1. Introduction to Internet and World Wide Web
Eastern Mediterranean University
School of Computing and Technology
Department of Information Technology
ITEC229
Client-Side Internet and Web Programming
Introduction to Internet and World Wide Web
CHAPTER 1
Prepared by: R. Kansoy

2. Contents 1.1 What is Internet?
1.2 History and Development of the Internet
1.3 Internet Standards & Coordination
1.4 Anatomy of the Internet
1.5 Bacis Internet Protocols
1.6 Technologies/Tools of the Internet
1.7 World Wide Web

3. 1.1 What is Internet?
The Internet, sometimes called simply "the Net," is a worldwide system of computer networks - a network of networks in which users at any one computer can, if they have permission, get information from any other computer (and sometimes talk directly to users at other computers).
Originally the Internet served to interconnect laboratories engaged in government research, and since 1994 it has been expanded to serve millions of users and a multitude of purposes in all parts of the world.
In a matter of very few years, the Internet has consolidated itself as a very powerful platform that has changed the way we do business, and the way we communicate.

4. 1.1 What is Internet?
The Internet, as no other communication medium, has given an International or, if you prefer, a "Globalized" dimension to the world.
Internet has become the Universal source of information for millions of people, at home, at school, and at work.
Internet is actually the most democratic of all the mass media. With a very low investment, anyone can have a web page in Internet.
This way, almost any business can reach a very large market, directly, fast and economically, no matter the size or location of the business.
With a very low investment, almost anybody that can read and write can have access to the World Wide Web.

5. 1.2 History and Development of the Internet
It was conceived by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) of the U.S. government in 1969 and was first known as the ARPANet.
The original aim was to create a network that would allow users of a research computer at one university to be able to "talk to" research computers at other universities.
In time, ARPANET computers were installed at every university in the United States that had defense related funding.
Gradually, the Internet had gone from a military pipeline to a communications tool for scientists.
As more scholars came online, the administration of the system transferred from ARPA to the National Science Foundation.

6. 1.2 History and Development of the Internet
Brief History of the Internet
US government seeks nuclear war proof
communications, briefs project to APRA
DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency) contracts with BBN (Bolt, Beranek &
Newman) to create ARPAnet
Birth of Internet. Universities and researches
connected to ARPAnet.
First five nodes:
UCLA
Stanford
UC Santa Barbara
University of Utah, and
BBN

7. 1.2 History and Development of the Internet
ARPANET
Implemented in late 1960’s by ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency of DOD)
Networked computer systems of a dozen universities and institutions with 56KB communications lines
Grandparent of today’s Internet
Intended to allow computers to be shared
Became clear that key benefit was allowing fast communication between researchers – electronic-mail ( )

8. 1.2 History and Development of the Internet
Brief History of the Internet
Ray Tomlinson creates first network application.
- a program to send messages across a distributed network.
1972 – Telnet - Computers can connect more freely and easily
1973 – FTP - computers send and receive data.
TCP specification by Vint Cerf
ARPAnet engineers realise the network is going to grow
beyond expectations
ARPAnet switched NCP to TCP/IP
Domain Name System (DNS) was introduced.
Tim Berners-Lee proposes a new set of Internet protocols
World-Wide Web - developed released by CERN; within the
UK academic network.
1992/93 - Mosaic/Netscape - User Friendly Graphical Front
US government releases Internet for commercial use

9. 1.3 Internet Standards & Coordination
ICANN - The Internet Corporation for Assigned
Numbers & Names
Non-profit organization
Main function is to coordinate the assignment of:
Internet domain names
IP address numbers
Protocol parameters
Protocol port numbers.

10. 1.3 Internet Standards & Coordination
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Founded 1986
Request For Comments (RFC) at

11. 1.3 Internet Standards & Coordination
W3C – World Wide Web Consortium
Develops recommendations and prototype technologies related to the Web
Produces specifications, called Recommendations, in an effort to standardize web technologies

12. 1.4 Anatomy of the Internet
Internet Backbone
A high capacity communication link that carries data
gathered from smaller links that interconnect with it.
NAP – Network Access Point Access points or junctions to the Internet Backbone in major cities.

13. 1.4 Anatomy of the Internet
Client/Server can describe a relationship between two computer programs – the "client" and the "server".
Client
requests some type of service (such as a file or database access) from the server.
Server
fulfills the request and transmits the results to the client over a network
The Internet Client/Server Model
Client -- Web Browser
Server -- Web Server

14. 1.4 Anatomy of the Internet
Web Client
Connected to the Internet when needed
Usually runs web browser (client) software such as Internet Explorer or Netscape
Uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
Connect to a web server using URL information
Requests web pages from server
Receives web pages and files from server
Display the formatted information

15. 1.4 Anatomy of the Internet
Web Server
Continually connected to the Internet
Runs web server software (such as Apache or Internet Information Server)
Uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
Receives request for the web page
Responds to request and transmits status code, web page, and associated files

16. 1.5 Basic Internet Protocols
Protocols : rules that describe the methods used for clients and servers to communicate with each other over a network.
There is no single protocol that makes the Internet and Web work. A number of protocols with specific functions are needed.

