Internet and world wide web Information Technology Zahra Omran AL-Omran 201002623 Information Technology
What is The Web (World Wide Web)? :exploring Uses for the internet Outline : What is The Internet? What is The Web (World Wide Web)? :exploring Uses for the internet New ways to communicate Information resources and software Doing business online Entertainment Connecting computers to a network . Type of WWW Terminology. Intranets and Extranets. Access to Intranet and Extranet. Reasons for using Intranet.
What is The Internet? The Internet is a massive network of networks, a networking infrastructure. It connects millions of computers together globally, forming a network in which any computer can communicate with any other computer as long as they are both connected to the Internet. Information that travels over the Internet does so via a variety of languages known as protocols.
contain graphics, sounds, text and video. What is The Web (World Wide Web)? The World Wide Web, or simply Web, is a way of accessing information over the medium of the Internet. It is an information-sharing model that is built on top of the Internet. Web documents also contain graphics, sounds, text and video.
World wide web World wide web : a way of thinking about information storage and retrieval. Web : software that runs on some of the computers connected to each other through the internet.
What Is the Difference Between the Internet and the Web? Question: What Is the Difference Between the Internet and the Web? Answer: The Internet and the World Wide Web have a whole-to-part relationship. The Internet is the large container, and the Web is a part within the container. It is common in daily conversation to abbreviate them as the "Net" and the "Web", and then swap the words interchangeably.
Exploring Uses for the internet 1- New ways to communicate E-mail Electronic discussions Instant messaging 2- Information resources and software Newspapers and magazines Government documents Research reports and books Software download sites
3- Doing business online Electronic storefronts Coordinate worldwide operations Recruit employees 4- Entertainment Review restaurants, movies and book Interactive games Follow sports teams
Connecting computers to a network Twisted – pair cable : oldest type of cable, used by telephone companies. Wireless networks : becoming more common as costs continue to drop popular with companies whose employs use laptop computers used by school in classrooms, libraries, and study lounges used in home
WWW Terminology -Home page The cover page for a Web site that has graphics, titles, colored text, etc. -Hypermedia Tools that connect the data on Web pages, allowing users to access topics in whatever order they wish -Hypertext markup language (HTML) The standard page description language for Web pages
WWW Terminology -Web browser Software that creates a unique hypermedia-based menu on your computer screen and provides a graphical interface to the Web -Web page A screen of information sent to a requesting user and presented through a browser -Applet A small program embedded in Web pages
Intranets and Extranets An internal corporate network built using Internet and World Wide Web standards and products that allows employees of an organization to gain access to corporate information Extranet A network based on Web technologies that links selected resources of the intranet of a company with its customers, suppliers, or other business partners
Access to Intranet Employee telephone directory Human resource policies Support information Knowledge base
Access to Extranet Need to rapidly adapt to change. Distribute information. Improve Existing information delivery techniques. Supporting major strategic initiative.
Reasons for using Intranet Employee productivity Cost saving Knowledge management E-commerce Customer- management improvements
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