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The Internet and World Wide Web. Objectives. Define the concept of a network Describe the components of a network Define Internet Discuss how the Internet works Understand ways to access the Internet Define Domain Name Describe the components of the URL Define World Wide Web (WWW)
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Objectives • Define the concept of a network • Describe the components of a network • Define Internet • Discuss how the Internet works • Understand ways to access the Internet • Define Domain Name • Describe the components of the URL • Define World Wide Web (WWW) • Describe the components of the WWW
Next The Internet What is a network? • A collection of computers and devices connected together via communications devices and media • Modems • Cables • Telephone lines • Satellites p. 2.2
What Is a Computer Network? • Two or more connected computers • Major components in simple network • Client computer • Server computer • Network interfaces (NICs) • Connection medium • Network operating system • Hub or switch connecting multiple computers in a network • Routers • Device used to route packets of data through different networks, ensuring that data sent gets to the correct address
Networks in Large Companies • Components can include: • Hundreds of local area networks (LANs) linked to firmwide corporate network • Various powerful servers • Web site • Corporate intranet, extranet • Backend systems • Mobile wireless LANs (Wi-Fi networks) • Videoconferencing system • Telephone network • Wireless cell phones
Key Digital Networking Technologies • Client/server computing • Distributed computing model • Clients linked through network controlled by network server computer • Server sets rules of communication for network and provides every client with an address so others can find it on the network • Has largely replaced centralized mainframe computing • The Internet: Largest implementation of client/server computing
Key Digital Networking Technologies • Packet switching • Method of slicing digital messages into parcels (packets), sending packets along different communication paths as they become available, and then reassembling packets at destination • Previous circuit-switched networks required assembly of complete point-to-point circuit • Packet switching more efficient use of network’s communications capacity
Packet-Switched Networks and Packet Communications Data are grouped into small packets, which are transmitted independently over various Communications channels and reassembled at their final destination.
Key Digital Networking Technologies • TCP/IP and connectivity • Connectivity between computers enabled by protocols • Protocols: Rules that govern transmission of information between two points • Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) • Common worldwide standard that is basis for Internet • Department of Defense reference model for TCP/IP • Four layers • Application layer • Transport layer • Internet layer • Network interface layer
TCP/IP Reference Model • Application Layer • Defines the protocol that applications use to exchange data – FTP, SMTP, HTTP, HTTPS • Transport Layer • Provides communication session management between host computers. • Defines the level of service and status of the connection used when transporting data. • TCP • Internet Layer • Addressing, routing, and packaging data packets called IP diagrams – IP • Network Interface • Specifies details of how data is physically sent through the network, including how bits are electrically signaled by hardware devices that interface directly with a network medium, such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, or twisted-pair copper wire.
The Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Reference Model
Types of Networks • Signals: analog vs. digital • Modem: Translates digital signals into analog form • Local-area networks (LANs) • Campus-area networks (CANs) • Peer-to-peer • Topologies: star, bus, ring • Metropolitan and wide-area networks • Wide-area networks (WANs) • Metropolitan-area networks (MANs) • Spans a city and sometimes major suburs
Physical Transmission Media • Twisted-pair wire (modems) • simplest and slowest • Coaxial cable • Copper wires surrounded by thick insulation • Fiber optics and optical networks • Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) • Wireless transmission media and devices • Microwave • Satellites • Cellular telephones • Transmission speed (hertz, bandwidth)
The Internet What is the Internet? • Also called the Net • A worldwide collection of networks that links billions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals
instant messaging e-mail Web message board chat file transfer The Internet What are some of the services found on the Internet?
Goal:To allow scientists at different locations to share information and work together on military and scientific projects ARPANET Networking project by Pentagon’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) Became functional in September 1969 Goal:Tofunction even if part of the network were disabled or destroyed History of the Internet How did the Internet originate?
History of the Internet University of California at Los Angeles What is a host node? • Also called a host • Any computer that directly connects to a network • Often stores and transfers data and messages • Provides network connections for other computers • Four original nodes on ARPANET Stanford Research Institute University of California at Santa Barbara University of Utah
History of the Internet What is NSFnet? • The National Science Foundation’s network • Five supercomputer centers • Connected to ARPANET in 1986 The Internet! ARPANET NSFnet
History of the Internet How has this network grown? Today More than 1 Billion users 1984 More than 1,000 host nodes 1969Four host nodes
From Research Project to Information Infrastructure Growth In The Number Of Internet Hosts
The Web and Commercialization of the Internet Growth Of The World Wide Web
New Structure for the Internet • The Internet is organized around four network access points (NAPs). • A different company operates each of these NAPs. • These companies sell access to the Internet through their NAPs to organizations and businesses.
