Internet Overview

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Internet Overview

• Data Service Center

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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

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Search Engine
GoTo.com Search Engine
Results of Search
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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

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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

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URL
http//www.dataservice.org
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URL Extensions

• Each Internet address has an extention
• The following are a few examples
• .edu educational site
• .com commercial site
• .org organization site
• .gov government site

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What is DSC Doing?

• Data Service Center
• DSC WebPages
• Connection (DSC Newsletter)
• DelaWISE (Delaware Web-based Instructional
  Support for Education)

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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!!!
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Internet Overview

• The End