Chapter 10

COMPONENTS OF THE INTERNET AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB

THE INTERNET

• Internet or Net is the worldwide connections.
• It starts in the late 1960’s from the U.S. Department of their Defence’s Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA)

Network- is a system of lines, wire, etc., that are connected to each other.

LAN or Local Area Network

• is a network that covers only a limited geographical area like in the classroom, computer, laboratory office or group of buildings
• LAN consists of a server and several computers.

WAN or Wide Area Network

• is a network that covers a large geographical area like city. They called this ARPANET
• It consists a several LAN.

INTERNET SERVER PROVIDER
Schools, Businesses and homes establish connection to the internet,

• ISP- is a private company or government organization that lets you connect into the vast Internet around the world.
• Today, all computers and mobile computers and devices can connect to the internet.
• DSL- DSL service uses a broadband connection.
• Cable- Cable service connects to the internet via cable TV.
• Satellite- a satellite connection uses broadband that connects to the internet through satellites orbiting the earth.
• 3G and 4G. 3G and 4G service is commonly used with mobile phones that connects wirelessly through your ISP’s network.

WORLD WIDE WEB

• It is one of the services of the internet
• The web is a collection of webpages found in this network of computer,
• WWW came into existence in early 1990 and since then, it has been widely used.

WEB PAGE, WEBSITE AND HOMEPAGE

• HYPERLINK or links allow users to navigate quickly from webpage to another.
• WEBPAGE is consist of text, graphics, sounds videos and even animations.
• WEBSITE is a collection of webpages
• HOMEPAGE is the first page of web and site
• WEBMASTER or a web developer is a person responsible for developing webpages and maintaining them.

UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR
htps://www.kok.edu.ph.preschool/nursery.docx

PROTOCOL- Most webpage URL’s begin with http:// which means Hypertext Transfer Protocol.

DOMAIN NAME- it is unique Reference that identifies a website

FOLDER- It is a secondary name.

FILE NAME- the name of the document file requested.

WEB BROWSERS AND WEBSERVERS

• WEB BROWSER OR BROWSER is a software that allows users to access and view webpages.
• MOBILE BROWSER, MICRO BROWSER, MINI BROWSER or WIRELESS INTERNET BROWSER (WIB) is a web browser designed for use on a mobile device such as mobile phone.
• Webpage are stored on special server called a WEB SERVER.

CATEGORIES OF WEBSITE

• PORTAL- Portal website offers a broad array of resources and services.
• NEWS- News website offers stories and articles relating to current events, life money, sports, and the weather.
• INFORMATIONAL WEBSITE-Informational website offers factual information.
• BUSINESS/MARKETING- business/marketing website promotes products and services
• EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE- Educational website offers avenues for formal and informal teaching and learning
• ENTERTAINMENT- Entertainment website offers an interactive and engaging environment featuring music, videos, sports, games and more.
• ADVOCACY- advocacy website contains content that describes a cause, opinion or idea.
• BLOG- blog website short for web uses a regularly updated journal format to reflect the interests, opinions and personalities of the author sometimes site visitors.
• WIKI- Wiki website is a collaborative website that allows users to create, add to, modify or delete the website content via their web browsers.
• ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK- is a media sharing website where members have their interests, ideas, stories, photos, music and videos.
• PERSONAL- is maintained by an individual or family to share life experiences.