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Digital Literacy: The Internet and the World Wide Web

E Q: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?. Digital Literacy: The Internet and the World Wide Web. **The Internet** The World Wide Web ~ www Using E-Mail Other Methods of Communicating on the Internet. DL 2.

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Digital Literacy: The Internet and the World Wide Web

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  1. EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web? Digital Literacy:The Internet and the World Wide Web **The Internet** The World Wide Web ~ www Using E-Mail Other Methods of Communicating on the Internet DL 2

  2. The Internet: The Uses of the Internet • Share information between computers on different networks • Perform banking transactions • Communicate with people around the world • Obtain the latest information on events around the globe • Search for info on any topic • Study a course of your choice and take exams • Entertainment: music, games, movies, and sharing pics • Buy and sell products or services and specify either credit or debit transactions EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  3. Requirements for an Internet Connection EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web? Computing Device desktop . laptop tablet . mobile device Connection Device modem(converts digital info [text/graphics] to analog info [01100101]) ISP (Internet Service Provider) (a company that provides Internet connectivity to individuals, business and organizations) And…access through Mobile Devices Three Methods to Connect

  4. Types of Internet Connections Dedicated Internet Connection Don’t need to request an IPS every time you want to connect to the Internet Dial-up Internet Connection Must connect to and disconnect from the Internet each timeslower . cheaper . interrupts phone service EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  5. What is Bandwidth? • Bandwidth is the amount of data that can be transmitted over a network in a certain amount of time. Measured in Mbit/s (megabits per second) • Rate data is transferred depends on the equipment of the ISP-your Internet connection EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  6. Bandwidth(continued) • Dial-up connection:Connection to ISP via telephone lines (slowest) • DSL / Digital Subscriber LineTransmission over wires of a local telephone network (med) EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  7. Bandwidth(continued) • Cable Modem Connection: A cable modem delivers the Internet access – ex. Time Warner Cable Cable TV service available(faster) • T1 connection:Provides dedicated phone line connection. Most popular business option. (even faster) EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  8. Bandwidth(continued) • Cellular Web connection:3G/4G connectivityfor e-mail, instant messaging, mobile banking, weather, travel information…anytime…anywhere • Wireless connection:Connect through wireless technology and then connecting to a wired connection –WiFi-uses radio waves to provide high-speed Internet and network connections EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  9. Bandwidth(continued) • Cloud Services:Today’s business and now individuals are using Cloud ComputingUtilize resources, share server space and more cost effective. EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  10. Self Test: The Internet • Wireless • Dial-Up • Computing Device • ISP • DSL • Modem EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  11. Open My Web site Open the DL Site – The Internet and the World Wide Web Note Sheets

  12. Digital Literacy:The Internet and the World Wide Web • The Internet • The World Wide Web ~ www • Using E-Mail • Other Methods of Communicating on the Internet EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web? DL 2

  13. The Web • A collection of information that is accessibleon the Internet • Information is in the form of: • Text . Pictures . Sound • Arranged logically • Stored on Web Servers EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  14. Web Browser A software program used to view and interact with various resources on the Web. Internet Explorer Safari EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  15. Web Page A formatted text document that a Web browser can display Navigate to other Web pages by clicking a hyperlink . . . link EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  16. Web Browser A software program used to view and interact with various resources on the Web. Internet Explorer Safari EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  17. Web Page A Web site is one or more Web pages that reside on a single server. This server is known as a Web Server and is connected to the Internet. The first Web page that is displayed when you access a Web site is known as the home page. Every Web site has a unique home page EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  18. Overview of a Web Address EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web? • Every Web site is stored on a computer that is part of a vast network. • To access a Web site, you need to access the computer on which the Web site is stored. • IP address - Internet Protocol address. numeric address that specifies the exact location of a computer on the Web. such as 127.0.0.1. • corresponding domain name because it is easier to remember names • for the IP address 127.0.0.1 can be proseware.com. • Uniform Resource Locator (URL), computers. In the example • http://www.microsoft.com/learning/default.asphttp indicates what protocol to use and microsoft.com/learning/default.asp specifies the exact location of the Web page.

  19. EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web? WEB AddressURL URL contains a domain name suffix describing the type of organization the website belongs to. .com - commercial organization. .edu - educational institutions, such as schools, colleges, and universities. .net- network-oriented organization or for an ISP. .org - nonprofit organization. .info - informative in nature. .museum - a museum http://www.microsoft.com/learning/default.asp

  20. The steps to find the IP Address of your machine are as follows: • Click Start, and click Run. • In the Run dialog box, type cmd and click OK. • In the Command Prompt Window, at the command prompt, type ipconfig andpress ENTER. EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  21. Explorer 9 Launch EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  22. Searching for Information Launch EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  23. How to perform Financial Transactions on the Web Launch EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

  24. Self TestThe Internet and the World Wide Web • Located on my Web site EQ: What are the uses and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web?

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