Introduction to the Internet

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Introduction tothe Internet
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Topics for this Workshop

• Introduction to the Internet
• Networks
• History and Future
• Ownership of the Internet
• How computers around the world communicate
• Surfing, searching and what is offered on the web
• What is needed to connect to the Internet
• Browser basics and features of the Internet
• Email
• Searching
• Responsibilities of users

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Introduction to the Internet

• Introduction
• Network of networks

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History and Future

• THEN
• Born of the Cold War, the Internet has become the
  nervous system of the Information Age

• NOW
• What does the Internet promise in the future
• Information explosion
• World in your pocket
• JINI
• Blue Tooth

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Ownership of the Internet

• Who rules the Internet?
• What is the cost of the Internet?

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Topics for this Workshop

• Introduction to the Internet
• Networks
• History and Future
• Ownership of the Internet
• How computers around the world communicate
• Surfing, searching and what is offered on the web
• What is needed to connect to the Internet
• Browser basics and features of the Internet
• Email
• Searching
• Responsibilities of users

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How computers communicate

• By wire
• Via satellites
• Wireless

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Topics for this Workshop

• Introduction to the Internet
• Networks
• History and Future
• Ownership of the Internet
• How computers around the world communicate
• Surfing, searching and what is offered on the web
• What is needed to connect to the Internet
• Browser basics and features of the Internet
• Email
• Searching
• Responsibilities of users

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Surfing

• Lets start surfing the web
• Go to www.cnn.com, look at todays weather and
  headlines

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Searching

• How do I find what I am looking for from 3
  trillion web pages?
• Efficient search engines can find anything for
  you in no time
• Lets go to www.google.com

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Net Offerings

• The question is not what you get on internet. The
  question is what you do not get on the internet.
  Think of anything and I will get it for you on
  your desktop

• Information
• Communication
• Entertainment
• Business
• Education
• Shopping

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Topics for this Workshop

• Introduction to the Internet
• Networks
• History and Future
• Ownership of the Internet
• How computers around the world communicate
• Surfing, searching and what is offered on the web
• What is needed to connect to the Internet
• Browser basics and features of the Internet
• Email
• Searching
• Responsibilities of users

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What do you need to hook onto the Internet?

• A computer
• A modem
• Internet service provider
• A software or browser

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How to get an Internet connection

• Dial up
• DSL
• Cable connection
• Wireless access
• ISPs
• AOL, ATT, Ameritech, RCN, Sprint and many others

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Topics for this Workshop

• Introduction to the Internet
• Networks
• History and Future
• Ownership of the Internet
• How computers around the world communicate
• Surfing, searching and what is offered on the web
• What is needed to connect to the Internet
• Browser basics and features of the Internet
• Email
• Searching
• Responsibilities of users

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Browser Basics

• Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator are the
  two popular browsers
• Others exist, but are not as popular as these two

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Browser Basics (continued)

• What is a url?
• www.yahoo.com
• Yahoo is the name of the site
• WWW is the world wide web
• Dot (.) com is the extension for commercial
  websites
• Netiquette the language of the net )

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Browser Basics (continued)
Digital Media Center
Illinois Institute of Technology 3300 S. Federal
Street Main Building, Room 503 Phone
312-567-8858Fax [phone]

• Address Bar

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Browser Basics (continued)
Digital Media Center
Illinois Institute of Technology 3300 S. Federal
Street Main Building, Room 503 Phone
312-567-8858Fax [phone]

• Toolbar

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Browser Basics (continued)

• E-mail
• Fast, cheapest and effective way of communication
• Can send, pictures and documents as attachment

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Browser Basics (continued)

• Tips for creating your e-mail id
• Register with a e-mail service provider
• E-mail id should be easy to remember
• Password should be easy for you to remember and
  difficult for others to guess

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Browser Basics (continued)

• Online Shopping
• You can buy anything that you can imagine
• You can see, all at once, an items price at
  hundreds of different shops
• You can shop at home, your merchandise arrives at
  your door step
• Online Auction
• Name your own price
• Buy or bid for anything on www.ebay.com or
  www.ubid.com

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Browser Basics (continued)

• Airline Tickets
• Name your own price
• Reserve for any date with any airline
• Get instant airline tickets

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Topics for this Workshop

• Introduction to the Internet
• Networks
• History and Future
• Ownership of the Internet
• How computers around the world communicate
• Surfing, searching and what is offered on the web
• What is needed to connect to the Internet
• Browser basics and features of the Internet
• Email
• Searching
• Responsibilities of users

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Responsibilities of Internet users

• Internet ethics
• Privacy
• Security
• Freedom

• Darker side
• What happens if there is no governance?
• Cyber crime
• Hackers
• Viruses