The internet, the web and electronic commerce

what is Internet?

Interconnected mesh of computers and data lines
Connecting millions of people and organizations
Foundation of the digital revolution.

what is Web?

Provides an easy-to-use interface to Internet resources
To be effective and efficient
End user awareness of the resources available on the Internet and the web

when the Internet were launched?

1969

when the World Wide Web were launched?

1991

Why the Internet and the Web are not the same?

the Internet is the physical network while the Web is the multimedia interface to resources available on the Internet

what is Web 1.0?

- 1st Generation
- Linking existing information
- Search programs were created

what is Web 2.0?

- Dynamic content creation
- Facebook is most common in Web 2.0

what is Web 3.0?

- Current generation
- Personalized content creation for users

common Internet uses?

- communicating
- shopping
- searching
- education @ e-learning
- entertainment

what is Internet Service Provider (ISP) ?

- common way to connect to the Internet
- provide a path to access to the Internet

Internet Service Provider using connection techonologies such like?

- DSL
- Cable
- Wireless

what is a IP adress

A sequence of numbers that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet

what is a Domain Name?

a text-based name that corresponds to the IP address

What is DNS?

The Domain Name System (DNS) converts domain names or host names into IP addresses

what is a Browser?

- provide access to web resources
- allow you to explore the Web

What is a URL? (Uniform Resource Locator)

A text-based address that points to a specific page on the internet

What is a top-level domain?

identifies the type of organizaton
- .com Commercial
- .edu Educational
- .gov Government
- .mil U.S. military
- .net Network

what is a Hypertext Markup Language?

markup language for displaying web pages

what is a Browsers interpret HTML commands?

display document as a web page

what is a Hyperlinks or links?

connect to other web pages
- Text files
- Graphic images
- Audio and Video Clips

what is a Interactive Web Sites?

- technologies used to provide highly interactive and animated websites such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
,JavaScript, AJAX and Applets

what is a Mobile Browser?

designed to run on portable devices

what is a Web Utilities and the example of web Utilities?

specialized utility programs that make using the Internet and web safer and easier
- Plug-Ins
- Filters
- File Transfer Utilities
- Internet SecuritySuites

what is a Plug-Ins?

- automatically start and operate as part of you browser
- enchanced browser experience

Example of Plug-Ins?

- Acrobat Reader
- Flash Player
- QuickTime
- Windows Media Player

what is a Filters?

- Block access to selected sites and can set time limits
- Monitor total time spent on the Internet and at individual web sites

Example of Filters?

- AVG Family Safety
- Qustodio Parental Control
- Norton Online Family
- Net Nanny
- McAfee Family Protection

what is a File Transfer Utilities?

-upload and download files to and from the Internet
> Downloading
> Uploading

Three popular types of programs?

- File transfer protocol (FTP) / Secure file transfer protocol (SFTP)
- Web-based file transfer services
- Bit-Torrent

what is a Internet Security Suites?

designed to maintain your security and privacy while on the web

Two best known suites?

- McAfee Internet Security
- Symantec Norton Internet Security

What is email?

messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network.

what is a content evaluation?

- Not everything on the Internet is accurate
> Authority
> Accuracy
> Objectivity
> Currency

what is electronic commerce?

buying and selling over the internet

what is business to consumer?

- Sale of product or service to general public
- Fastest growing type of e-commerce
- Three most widely used B2C applications:
> Online banking
> Financial trading
> Shopping

what is consumer to consumer?

- Individual to individual
- Web auctions
> Buyers and sellers seldom meet
> Bids are submitted electronically
> Person-to-person auction sites

what is business to business?

- Sale of a product or service from one business to another
- Primarily a manufacturer supplier relationship

What is cloud computing?

the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer.