1. McGraw-Hill Technology Education
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2. Using the Internet and Basic E-mail 9/5/17
Chapter 2A
Using the Internet
and Basic
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3. The Internet
Internet: a global-wide network that connects computer systems across the world

4. U.S. Internet Growth
Use an internet browser (Edge, Internet Explorer or Chrome) and answer the following three questions:
How many U.S. Internet users were there in 2015?
How many projected U.S. Internet users will there be in 2020?
How many projected global Internet users will there be in 2020?

5. How Do We Use the Internet?
The World Wide Web (WWW)
Developed in 1993 by Tim-Berners Lee
Allowed connection of documents
Required a browser to read documents
Electronic mail ( )
Instantaneous transmission of documents
Help me complete the slide: What provider do you or your parents use?

6. How Do We Use the Internet?
News - Any news on TV, on the Internet also
Chat
Public real time conversation
Instant messaging
Private real time conversation
Peer-to-peer services
Allows sharing of files among users
Google Drive, I-tunes (Home sharing), Prime photos
Discussion point
Recently the pop artist Madonna posted several copies of her songs on Kazaa and other file sharing services. Instead of music, she talked at length about copyright infringement through music sharing. In retaliation, hackers hit her website and temporarily made her songs free to purchase. Who is right?

7. Please turn your chair around and sit facing the center of the room 

8. How Do We Use the Computer?
In groups of two:
Use an internet browser to answer these questions:
How much does a pure-breed German Shepherd dog cost?
Who holds the current record for the “fastest woman in the world?”
Where did coffee originally come from?

9. Chapter 2A
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