THE INTERNET
CONTENT
- Definition of (i) Internet (ii) Some Basic Terms: Browse, Browser, Chartroom, Cyber café, Cyber space, Download, E-mail, Home page, HTML, HTTP, Internet Service Provider, Intranet, Upload, Protocol, Web page and Website
- Internet Main Browsers: (i) Internet Explorer (ii) Netscape Navigator (iii) Opera (iv) Firefox, etc.
- Features in main browser window: Title bar, Menu bar, Toolbar, Address bar, etc.
- Internet Services: (i) E-mail (ii) E-mail discussion group (iii) Telnet (iv) Usenet (v) FTP (v) WWW, etc.
Definition of Terms
(i) Internet
It means International Network. It is the global communication of system. It is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard internet Protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide. It is the largest computer network in the world.
It is the network of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks, of local to global scope that are linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies.
The Internet
(ii) Browse
Browsing simply means to view the contents of a file or a group of files.
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