INTERNET VS WWW

J. Stephens

OBJECTIVES

Topic: Internet and internet related terms

At the end of this lesson students should be able to:

1. define, in their own words, what is the ‘internet

2. Differentiate between the Internet and the WWW

3. Differentiate among the basic internet terms (WWW,

HTTP, HTML, Hyperlink, URL, web server, web page,
Website file transfer protocol, web browser, URL, ISP)

4.Differentiate between an intranet and an extranet

DO NOW ACTIVITY

Selective students will be asked the following questions:

1. List five things you do over the internet

2. What do you think is the internet

What is a Network?

 When you buy a new computer, the first thing you’ll probably try to do

is connect to the Internet. Of course that’s not all: Next, you could also
connect your printer, smartphone or TV to the router so that these
devices are also connected to the Internet. Now you have
connected different devices to each other via a central access point
and created your own network.

What is a network continued….

 In information technology, a network is defined as the connection of at least

two computer systems (phone, laptop, tablet, television, printer), either by a
cable or a wireless connection.

 TYPES OF NETWORK

 PAN(Personal Area Network)

 LAN(Local Area Network)

 MAN(Metropolitan Area Network)

 WAN(Wide Area Network)

The internet is the largest computer network
system in the world. It consists of many smaller
networks connected together by a global public
network through satellites, cables, cell tower etc.
.It is sometimes referred to as the Net.

An intranet is a private
network that belongs to
an organization, and is
designed to be accessible
only by the organization’s
members.

An extranet is an
extension to an Intranet
that is made available
through the Internet to
people with permission to
view it.

BASIC INTERNET RELATED TERMS

The world wide web (‘www’ or ‘web’ for short) is a

collection of webpages found on this network
(INTERNET)of computers. Your web browser uses the
internet to access the web.

The world wide web, or web for short, are the pages you

see when your device is connected to the internet or
you're online.



Web browser is a software (application)

package that interprets and allows to view

and interpret HTML code and display them

as webpages and websites. Examples:

 Microsoft internet explorer

 Mozilla Firefox.

 Google Chrome

Microsoft Edge

Is a website that provide information or
allows you to do a search
Examples
www.Google.com
Bing
Yahoo
MSN
WIKIPEDIA

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

 HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup

Language. HTML is the standard markup language
for creating Web pages. HTML describes the
structure of a Web page. HTML elements tell the
browser how to display the content.

 The language that is use to

Create web pages is known as

Hypertext Markup Language.

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a set of rules
(protocols) that controls how data travels between
webserver and clients.
It is also the method for finding and transferring
webpages from a webserver to an individual
computer through the internet.

File Transfer Protocol is a method for
transferring all types of files between
computers on a network.

HYPERLINKS

A hyperlink is a word, phrase, or image that you

can click on to jump to a new document or a
new section within the current document or
website or webpage. Hyperlinks are found in
nearly all Web pages, allowing users to click their
way from page to page.

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

URL is the short form for Uniform Resource Locator, a

website URL is the location of a specific website, page,
or file on the Internet.

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a unique identifier

(website or webpage) used to locate a resource on
the internet. https://hollandhighschool.wixsite.com/holla
ndhighschool

Hypertext Mark up Language
(HTML) is a simple programming
language that is used to create
webpages.

Uniform resource locater (URL): is a unique address of any file
that can be downloaded from the internet.

Example

Parts:

Protocol

Domain name

Extension

Activity

1. The internet is the largest computer network system in the world.

It consists of many smaller networks connected together by a
global public network.

2. ____________commonly referred to as the ‘Web’, is a graphical

easy-to- use system of inter-linked files on the Internet.

3. ___________ is a private network that belongs to an organization.

4. _____________is mail that is sent and received electronically over

a network.

5. ______________ is a unique address of any file that can be

downloaded from the internet.

Services on the World Wide Web

 E-mail

 E-commerce

 E-Learning

 Upload and download

 Blog

 NEWSGROUP

 INSTANT MESSAGES

 VOIP

The World Wide Web

The world wide web (‘www’ or ‘web’ for short) is a

collection of webpages found on this network
(INTERNET)of computers. Your web browser uses the
internet to access the web.

The world wide web, or web for short, are the pages

you see when your device is connected to the
internet or you're online.

Internet vs World wide web

 Many people think that the internet and the world wide web are

the same thing. While they are closely linked, they are very
different systems.

 The internet is a huge network of computers all connected

together. The world wide web (‘www’ or ‘web’ for short) is a
collection of webpages found on this network of computers. Your
web browser uses the internet to access the web.

 So when you get home from school and ask to go on the internet,

you should really say, ‘Can I look at some of the world wide
web?’.

Webserver

A web server is a computer that runs websites. It's a

computer that distributes web pages as they are
requested. The basic objective of the web server is
to store, process and deliver web pages to the
users.

Apache server is the most common web server

available in the market. Apache is an open source
software that handles almost 70 percent of all
websites available today.

Services on the World Wide Web

 1.E-mail

 2.E-commerce

 3. E-Learning

 4. Upload and download

 5. Blog

 6. NEWSGROUP

 7. INSTANT MESSAGES

 8. VOIP

E-Mail
E-mail stands for Electronic Mail. It is a

paperless method of sending messages(text,
files, or images videos, app) from one person
to another or many people at the same time
using the internet.

E-Commerce

Ecommerce, also known as electronic

commerce or internet commerce, refers to
the buying and selling of goods or services
using the internet, and the transfer of money
and data to execute these transactions. For
e.g. shopping on amazon, paying your JPS bill
online etc.

E-Learning

E-Learning also call it online learning or online education.

The ‘E’ in E-learning stands for ‘Electronic.’ Hence, the
original term ‘electronic learning.’

E-learning, also referred to as online learning or

electronic learning, is the gaining of knowledge which
takes place through electronic technologies and media.

Upload vs. Download

Upload is the transferring of

files (text, pictures, videos
etc.) From your device to the
world wide over the internet.
For example posting a
picture on Facebook or
Instagram.

• Downloading is the

transferring of files (text,
pictures, videos etc.) from
the World Wide Web
(webserver) to your device.
For. E.g. getting a video from
YouTube to your phone

BLOG

 A BLOG IS A website that contains online personal

reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and
photographs provided by the writer.

NEWSGROUP

a newsgroup is a location where individuals can discuss

a particular topic by posting messages on a news server.
In many ways, a newsgroup is similar to a forum, where
users can submit, posts and read posts from other users.
An example of a newsgroup is a "computer help" group
where individuals assist others with computer problems.

For e.g. quora

Instant messaging

Instant messaging (IM), form of text-based

communication in which two persons participate in a
single conversation over their computers or mobile
devices within an Internet-based chat room.

Voice over Internet PROTOCOL (VOIP)

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), is a technology that

allows you to make voice calls using a broadband
Internet connection instead of a regular (or analog)
phone line.