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The document provides an overview of the internet including its introduction, advantages, disadvantages and various services. It defines key terms related to the internet and describes communication, research, education and financial transactions as some main advantages of the internet. Some disadvantages mentioned are theft of personal information, spamming, malware threats and social issues.

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Internet

The document provides an overview of the internet including its introduction, advantages, disadvantages and various services. It defines key terms related to the internet and describes communication, research, education and financial transactions as some main advantages of the internet. Some disadvantages mentioned are theft of personal information, spamming, malware threats and social issues.

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INTERNET

Introduction
✓ The Internet or “Net” (network of networks) is the largest computer
network in the world that connects billions of computer users.

✓ The word internet comes from combination between


“interconnection” and “Network”

✓ Network is a collection of computers and devices connected via


communication channels and transmission media allow to share
resources (hardware, software, data, information).

✓ Generally nobody own internet. 2


Advantages of Internet
✓ Communication

✓ Research

✓ Education

✓ Financial transactions

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Advantages
Communication:
✓ Communication is a process transmitting
and receiving symbol, data, image, text,
document, graphic etc by using various
computer devices.

✓ Internet now being a main communication


tool, using video conferencing, internet
phone, Messenger, email etc.
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Research:
Advantages
Research is one such thing which has got lots of benefit from this
evolution of internet.

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Advantages
Education:
There are a number of books, reference books, online help centres,
expert’s views and other study oriented material available on the
internet.

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Advantages
Financial Transactions:
✓ Financial transaction is the term which is used when there is
exchange of money.

✓ With the ability to do the financial


transaction easily over the internet you
can purchase or sell items so easily.

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Disadvantages of Internet
✓ Theft of Personal Information

✓ Spamming

✓ Malware Threats

✓ Social Isolation, Obesity and


Depression

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Disadvantages
Theft of Personal Information:-

✓ The use of Internet for banking, social


networking, or other services, often
makes our personal information
vulnerable to theft.

✓ Hackers can access our sensitive Protect your identity


information through unsecured
connections. 9
Disadvantages
Spamming:-
✓ Spamming refers to sending unwanted e-mails.

✓ Spammers usually use bots that bombard the receiver with an


endless line of advertisements.

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Disadvantages
Malware Threats :-
✓ One of the most annoying problems with the Internet is the ease
with which any malware can infect our computers.

✓ Virus programs are inconspicuous and may get activated simply


by clicking a seemingly harmless link.

✓ Computers connected to the Internet are


extremely prone to virus attacks that may
end up crashing the system completely. 11
Disadvantages
Social Isolation, Obesity and Depression:-
✓ The biggest problem with having the Internet is an addiction for
everything that pertains to the web and that includes excessive
surfing, online gambling, social networking, and gaming
addiction.

✓ Since all problems are so deeply linked


with one another and with the Internet,
it isn't uncommon for people to be afflicted
with multiple issues. 12
Internet Services
✓ WWW ✓ URL
✓ Webpage / Homepage ✓ HTML
✓ Web browser ✓ ISP
✓ Search Engine ✓ E-mail
✓ Internet protocol ✓ Video conferencing
✓ HTTP ✓ FTP

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WWW
✓ WWW is the short form for the World Wide Web. It is also
commonly known as ‘The Web’.

✓ The WW is hypertext based information retrieval tool.

✓ One can easily surf the Web by jumping from one document to
another using the links in those documents.

✓ These documents can be in many formats, such as text,


graphics, animation, sound and latest is video. 14
✓ All the information on Internet are presented to the user as a
document or more popularly known as Web Page.

✓ All these Web Pages are link to each other or even to section
within a Web Page. And these links are known as Hyper Links.

✓ Creator: Timm Berners-Lee, 1989.

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Difference between the Web and Internet
✓ Internet = collection of networks that connect millions of
businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and
individuals.

✓ WWW = the means we use to access information over the


internet
– Different communication protocols
– Special link (hyperlink) that enable users to jump from one
place to another on the web.
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Web Page
✓ A web page is a document or resource of information that is
suitable for the World Wide Web and can be accessed through a
web browser and displayed on a monitor or mobile device.
✓ This information is usually in HTML format.

✓ It can contain text, graphics, audio, video and has built- in


connection or links to other web documents.

✓ A web page has a unique address called a Uniform Resource


Locator (URL). 17
Web Browser
✓ A software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing
information resources on the World Wide Web.

✓ It allows to locate, view, and navigate the web.

✓ Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Opera are the


examples of web browser.

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Different types of Web Browser
✓ Google Chrome
✓ Mozilla Firefox
✓ Internet explorer
✓ Safari
✓ Opera Mini
✓ Netscape Navigator

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Search Engines
✓ Search engine is a program that allows Internet users to search
for content via the World Wide Web (WWW).

✓ A user enters keywords or key phrases into a search engine


and receives a list of Web content
results in the form of websites,
images, videos or other online data.

✓ Examples – Google, Yahoo,


Ask.com, Bing etc 20
Firewall
✓ A firewall is a set of related computer programs that protects
the resources of a private network against unauthorised users.
✓ Unauthorised users are often known as hackers.

✓ Examples of firewall programs:-


➢ Tinywall
➢ PeerBlock
➢ Anti NetCut3.
➢ Little Snitch [Mac]
➢ Private Eye [Mac] 21
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your
own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your
work without full acknowledgement.

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Protocol
✓ A set of guidelines or rules.

✓ A protocol is a standard set of rules that allow electronic devices


to communicate with each other.

✓ Different types of protocols are:-


➢ Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
➢ Internet Protocol (IP)
➢ File transfer protocol (FTP)
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HTTP
✓ HTTP an acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol.

✓ HTTP is the set of rules for transferring files, such as text,


graphic images, sound, video, and other multimedia files, on
the World Wide Web.

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FTP
✓ FTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol.

✓ File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is used to upload and download


files from your computer to a web server and vice versa.

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ISP
✓ ISP is an acronym that stands for Internet Service Provider.

✓ An Internet Service Provider is a company that provides


Internet access to organizations and home users.

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URL
✓ URL - Uniform Resource Locator.

✓ URL is a unique identifier used to locate a resource on


the internet.

✓ It is also referred to as a web address.

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THANK YOU!

ANY QUESTIONS?
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