The Internet

and
World Wide Web
Outline
• Introduction
• Internet
• WWW
• Services of Internet
• Applications of Internet
• Web browsers
• Search engine
• Internet Protocol
Introduction
• Internet is a global computer network providing a variety of information
and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks
using standardized communication protocols.
• The terms internet and world wide web are often used interchangeably,
but they are not exactly the same thing.
• The internet refers to the global communication system, including
hardware and software infrastructure, while the web is one of the
services communicated over the internet.
Introduction
• The Internet, sometimes called simply "the Net," is a worldwide
system of computer networks - a network of networks in which users
at any one computer can, if they have permission, get information
from any other computer (and sometimes talk directly to users at
other computers).
• It was conceived by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) of
the U.S. government in 1969 and was first known as the ARPANet.
• The original aim was to create a network that would allow users of a
research computer at one university to "talk to" research computers at
other universities.
WWW
The World Wide Web (WWW) is combination of all resources and users on
the Internet that are using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
A broader definition comes from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C):
"The World Wide Web is the universe of network-accessible information, an
embodiment of human knowledge.“
Tim Berners-Lee is the inventor of the Web and the director of the W3C, the
organization that oversees its development.
Berners-Lee developed hypertext, the method of instant cross-referencing
that supports communications on the Web, making it easy to link content on
one web page to content located elsewhere.
The World Wide Web has been widely available since 1991.
Services of Internet
• E-Mail
• FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
• Telnet (Remote Computing)
E-Mail (Electronic Mail)

E-mail or Electronic mail is a paperless method of sending messages,

notes or letters from one person to another or even many people at the
same time via Internet. E-mail is very fast compared to the normal post.
E-mail messages usually take only few seconds to arrive at their
destination.

Features of E-mail:
 One-to-one or one-to-many communications
 Instant communications
 Physical presence of recipient is not required
 Most inexpensive mail services, 24-hours a day and seven days a
week
 Encourages informal communications
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
• File Transfer Protocol, is an Internet utility software used to uploaded
and download files. FTP works on the basis of same principle as that
of Client/ Server.
Features:
 Provide flexibility and promote sharing of computer programs, files
and data
 Transfer data reliably and more efficiently over network
 Encourage implicit or indirect use of remote computers using
Internet
 Shield a user from variations in storage systems among hosts.
Applications of Internet
• Nowadays, Internet one of the most important part of our daily life.
There are large numbers of things that can be done using the internet
and so it is very important.
Communication
• we can communicate with the people living far away from us with
extreme ease.
• Earlier the communication used to be a daunting task but all that
chanced once internet came into the life of the common people.
• people can not only chat but can also do the video conferencing. It
has become extremely easy to contact the loved ones who are in
some other part of the world.
• Communication is the most important gift that the internet has given
to the common man.
• Email, social networking sites are some of the prime example of it.
Research
• In order to do research one need to go through hundreds of books as
well as the references and that was one of the most difficult jobs to do
earlier.
• Everything is available just a click away for Internet. Now it is very easy
to search for the concerned topic and to get hundreds of references that
may be beneficial for our research.
• If any research public, then benefit a large amount of people from the
research work. Research is one such thing which has got lots of benefit
from this evolution of internet.
• Research process has now got wings and has gained the most due to the
internet.
Education
• Education is one of the best things that the internet can provide.
• There are a number of books, reference books, online help centres,
expert’s views and other study oriented material on the internet that
can make the learning process very easier as well as a fun learning
experience.
• There are lots and lots of websites which are related to different
topic.
• There are various number of tutorials available over the internet.
• There can’t be any excellent use of the internet other than education
as it is the key to achieve everything in life.
Financial Transaction
• Financial transaction is the term which is used when there is exchange
of money.
• With the use of internet in the financial transaction, work has become
a lot easier.
• Now you don’t need to stand in the queue at the branch of your
particular bank rather you can just log in on to the bank website with
the credential that has been provided to you by the bank and then
can do any transaction related to finance at your will.
• With the ability to do the financial transaction easily over the internet
you can purchase or sell items so easily.
Agriculture
• Achievement of agricultural development in the 21st century depends
on the wide use of Internet.
• Due to determined effects of Internet on different aspect of
agriculture, we can reduce agricultural losses, forecast productivity,
do food labeling, educate farmers, sale products electronically.
Leisure
• Leisure is one of the most important uses of internet and that has
surely one thing that attracts people towards it.
• watching your favourite videos to listening songs, watching movies,
playing games, chatting with the loved ones has been possible due to
internet.
• Internet has progressed with so much pace that today whenever you
get time, you just move on to the internet and so such activities which
helps you to relax.
• Internet is home of some of the excellent resources using which you
can freshen up your mood in minutes.
Online Booking
• The online booking process is easier as well as less tedious but is also
reliable.
• There is no need to visit the booking counters to book tickets or to
contact the agents that might ask for more money in order to process
your request.
• You can do all these things sitting at home, using internet.
Job Search
• Job search is one such thing which required updates from every
corner as well as the patience from the person searching for it.
• Using internet, this has become an easier task. There are endless
amount of websites on the internet that provided with the news
about the vacancy in various companies.
• You just need to get yourself registered at these website and they will
do the rest.
• These website will not only send you the email mentioning job
vacancy according to your choice but will also help you to select the
best out of them.
Blogging
• There are many people who are very much interested in writing blogs
and for them internet is the best place.
• They can not only write blogs as per their wish but can also publicize
their work so that their work reaches to most of the people and they
get appreciated.
• There is huge number of websites over the internet which allows you
to write blogs.
• . Blogging has reached to all new level with the help of internet and is
one such use which is beneficial to everyone.
Shopping
• Shopping has now become one of the most pleasing things to do
using the internet.
• Whenever you find time, just visit the concerned websites and order
the items that you need from there.
• Using internet now it is possible to buy products from all over the
world.
Web Browsers
• A web browser, or simply "browser," is an application used to access
and view websites. Common web browsers include Microsoft Internet
Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari.
• The primary function of a web browser is to render HTML, the code
used to design or "mark up" webpages. Each time a browser loads a
web page, it processes the HTML, which may include text, links, and
references to images and other items, such as cascading style sheets
and JavaScript functions. The browser processes these items, then
renders them in the browser window.
Top 10 Web Browsers of 2019
1. Google Chrome – Overall top web browser

