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Internet: Presented by Shahnaz Begum ROLL NO. 2020/B.ED/0092

The document provides an overview of the history and basic services of the Internet. It discusses how the Internet began as ARPANET with only 4 sites in 1969 and was opened for commercial use in 1989. It describes basic Internet services like email, FTP, and Telnet. It also covers electronic mail benefits like speed, asynchronous communication, and easy editing. Additionally, it explains file transfer protocols for downloading and uploading files, as well as anonymous FTP sites. Finally, it discusses the World Wide Web and hypertext as a method for organizing and accessing information through links between web pages.

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Internet: Presented by Shahnaz Begum ROLL NO. 2020/B.ED/0092

The document provides an overview of the history and basic services of the Internet. It discusses how the Internet began as ARPANET with only 4 sites in 1969 and was opened for commercial use in 1989. It describes basic Internet services like email, FTP, and Telnet. It also covers electronic mail benefits like speed, asynchronous communication, and easy editing. Additionally, it explains file transfer protocols for downloading and uploading files, as well as anonymous FTP sites. Finally, it discusses the World Wide Web and hypertext as a method for organizing and accessing information through links between web pages.

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INTERNET

PRESENTED BY
SHAHNAZ BEGUM
ROLL NO. 2020/B.ED/0092
DEFINITION AND HISTORY

• The INTERNET is a network of computers, which links many different types of


computers all over the world.
• ARPANET was the first WAN and had only four sites in 1969.
• In 1989, the U.S. government lifted restrictions on the use of INTERNET, and allow its
usage for commercial purposes as well.
BASIC SERVICES OF THE INTERNET

• Electronic Mail (E-Mail) –


Allow user to send a mail (message ) to another internet user in any part of the world in
a near-real-time manner .
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Allow user to move a file from one computer to another on the internet.
• Telnet
Allow a user to log into another computer somewhere on the internet .
ELECTRONIC MAIL

E-Mail is a rapid and productive communication tool because :


• It is faster than Paper Mail .
• Unlike telephone, The persons communicating with each other need not to be available at
the same time.
• Unlike Fax documents , Email documents can be stored in a computer and be easily
edited
FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL

• Moving a file from a remote computer to ones own computer is known as Downloading.
• Moving a file from ones own computer to a remote computer is known as Uploading.
• Anonymous FTP site in a computer allows a user to log in with the username of
anonymous and password that is user’s E-mail Address.
• Anonymous FTP sites are called publically accessible sites because they can be accessed
by any user on internet.
THE WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW)

• World Wide Web or W3 is the most popular and promising method of organizing and accessing information
on the INTERNET.
• Hypertext is a new way of information storage and retrieval that enables authors to structure information in
novel ways.
• A properly designed hypertext document can help users to locate desired type of information rapidly.
• Hypertext documents enable this by using a series of link.
• A link is a special type of item in a hypertext document
• connecting the document to another document.
• Hypertext documents on internet are known as Web Pages.
INTERNET SEARCH ENGINES

Internet search engine is an application, which helps users to locate Web sites containing useful
information and references.
To search Information :
• A user types the description of the information using the user interference of the search engine.
• The search engine then searches the requested information on the WWW and returns the results
to the user.
• Results enable the user to locate the requested quickly from the last ocean of information
available on the internet.
MAJOR SEARCH ENGINE
USE OF INTERNET

Some important current strategic of the INTERNET are :

• On-line communication

• Software sharing

• Exchange of views on topics of common interest

• Posting of information of general interest

• Organization promotion

• Product promotion and feedback about products

• Customer support service

• On-line journals, magazines, Encyclopedia, and dictionary

• On-line shopping

• World-wide conferencing
QUOTE

The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you
want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to connect, it makes it easier to
connect.
-Esther Dyson, Interview in Time Magazine, October 2005
THANK YOU

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