Internet Services
Computers on the Internet may use one or all of the following
Internet services:
1. Electronic mail (e-mail). Permits you to send and receive
electronic messages. Provides access to discussion groups.
2. Telnet or remote login. Permits your computer to log onto
another computer and use it as if you were there.
3. FTP or File Transfer Protocol. Allows your computer to
rapidly retrieve complex files intact from a remote computer
and view or save them on your computer. FTP is a method

for transferring files from one computer to another. This is
usually from host computer to your microcomputer. FTP
software connects the micro comps to a remote host
computer called an FTP server.
4. LISTSERVs. Discussion groups using e-mail mailing list
servers .
5. Chatting. Interactive conversations.
6. Information browsing - The World Wide Web (WWW
or "the Web"). The largest, fastest growing activity on
the Internet.
Once connected:
• One can look through the directory of files stored on
the host
• User can instruct the FTP software to transmit a copy
of the file to the microcomputer’s h/disk.
• Most hosts require one to log on.
Getting Connected to the Internet
• To access the Internet by computer, you need
1.a computer,
2.a modem or other telecommunications link,
3.phone line and
4.software (web browser)to connect to an Internet
Service Provider
What is a Browser?
• A browser is a computer program that resides on
your computer enabling you to use the computer to
view WWW documents and access the Internet.

• Netscape and Internet Explorer are currently the
leading "graphical browsers" in the world (meaning
they facilitate the viewing of graphics such as
images and video and more).
• There are other browsers (e.g., Macweb, Opera,
Mozilla Firefox).
SEARCH ENGINES
• Search engines are huge databases of web page files
that have been assembled automatically by machine.
• Search engines use special software programs to
monitor the Web for new or updated sites or pages.
• When they reach a new site or page they analyze the
contents and determine the category in which it will be
listed.
• They then add it to their database so that it will appear
on the search result list when someone enters the
appropriate subject.
Advantages of Internet:
 Source of Information
 Source of Entertainment
 Keep Informed
 Online Shopping
Disadvantages of Internet:
 A Waste of Time
 Not Safe Place for Children
 Privacy Exposure
 Money Frauds
 Viruses/Malware:
 Online Threatening or Harassment

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JOHN VINCENT MANILA

• An intranet is a private network utilizing Internet-type

tools, but available only within that organization.

• For large organizations, an intranet provides an easy

access mode to corporate information for employees.

• Extranets are limited to certain users outside of an

organization who are given special access to the Web

the use of usernames, and passwords, plus firewalls,

security software programs that keep unauthorized users

out of the network.

Who invented the Internet?

The Internet consists of technologies developed by different individuals and organizations.

WHO IS THE FATHER OF INTERNET?

– how computers identify one another on a network,

– the form that the data should take in transit, and

– how this information is processed once it reaches its

• Network protocols are standards that allow computers

• Protocols also define procedures for handling lost or

damaged transmissions or "packets.“

• SMPT: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, mailing standard

that governs the transfer of mails in a network.

Computers on the Internet may use one or all of the following

1. Electronic mail (e-mail). Permits you to send and receive

electronic messages. Provides access to discussion groups.

2. Telnet or remote login. Permits your computer to log onto

another computer and use it as if you were there.

3. FTP or File Transfer Protocol. Allows your computer to

rapidly retrieve complex files intact from a remote computer

and view or save them on your computer. FTP is a method

usually from host computer to your microcomputer. FTP

software connects the micro comps to a remote host

computer called an FTP server.

4. LISTSERVs. Discussion groups using e-mail mailing list

5. Chatting. Interactive conversations.

6. Information browsing - The World Wide Web (WWW

or "the Web"). The largest, fastest growing activity on

• One can look through the directory of files stored on

• User can instruct the FTP software to transmit a copy

of the file to the microcomputer’s h/disk.

• Most hosts require one to log on.

Getting Connected to the Internet

• To access the Internet by computer, you need

2.a modem or other telecommunications link,

3.phone line and

4.software (web browser)to connect to an Internet

• A browser is a computer program that resides on

your computer enabling you to use the computer to

view WWW documents and access the Internet.

leading "graphical browsers" in the world (meaning

they facilitate the viewing of graphics such as

images and video and more).

• There are other browsers (e.g., Macweb, Opera,

• Search engines are huge databases of web page files

that have been assembled automatically by machine.

• Search engines use special software programs to

monitor the Web for new or updated sites or pages.

• When they reach a new site or page they analyze the

contents and determine the category in which it will be

• They then add it to their database so that it will appear

on the search result list when someone enters the