 Chrome is a free Internet browser officially released by Google on

December 11, 2008.
 Its features include synchronization with Google services and accounts,
tabbed browsing, in-browser translation and spell check, and its
integrated address bar/search bar called the Omnibox.

 Platforms supported: Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, Chrome

OS
Google Chrome – Overall top web browser
2. Mozilla Firefox – Best Chrome
alternative
• Mozilla Firefox is a free and open-source web browser developed by
Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, Mozilla Corporation.
• Platforms Supported: Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, BSD
(Unofficial port)
Mozilla Firefox – Best Chrome alternative
3. Microsoft Edge – Best browser for
Windows 10
• Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft replacing
Internet Explorer as the default web browser on all device classes.
• Platforms Supported: Windows 10, Xbox One, Android, iOS
Microsoft Edge – Best browser
4. Opera – Browser that prevents
cryptojacking
• Opera is a Web browser that provides some advantages over other
browsers from Mozilla or Microsoft. Much smaller in size, Opera is
known for being fast and stable.
• Platforms Supported: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Basic
Phones
Opera – Browser
5. Chromium – Open Source Chrome
alternative
• Chromium is an open-source Web browser project started by Google,
to provide the source code for the proprietary Google Chrome
browser.
• Platforms Supported: Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, BSD
Chromium Browser
6. Vivaldi – A highly customizable browser
• Vivaldi is a freeware, cross-platform web browser developed by
Vivaldi Technologies, a company founded by Opera Software co-
founder and former CEO Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner and Tatsuki
Tomita.

• Platforms Supported: Windows, macOS, Linux

Vivaldi Browser
7. Torch Browser – Browser for torrent
downloading
• Torch is a Chromium-based web browser and Internet suite developed
by Torch Media. The browser handles common Internet-related tasks
such as displaying websites, sharing websites via social networks,
downloading torrents, accelerating downloads and grabbing online
media, all directly from the browser.

• Platforms Supported: Windows

Torch Browser
8. Maxthon Cloud Browser
• Maxthon is a freeware web browser developed by the company
Maxthon Ltd., based in Beijing, China.

• Platforms Supported: Windows, macOS Linux, Android, iOS, Windows

Phone
Maxthon Cloud Browser
9. Safari – Made for Apple fans
• Safari is a Web browser developed by Apple, Inc., Safari was originally
developed for OS X and was released as a public beta on January 7,
2003, with a major update in Safari 4 released in February 2009.

• Platforms Supported: MacOS, iOS

Safari browser
10. UC Browser – A fast browser made in
China
• UC Browser is a web browser developed by the Chinese mobile
Internet company UCWeb and is owned by Alibaba Group of China.

• Platforms Supported: Windows, Android, iOS, Basic Phones

UC Browser
search engine
• A program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond
to keywords or characters specified by the user. , used especially for finding
particular sites on the World Wide Web.
• A search engine is a web site that collects and organizes content from all over
the internet.
Google.com has become the most widely used search engine on the Internet.
Other top engines include:
Yahoo.com
Dogpile.com
Ask.com
Bing.com
Internet Protocol
• The Internet Protocol (IP) is the method or protocol by which data is
sent from one computer to another on the Internet.
• Each computer (known as a host) on the Internet has at least one
IP address that uniquely identifies it from all other computers on the
Internet.