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BA271 Week 2 Lecture
“Mostly Internet Ideas”
Dave Sullivan
Goals for today…
Upcoming dates
 Wiki Plan ideas – Wiki Index
 Open source software
 General Internet ideas / protocols
 Treasure Hunt ideas
 Searching the World Wide Web
 “To Do” list
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Upcoming Dates
Prerequisite Exam: tomorrow
 Fluffy Spreadsheet Competition:
Friday @ 2 p.m.
 Wiki Plan: Friday @ 2 p.m.
 Treasure Hunt: next Monday @ 2
p.m.
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Open source software
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What is open source software?
Computer software for which the source
code is freely available
Typically is developed in a cooperative
manner
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Nvu’s website
MediaWiki website
SourceForge.Net
Linux / RedHat
Choosing a website editor
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Some website development tools are
incredibly powerful and take all the
guesswork and fuss out of constructing a
business or e-commerce website.
I want you to learn how to create web
pages and link them by hand.
Focus your attention on organizing ideas
into a simple and understandable collection
of web pages, writing well, and illustrating
your web pages with appropriate images.
Internet ideas – Network
Layers
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A protocol is a set of rules that allows
computers or humans to communicate
General computer networks use an
seven-layer set of protocols to
exchange information
You can learn more about Internet
Protocols at
http://www2.rad.com/networks/1997/
nettut/protocols.html
General Internet ideas –
Addresses
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What is a web page?
– Web servers, HTML, IP addresses
(Internet Protocol), web addresses (http)
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Parts of a web address:
– http://students.bus.oregonstate.edu/sulliv
an/scholarship/index.htm
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Using web addresses
– Capitalization, optional parts
Treasure Hunt activity
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Search the Internet to find answers
Build a simple Intranet-based web
page filled with the answers
This activity is largely what you make
of it – I recommend beginning with
Laura Cohen’s Internet Tutorials.
Searching the World Wide
Web
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Be opportunistic
Learn about many search engines
Beyond Google
http://pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,114725,
00.asp
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Read about various kinds of search
engines
http://classes.bus.oregonstate.edu/ba271/lectures/week2.htm
Activities you should do
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Practice for tomorrow’s Prerequisite
Exam
Enter the Fluffy Spreadsheet
Competition (by Friday at 2 p.m.)
Learn about searching the Internet
Begin thinking about the website
project you would like to complete
Begin the Treasure Hunt assignment