Overview

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is a worldwide collection of networks that links millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals

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The Internet

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The Internet originated as

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ARPANET

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2 main goals of ARPANET

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1. Allow scientist at different physical locations to share information and work together
2. Function even if part of the network were disabled or destroyed by a disaster

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Evolution of the internet

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1969 - ARPANET becomes functional

1984 - ARPANET has more than 1,00 0 individual computer linked as host

1986 - NSF connects NSFnet to ARPANET and becomes known as the internet

1995 - NSFnet terminates its network on the Internet and resumes status as research network

1996 - Internet2 is founded

Today - More than 550 million hosts connect to the internet

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oversees research and sets guidelines and standards

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World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

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has more than 2,000 organizations. Its community includes collaborators from across the street and around the globe.

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Internet2

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is a number that uniquely identifies the location of each computer or device connected to the Internet or any other network

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IP address (Internet Protocol address)

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2 IP addressing schemes

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IPV4 and IPV6

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is the text version of an IP address
–Top-level domain (TLD)

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domain name

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is the method that the Internet uses to store domain names and their corresponding addresses.

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domain name system (DNS)

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translates the domain name into its associated IP address

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DNS server

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consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents

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World Wide Web, or Web

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is a collection of electronic documents

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Web pages

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is a collection of related Web pages and associated items

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Web site

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is a computer that delivers requested Web pages to your computer

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Web server

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refers to Web sites that provide a means for users to interact

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Web 2.0

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is a set of symbols that developers use to specify the headings, paragraphs, images, links, and other content elements that a webpage contains.

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HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

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is one of the core technologies for developing web pages, along with CSS and JavaScript

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HTML

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allows users to access Web pages and Web 2.0 programs

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A Web browser, or browser

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the first page that a Web site displays Web pages which provide links to other related Web pages

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home page

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is the process of receiving information

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Downloading

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has a unique address, called web address or URL

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webpage

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URL meaning

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uniform resource locator