World Wide Web

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World Wide Web

• Brandy McNeil
• Jennifer Runkel
• Tyler Blair
• Chris Cockrell

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Before the World Wide Web

• Sharing opinions and ideas with others easily and
  inexpensively was very limited.
• Advertisements and Publications were very
  expensive

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Web Publishing

• Process of
• Developing
• Maintaining
• Posting Web Pages
• Fairly easy
• Web Page authoring features
• Microsoft Office 2000

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The Internet

• Started in 1969 by the U.S. government.
• First known as the Advance Research Projects
  Agency Network
• Original aim create a network for universities
  to communicate with each other.

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The Net, continued

• Outstanding feature hypertext, a method of
  instant cross-referencing.
• Access to millions of pages of information.
• Browsing is done by a Web browser.
• Popular browsers Netscape Navigator and
  Microsoft Internet Explorer.

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Hardware and Software

• Adding Images, Video, and Sound
• Clip Gallery
• Sound Card
• Microphone
• Digital Camera
• Scanner
• Video Capture Card
• Video Camera
• Video Digitizer

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Ways a Company Communicates

• PBX
• Digital Phone System
• Phone Lines
• Intranet
• Internet

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Voice Communications

• PBX
• Digital Phone System
• Plexar

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PBX and Digital Phone systems

• PBX and Digital phone systems generate the dial
  tone at the companies location.
• Allows many people to use fewer dial tones.

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Plexar

• Companies purchase blocks of number from
  Southwestern Bell.
• Use four digit extensions
• Dial tones produced at Southwestern Bells Central
  Office

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Advantages of PBX, Digital Phone Systems, Plexar

• Allows the company to control long distance
  charges. Therefore the company operates at a
  lower cost.
• Simplifies internal communications. Allows the
  company to use 3 or 4 digit extensions rather
  than a 7 digit phone number.

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Companies that use Plexar

• Arkansas State University
• Hytrol Conveyor Company

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Components of a Network

• The basic components are
• Routers
• Domain Name Servers
• Switches
• Hubs

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What is an Intranet

• An Intranet is a network that a company uses to
  communicate internally.

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Advantages of an Intranet

• Provides security from people outside the
  company.
• Allows high speed communication with-in the
  company.

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Companies that use an Intranet

• ASU
• IBM - tracks grades and financial information.
• ASU Physical Plant
• tracks inventory and work orders

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Body Parts of the Internet

• Web Page
• Web Site
• Web Site Location
• IP Address

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How to get a Web Page

• Find a place to store the web site
• Get an IP address
• Get a Web Address

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Storing the Web Site

• Local Internet Service Provider
• Store with internet based company
• www.virtualave.net/
• Use your own equipment to host.

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How to get a Web address

• Many Online Sites provide Web addresses
• www.networksolutions.com

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How to get an IP address

• The ISP will provide the IP address.

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Communication Possible

• Communication is now possible thru
• PBX with modems or voice
• Intranets with IRMA cards
• Internets with NICs

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Internet

• Provides companies with
• New channels of communication
• Interaction that can create closer yet more cost
  effective relationships with customers in sales,
  marketing, and customer support.

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Business Advantages

• Direct sales from manufacturers to retail
  customers.
• Eliminates middlemen in the distribution channel.
• Lowers the purchase transaction costs.

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The End

• Information attained from
• World Wide Web
• www.whatis?.com
• Learning Microsoft Office 2000
• Management Information Systems
• Keith Nichols
• Greg Williamson
• Cisco Networking Academy online text