17. 1.5 Basic Internet Protocols
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
A set of rules that allow files to be exchanged between computers on the Internet.
Web developers commonly use FTP to transfer web page files from their computers to web servers.
FTP is also used to download programs and files from other servers to individual computers.
Protocols
Sending
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Receiving
POP (POP3) Post Office Protocol
IMAP Internet Mail Access Protocol

18. 1.5 Basic Internet Protocols
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TCP/IP
TCP/IP has been adopted as the official communication protocol of the Internet.
TCP and IP have different functions that work together to ensure reliable communication over the Internet.

19. 1.5 Basic Internet Protocols
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
Purpose is to ensure the integrity of communication
Breaks files and messages into individual units called packets
Internet Protocol (IP)
A set of rules that controls how data is sent between computers on the Internet.
IP routes a packet to the correct destination address.
The packet gets successively forwarded to the next closest router (a hardware device designed to move network traffic) until it reaches its destination.

20. 1.5 Basic Internet Protocols
HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol
A set of rules for exchanging files such as text, graphic images, sound, video, and other multimedia files on the Web.
Web browsers send HTTP requests for web pages and their associated files.
Web servers send HTTP responses back to the web browsers.
HTTP Request
HTTP Response

21. 1.6 Technologies/Tools of the Internet
World Wide Web: a branch of the Internet that provides access to hyperlinked information.
electronic message containing information sent from one computer to another over networks.
Listservs/mailing lists: a facility that allows participation in ongoing discussions via .
Usenet Newsgroups and discussion groups:  world-wide distributed system of online discussion groups in which people continuously participate. Newsgroups allow people with a common interest to subscribe to one or more groups for posting, reading and replying to electronic mail.

22. 1.6 Technologies/Tools of the Internet
Internet Relay Chat and web chatting: having a conversation with many people on a variety of topics in real time. All the parties to the conversation are participating simultaneously regardless of the time zone they are in.
Channels: Channels on the web are a pre-selected information source that can send information to your computer automatically according to a predetermined
schedule.
FTP:  File Transfer Protocol allows you to copy files from one computer connected to the Internet to another computer connected to the Internet. It allows you to download information, upload web pages and transfer information between computers.
Telnet: The Telnet protocol is an application that allows a remote connection to another computer.

23. 1.6 Technologies/Tools of the Internet
Intranet: are private networks that help an organization to share information between departments, units and regions across a network
Internet Phone: allows one to put a number of calls on the same line without sacrificing sound quality.
Video Conferencing: allows you to chat with one or more people in real time and/or to see live images as you speak or type.
Blogs: Blogs or web logs are personal web pages that contain personal thoughts and links to other sites that are of particular interest to a blog owner.
Wikis: Wikis are collaborative websites where the community participate in writing a publication, like an encyclopaedia or a general purpose website.

24. 1.7 World Wide Web (WWW) Development of the Web
: Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee at European Physics Laboratory (CERN).
1993: Marc Andreesen and others at NCSA create Mosaic, a Web browser with a graphical user interface that could run on Windows, Macintosh, or Unix computer.
1994: Andreesen and Jim Clark found Netscape, and create first commercial Web browser, Netscape Navigator.
August 1995: Microsoft introduces its version of Web browser, Internet Explorer.
Bill Clinton
”When I took office, only high energy physicists had ever heard of what is called the World Wide Web... Now even my cat has it's own page.”

25. 1.7 World Wide Web (WWW) What is WWW?
is a way of accessing information over the medium of the Internet.
is one of the major services of the internet who hosts information of almost about anything one might like to search for.
computer network consisting of a collection of Internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound, video and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol.
The Web uses the HTTP protocol, only one of the languages spoken over the Internet, to transmit data. Web services, which use HTTP to allow applications to communicate in order to exchange business logic, use the Web to share information.
The Web also utilizes browsers, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox, to access Web documents called Web pages that are linked to each other via hyperlinks.

26. 1.7 World Wide Web (WWW) Web Browsers
a programme used to locate, display, browse and view information on a website.
when you request a web page by entering the URL in the location field of the browser, the browser contacts the web server and asks for a copy of the page. The browser displays the page when it arrives.
a browser can be text based in which case you would only be able to view web pages in text mode or could have a graphical user interface in which case you would be able to view the web page in graphical mode.

27. 1.7 World Wide Web (WWW) Web Addresses
Each Web page has a unique address called the Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
The URL tells the computer how and where to look for a document.
Example:
The hypertext links are attached to Web addresses.

28. 1.7 World Wide Web (WWW) Web Pages A Web page is a file on the Web.
A Web site is a collection of Web pages maintained by a college, government agency, company or individual.
A Web page is created by using a computer language called Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
HTML is a set of codes used to format Web pages and create links.

29. 1.7 World Wide Web (WWW) Hypertext Web pages are hypertext documents.
A hypertext document is one that contains highlighted text or links that connect to other pages on the Web.
By clicking on the hypertext link you can go to another Web page on the same computer, or a Web page on a computer across the world.
The Web uses a protocol called Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to transfer documents containing hypertext.
HTTP's job is similar to that of TCP/IP. HTTP and TCP/IP, both protocols, or standards, tell computers how to communicate with each other.
Highlighted means that the text is usually underlined and displayed in a different color
than the surrounding text. Graphics can also be links. You simply point to and click on
the text with your mouse to follow that link.

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