Internet Connection

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Internet Connection
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What is ISP

• ISP (Internet Service Provider)
• ISPs employ a range of technologies to enable
  consumers to connect to their network using a
  modem and a telephone line.

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What is ISP
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Modem (Dialup ADSL)

• Dial-up Internet access is a form of Internet
  access via telephone lines
• Modern dial-up modems typically have a maximum
  theoretical transfer speed of 56KBPS
• Replacement by broadband

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Modem (Dialup ADSL)
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Modem (Dialup ADSL)

• Broadband Internet Access (cable and DSL) has
  been replacing dial-up access in many parts of
  the world. Broadband connections typically offer
  speeds 700 KBPS or higher for approximately the
  same price as dialup.

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Modem (Dialup ADSL)
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Browsing the internet

• What is the Internet?
• The Internet, in simplest terms, is the large
• group of millions of computers around the
• world that are all connected to one
• another.

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Browsing the internet

• What is the World Wide Web?
• The World Wide Web is the name given to
• the entire part of the Internet you can
• access with your web browser software. 

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Browsing the internet

• To browse the Internet you need a browser
• such as.

Internet explorer
Google Chrome
Firefox
Safari
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Anonymity and Privacy

• Anonymity and privacy on the Internet come hand
  in hand. In general, people on the Internet do
  not know anything more about you than you offer
  to tell them.

To stay on the safe side, don't give out
information to those that you don't trust. And
never give out your password to anyone. 
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Finding Stuff on the Web

• search engines. Basically, search engines are
  just huge databases of indexed information.
• Search engines are out to make money, so while
  they offer a search service to you for free, they
  have to sell ad space to various companies in
  order to pay the bills.

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Finding Stuff on the Web

• Web Search - Find Information
• Web Search - Online Shopping
• Web Search - Find People for Free

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Web Search - Find Information

• The first thing you should realize is that the
• Web is huge and contains vast amounts of
• information. Virtually any topic you can
• think of is covered in detail somewhere,
• and finding information about anything is
• easy if you know where to look.

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Web Search - Online Shopping

• Shopping on the Web is extremely popular, and is
  easy, secure, and convenient. You can find great
  deals.
• eBay Search
• Search Books at Amazon.com
• Yahoo Shopping Advanced Search
• Play.com

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Web Search Find People for Free

• There are lots of different ways to find people
  on the Web, and it's absolutely one of most
  popular activities for Web searchers. You could
  look up a long lost relative, find addresses.
• Yahoo Search people
• PIPL
• ZabaSearch