Internet I (SS2 3RD TERM)

 INTERNET

Definition of Internet

Internet is a worldwide network of computers that share information. It is also defined as a global system of interconnected computer networks

that use the Internet protocol suite to link devices worldwide.

Basic Terms of the Internet

1.      Cyber café: An internet café or cyber café is a place which provides internet access to the public, usually for a fee.

2.     Cyber space: It is the electronic medium of computer networks, in which online communication take place.

3.     Download: To transfer a file from remote computer to a local computer. In other words, it means to transfer a file from a web server to a web client.

4.     Upload: Transfer a file from a local computer to a remote computer. In other words, it means to transfer a file from a web client to a web server.

5.     Email: E-mail is mail that's electronically transmitted by your computer.

6.     File Transfer Protocol (FTP): FTP is the standard method for downloading and uploading files over the Internet.

7.     Homepage or Home page: This is the first page that appears when you visit any website. It is also the page of a Web site that provides the introduction or content with links.

8.     HTTP: HTTP is an abbreviation for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. It is the set of rules by which Web pages are transferred across the Internet.

9.     URL: URL Stands for "Uniform Resource Locator." A URL is the address of a specific web page or file on the Internet

10.   World Wide Web (WWW): It is a system of interlinked hypertext documents access via the internet. It is also defined as part of the internet that contains linked text, image sound, and video documents

11.   Website: A Website is a collection of World Wide Web pages or files.

12.   Web page: A Web page is a single hypertext file or a page that is part of a Web site

13.   Web server: A server is a computer that delivers web content to web browser.

14.   Chat: An online text-based communication between internet users.

15.   Chat room: A chat room is part of an online service that provides a venue for communities of user with common interest to communicate in real time.

16.   HTML (Hypertext Markup Language). It is the language of the web.

17.   ISP (Internet Service Provider): ISP is an organization that provides access to the internet and web hosting.

18.   Intranet: A private internet running inside a LAN

19.   Browse: The term to describe a user’s movement across the web

20.   Web Browser (Internet Browser): A software program used to display web pages. It is also defined as is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing (moving through) information resources on the World Wide Web.

21.    Bandwidth: A measure for the amount of data (speed) one can send information through an Internet connection.

22.    Domain Name Server (DNS): it is a computer program running a web server, translating domain names into IP address.

23.    Ping: A method used to check the communication used to check the communication between two computers.

24.    A Ping is sent to a remote computer to see if it responds.

BROWSERS

Web browser is a software program that is used to view or access the internet web pages. It helps to displays information provided by a specific server.

Types of Internet Browser

a.       Mozilla fire fox

b.      Opera browser

c.       Microsoft Internet explorer (Microsoft edge)

d.      Google Chrome

e.       Apple Safari, etc.

Features of Internet Browser

An internet browser has many different parts. They include:

1.    Title bar: Displays the title of the open web page

2.    Menu bar: The menu bar can be used to activate commands. Depending on the browser you are using, some contain the following: File, edit, view, tools, Bookmark, help, etc

3.    Address Bar: An address bar is a component of an Internet browser which is used to input and show the address of a website. The web address is generally given in lowercase letters and is case insensitive. There are no spaces in a webpage or website address.

4.    Status Bar: Status bar displays the status of the current page

5.    Scroll Bar: This provides vertical or horizontal scrolling through the web pages.

6.    Standard tool bar: Standard tool bar has many different buttons. They are explained below.

a.    Back: To go back to previously viewed page

b.    Forward: To move forward to a page which was viewed

c.     Stop: To halt loading of webpage.

d.    Refresh/Reload: To refresh the contents of the currently displayed webpage from the start

e.    Home: To go to the homepage of the currently viewed website.

f.     History: It displays a list of previously viewed website

g.    Print: Prints the webpage with the default printer settings.