New Structure for the Internet Network Access Points On The Internet Backbone
Regional ISP Provides access to the Internet through one or more telephone numbers local to a specific geographic location National ISP Provides local telephone numbers in most major cities and towns nationwide May also provide a toll-free number Next How the Internet Works What is an Internet service provider (ISP)? • A business that has a permanent Internet connection • Provides temporary connections to individuals and companies for free or for a fee p. 2.5
History of the Internet Who provides the structure for the Internet today? Networks from corporations, commercial firms, and other companies Telephone companies Cable companies Government Satellite companies
Online Service Provider (OSP) • Supplies Internet access • Has many members- only features that offer special content • Wireless Service Provider • Company that provides wireless Internet access How the Internet Works What are other service providers?
How the Internet Works Dial-up access • Home or small business • Computer, modem, regular telephone line • Dial into an ISP or OSP How can you connect to the Internet? High speed connection • Employees • Computers part of a local area network (LAN) • Connect to service provider through a high-speed connection line leased from local telephone company Newer high-speed technologies • Home and small business • Digital subscriber line (DSL) – provides high-speed Internet connections over regular copper telephone line • Cable modem- provides high-speed Internet connections through cable television network
199.95.72.10 last part identifies specific computer first part identifies network How the Internet Works What is an Internet protocol (IP) address? • Number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet • Four groups of numbers, each separated by a period • Number in each group is between 0 and 255 IP address
Tim Berners-Lee • Created the World Wide Web • Director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) at MIT
www.scsite.com How the Internet Works What is a domain name? • Text version of an IP address • Components are separated by periods • Each domain name represents one or more IP addresses IP address 199.95.72.10 Domain name
How the Internet Works What is a top-level domain (TLD) abbreviation? • Identifies the type of organization associated with the domain • Sometimes called dot com when TLD is com
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/index.html address text box The World Wide Web What is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL)? • Unique address for a Web page • Browser retrieves a Web page by using the URL • Also called a Web address • Type the URL into the address text box on the browser and press the Enter key to display a Web page
protocol domain name path http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/index.html The World Wide Web What are the parts of a URL? Click to view Web Link then click URLs
History of the Internet Who controls the Internet? • The Internet is a public, cooperative, and independent network • No single entity controls or owns the Internet • Several organizations advise and define standards • World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) • Oversees research and sets standards and guidelines • Internet2 (I2) • Internet-related research and development project • Develops and tests advanced Internet technologies
How the Internet Works What systems control domain names? Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Group that assigns and controls TLDs Domain name system (DNS) System on the Internet that stores the domain names and their corresponding IP addresses DNS server Translates the domain name into its associated IP address
The World Wide Web What is the World Wide Web (WWW)? • Also known as the Web • A worldwide collection of electronic documents • Each document on the Web is called a Web page • Can contain text, graphics, sound, and video • Can contain built-in connections to other documents • A Web site is a collection of related Web pages
Next The World Wide Web What is a Web browser? • Also called a browser • Software program that allows you to access and view Web pages • Two popular browsers for personal computers • Netscape • Internet Explorer p. 2.9 Fig. 2-6
The World Wide Web What is downloading? The process of receiving information, such as a Web page, onto your computer from a server on the Internet Can take from a few seconds to several minutes You can speed up the display of pages by turning off the graphics and displaying only text in most Web browsers
The World Wide Web What is a hyperlink? • Also called a link • Built-in connection to another related Web page or part of a Web page • Allows you to obtain information in a nonlinear way
The World Wide Web How can you identify a link? • Link can be a word, phrase, or image • Text links usually are underlined or in a color different from the rest of the document • A graphical link may change its appearance when you point to it • The shape of the pointer on the screen changes to a small hand with a pointing index finger when you position it on a link or point to the link • Click the link to activate it
Some links display a different color when you point to them. Click the link to display its associated Web site or Web page. Some links are underlined. Click the link to display the associated Web site or Web page. Some links are graphical images. Click the link to display its associated Web site or Web page. pointer pointer pointer The World Wide Web How do you navigate a variety of links?
The World Wide Web What is surfing the Web? • Links can point to an item on the same Web page, a different Web page at the same Web site, or a separate Web page at a different Web site in another city or country • The activity of jumping from one Web page to another is surfing
The World Wide Web What is a search engine? • A software program you can use to find Web sites, Web pages and Internet files Spider A program that reads pages on Web sites in order to find Web pages that contain the search text Also called a crawler or bot Search text A word or phrase entered in the search engine’s text box Also called keywords
The World Wide Web What is a hit? • Any Web page name that lists as the result of a search • The fewer ‘hits’ the better • Point of searching the web is to narrow your search
The World Wide Web What is a directory? • An organized set of topics • Used by a search engine to aid in locating Web sites • Each major topic has related subtopics