Background of the Internet

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Background of the Internet

• Dr. Steve Broskoske
• Misericordia University

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Question 1
Which is larger, the World Wide Web or the
Internet?
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• The Internet is larger than the Web.
• The Web is one component of the Internet.
• But the Web is thelargest component!

Internet
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Question 2
What is an ISP?
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• ISP refers to an Internet Service Provider.
• An ISP is a company that provides you access to
  the Internet.
• Examples
• Epix
• Prolog
• America on Line
• Cable TV company

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Question 3
When was the Internet started?
1969 1975 1984 1991
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Question 4
Who established the Internet and why?
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• What ARPANET (original name of Internet) was
  established by the Dept. of Defense.
• Purpose Maintain military communications in the
  event of an act of warfare.
• How Dynamic rerouting

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What was the world like in the 1960s?

• Cold War
• Fear of nuclear war

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Lines of military communication
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What could happen to communication in a war?
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And with a Web?(Dynamic Rerouting)
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Question 5
When did AOL help make the Internet accessible to
the general public?
1969 1975 1984 1991
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Question 6
Which provides the fastest connection to the
Internet? (Modem, DSL, Cable modem)
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Fastest Connection
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Question 7
What does broadband mean?
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• Broadband refers to telecommunication that
  provides multiple channels of data over a single
  communications medium.
• Must support bidirectional data transmissions at
  a speed of at least 200 Kbps (according to the
  FCC).

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How did you do?
How Internet savvy are you?