Transcript Internet - Mrs. Assmus

Internet
The Web as you know it
• WWW: World Wide Web
This is not the internet,
but just a part of it. IM,
e-mail. The web consists
of pages that can only be
seen by using application
software
Browser
Application that allows
you to view the Internet.
– You have to have a browser
to see the Internet
• Examples:
– Chrome
– Internet Explorer
– Firefox
– Safari
Search Engines
Application that helps you find information
• Examples:
– Google
– Bing
– Yahoo
– Ask.com
Boolean Operator
• Words used to reduce or expand search results
AND
NOT
OR
OR MAKES IT “BIGGOR”
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Someone creates a website
They load it to a web server computer
We must have an Internet connection
We can see the websites on a browser
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HTML
Hyper Text Markup
Language
• The language of websites
What you see…………..
How it is written…………
Why you should be a
programmer…….
• Average Starting Salary …….$72,000
• Starting Salary in Rochester, MN
$114,000
• Starting Salary in Santa Fe, NM $109,000
• Starting Salary for a Middle School
Teacher in Utah ………. $40,000
Networks
• System of computers that are linked together
• LAN: Local Area Network
– Examples: Home, office & School
• WAN: Wide Area Network
– Example: Internet
ISP
Internet Service
Provider
A company you pay to hook up the Internet
at your house, schools, businesses, or office
Types of Internet Connections
• Broadband: High Speed Internet
Connection. Most common internet
connection.
• WiFi: Short range wireless connection that
your devices connect through a home or
business router
• Wireless: Connection your mobile devices
(phones and tablets) use to get internet or
use data (3G, 4G, LTE)
The
CLOUD
What is it?
• Back in the day, all of your data was stored
on your hard drive, discs, CD’s and other
storage devices
• Now there is a better way. It is stored in a
magical place not on your computer, called
THE CLOUD
Cloud Servers
• Application online data storage
One of Apple’s Cloud Servers. Why no logo on the roof?
Do I use it without even knowing?
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NetFlix
Hulu
Pandora
Spotify
Facebook Games
Uploading files in Mrs. Assmus’ Class
Which one is best?
Dropbox:
2GB Free Space; File Size Limit = Unlimited; All Platforms,
Best for: Seamless document streaming
Google Drive:
15GB Free Space; File Size Limit = 10GB (Platforms: Windows, Mac,
iOS, Android)
Best for: Storage Space and Web Apps
One Drive:
7 GB Free Space, File Size Limit = 2GB; (Platforms: Windows, Mac iOS,
Android and Windows Phone)
Best for Windows/MS Office Integration
iCloud:
Free Space: 5GB; File Size Limit = 25MB Free/250MB Paid
Platform: OS, iOS, Windows
Best for: Heavy iTunes/Mac Users
URL – Uniform Resource Locator
What is it? Address of a website
Example
www.facebook.com
True URL’s include the www
Now, browsers are smart
enough that you don’t need
to type it in, but you used to
have to include it in your URL
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Facebook.com
Domain
The ending of a website
– There are
hundreds of
thousands of
different domains
out there.
– Most countries
have their own
domains.
Examples of domains
.com = commercial
.gov = government
.edu = higher education
.org = non-profit organization
.net = network
.int = internet
Other Important Info
• Home Page: The main page, or table of contents
for the website
• Wiki: Allows collaborative editing of its content
by all of its users
• Blog: A personal website which individuals give
opinions and link to other websites
• Podcasts: A multimedia (usually sound) digital
file made available on the internet to download
to a portable player (MP3, iPod, etc)
Hypertext Link
(a.k.a. Link)
Definition
• Picture or words that take you to a new location
when clicked on
Examples: Pictures and words
This what happens on the Internet every 60 seconds – The Internet is in EVERY aspect
of our lives
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