DC17 Ch02
DC17 Ch02
DC17 Ch02
Chapter 2
Connecting and
Communicating
Online
Objectives Overview
Describe features of
Describe ways to
browsers and identify
compose effective
the components of a
search text
web address
• The Internet is a
worldwide collection of
networks that connects
millions of businesses,
government agencies,
educational institutions,
and individuals
1969ARPANET TodayMillions of
becomes hosts connect to
functional the Internet
1984ARPANET
has more than
1,000 individual
computers
linked as hosts
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Connecting to the Internet
Wired Wireless
• A browser is an application
that enables users with an
Internet connection to
access and view webpages
on a computer or mobile
device
• A home page is the first
page that a website
displays
• Current browsers typically
support tabbed browsing
News, weather,
Media sharing Bookmarking sports, and other
mass media
Business,
Educational governmental, and Blogs
organizational
Wikiand
Health and fitness Science
collaboration
Retail and
Mapping
auctions
Careers and
E-commerce Portals
employment
Website
Content
creation and
aggregation
management
• A graphic is a visual
representation of
nontext information
• Graphic formats include
BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG,
and TIFF
• An infographic is a
visual representation of
data and information,
designed to
communicate quickly,
simplify complex
concepts, or present
patterns or trends
A plug-in, or add-on, is a
program that extends
the capability of a
browser
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Other Internet Services
• Email is the
transmission of
messages and files via a
computer network
• An email program
allows you to create,
send, receive, forward,
store, print, and delete
email messages
• A chat is a real-time
typed conversation that
takes place on a
computer or mobile
device with many other
online users
• A chat room is a website
or application that
permits users to chat with
others who are online at
the same time
Various types
Evolution of
The web of websites
the Internet
and media
Other services
available on Netiquette
the Internet