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This document provides an overview of chapters 2 and 3 from a textbook. Chapter 2 discusses how the Internet works, including internet service providers, access methods, the world wide web, URLs, web browsers, and techniques for finding information online. Chapter 3 covers wired and wireless communication technologies, including transmission media like twisted pair, coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, infrared, radio, and satellites. It also discusses convergence of technologies and applications that can use wired and wireless networks.

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ch2 ch3

This document provides an overview of chapters 2 and 3 from a textbook. Chapter 2 discusses how the Internet works, including internet service providers, access methods, the world wide web, URLs, web browsers, and techniques for finding information online. Chapter 3 covers wired and wireless communication technologies, including transmission media like twisted pair, coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, infrared, radio, and satellites. It also discusses convergence of technologies and applications that can use wired and wireless networks.

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Todays Topics

Chapter 2: Internet and World Wide Web


Chapter 3: Wired and Wireless

Technology

Chapter 2
The Internet & World Wide
Web

How the Internet Works


Internet: a global computer network
Interoperability: a key success to the

Internet
Internet Service Provider (ISP): a
company that sells Internet accounts

Netzero, SBC, Charter, AT&T, Verizon

Online Service: a for-profit firm that

provides a proprietary network

AOL, EarthLink, MSN

Internet Accesses

Dial-Up Access: slow, not reliable but lowest cost


Digital Subscriber Line (DSL): medium, reliable
but high cost
Cable and Satellite Access: fast, reliable but high
cost
Satellite Access: medium, reliable, but high cost
Network Access: fast, available, and usually free
to users

World Wide Web


WWW: a portion of the Internet that

contains billions of documents


World Wide Web Consortium (W3C): an
organization issuing standards related to
all aspects of the Web
Web Site: a location that is accessible
from the Internet and makes web pages
available

World Wide Web


Web Page: any document on a Web site

that includes text, graphics, sound, or


video
Home Page or Index Page: a default page
that is displayed automatically when
entering a site at the top level
Hypertext: a method of preparing and
publishing text that is suited to be read
with a computer

World Wide Web


Hyperlink or Link: a word that can be

clicked to bring another document into


view
Distribute Hypermedia System: a networkbased content development system that
uses multimedia resources as a mean of
navigation or illustration
Dead or Broken Link: a link to documents
that have disappeared

World Wide Web

Web Browser: a program that displays a Web


document

IE, Netscape Navigator, Mosaic

Uniform Resource Locator (URL): a string of


characters that precisely identifies an Internet
resources type and location

Protocol
Server
Path
Resource Name

URL

http://www.umsl.edu/current_students/index.html

URL
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP): the

Internet standard that supports the


exchange of information on the Web
Domain Name System (DNS): an Internet
address system that includes letters as
well as numbers
Domain Name Registration: a process for
individuals and organizations to register a
domain name

URL
Top-Level Domain (TLD) Name: the last

part of the domain name that indicates the


type of organization in which the computer
is located

.com, .edu, .gov, .org

World Wide Web


Downloading: transferring a document or

file from another computer to your


computer
Uploading: transferring a document or file
from your computer to another computer

Finding Information on the Web

Search Engine: a searching database that


claims to index the full Web

Specialized Search Engine: a searching


database to index specialized information

Google, MSN, Yahoo, AltaVista

Careerbuilder, Travelocity

Portal: a gateway that provides a conveniently


organized subject guide to various Internet
content

MSN

Search Techniques
Search Operators: symbols or words used

for advanced searches

Inclusion and Exclusion Operators ( + and -)


Wildcards (*)
Phrase Searches ( )
Boolean Searches (AND, OR and NOT)
Parentheses

Internet Services

E-Mail: a software application to send and


receive messages via networks
E-Mail Attachment: any computer file that is
included with an e-mail message
E-Mail Address: a unique cyberspace identity for
a particular recipient composed of a user name,
@ sign, name of the server hosting the e-mail
service, and the top level domain
Spam: an unsolicited e-mail advertising

Internet Services
Instant Messaging (IM) System: a system

that allows Internet users to exchange


near real-time messages
Internet Relay Chat (IRC): an Internet
service that allows Internet users to join
chat groups, using text-based
conversation
File Transfer Protocol (FTP): a way that
files can be transferred over the Internet

Internet Services
Usenet: a worldwide computer-based

discussion system
Newsgroups: discussion groups devoted
to a single topic
Listserv: electronic mailing list

Chapter 3
Wired & Wireless
Communication

Communications
Communication: process of electronically

sending and receiving messages between


two points
Communication Channel: path through
which messages are passed from one
location to the next
- analog signal: phone
- digital signal : computer

Communications

Bandwidth: amount of data that can be


transmitted through a given communication
channel, measured in bits per second (bps)
Broadband: any transmission medium that
transports high volumes of data at high speeds
Modem: communications device used to
transmit data over telephone lines

Modulation: transformation from digital to analog


Demodulation: transformation from analog to digital

Transmission Media

Wired Media

Twisted Pair
Coaxial Cable
Fiber-Optic Cable

Wireless Media

Infrared
Radio
Bluetooth
Microwaves
Satellites

Wired Communication
Public Switched Telephone Network

(PSTN): global telephone system


Last-Mile Problem: inability of home and
businesses to access the PSTNs highspeed fiber-optic cables, along with
bottleneck of data on the last mile of
phone lines connecting homes and
businesses

Last-Mile Technologies
Integrated Services Digital Network

(ISDN)
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
Coaxial Cable and Cable Modems
Leased Lines: T1, T2, T3
Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)

Convergence
Convergence: merging of disparate

objects into new combinations

1G: Analog Cellular Phone


2G: Personal Communication Service (PCS)
Digital Cellular Phone
Web-Based Device: PDA (Palm Pilot, Blackberry,
etc.)

Wired and Wireless Applications


Internet Telephony
Videoconferencing
Whiteboard
Web Cam
Fax Modem
Satellite Radio
Global Positioning System

(GPS)

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