Internet Overview

Data Service Center

What is the Internet? A network of networks connecting computers/people

around the world allowing them to share information and services.

The WWW (World Wide Web) is a collection of electronic documents that are held on HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) servers around the globe. Documents on the Web are formatted with HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) & can contain text, graphics, sound, video, etc.

Netscape Communicator & Internet Explorer are examples of browsers which allow access to the World Wide Web

Search Engine

GoTo.com Search Engine

Results of Search

TerminologyTechnical Stuff

HTML – The universal code for

WebPages

URL – Uniform Resource Locator:

the standard way to give the

address of any resource on the

Internet

Modem– A unit which allows your

computer to “talk” to other

computers on the phone line

Network– Two or more computers

connected together

TerminologyMiscellaneous

E-Mail– A way of sending electronic

message

E-Mail Address– Allows you to send and

receive e-mail

Bookmark/Favorite– A way to record a URL so

you can return to it quickly

Browser– A program which allows

you to view information on the Internet

Hypertext– A non-linear way of

organizing information

Multimedia– The use of various forms of

media such as text, graphics, video, sound

URL

http://www.dataservice.org

URL Extensions

Each Internet address has an extentionThe following are a few examples:

.edu – educational site .com – commercial site .org – organization site .gov – government site

What is DSC Doing?

Data Service Center

– DSC WebPages

– Connection (DSC Newsletter)

– DelaWISE (Delaware Web-based Instructional Support for

Education)

Things to Keep in Mind

The World Wide Web contains information that is inappropriate for children to be viewing.

Anybody can post anything to the Internet

Check It Out!!!

Internet Overview

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