Internet Notes 2
Internet Notes 2
Internet Notes 2
INTERNET:
• It stands for INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
• It refers to worldwide network of networks
OR
• It refers to global networks of networks
• It was started in the year 1990
ARPANET:
• It stands for ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECT AGENCY
NETWORK
• It was the project started by US Dept Of Defense
• It was started in 1969
• Its objective was to connect computers at military and
defense
NSF:
• It stands for NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
• It was the project started in 1980 by NSF net
• Its objective was to connect computers at various
universities and educational institutions
PRIVATE BUSSINESSMAN:
• They were not included in ARPANET and NSF
• They created their own private network
NOTE: The Typed information does not guarantee 100% accuracy. You are
responsible on your own for making any mistakes.
NOTE
• ARPANET+NSF+PRIVATE BUSSINESSMEN combine
together and gave rise to INTERNET
• It was started in 1990
-Internet Society:
• It is a non-profit organisation.
• It is used to develop internet standards and policies and
education.
-IETF:
• It stands for INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE.
• It is an international organisation with open membership.
• It has several working groups.
• Working groups function is to maintain and take care of
internet architecture and stability along with the internet
security.
-IAB:
• It stands for INTERNET ARCHITECTURE BOARD.
• It is an IEFT committee.
• It is used to set the design of internet protocols and
standards.
-ICANN:
• It stands for INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED
NAMES AND NUMBERS.
• It is private non-profit corporation.
• It is used to manage internet DNS (DOMAIN NAME
SYSTEM).
• It also ensures that every domain name is linked with
proper IP address.
ISP:
• It stands for INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER.
• It is an organisation that provides internet connection to
the users.
REQUIREMENTS OF INTERNET:
• A Computer
• Modem (Modulator-Demodulator)
• A Telephone Connection
• A Browser Software
• ISP
WHAT IS WWW?
• It stands for WORLD WIDE WEB.
• It is the collection of documents found on the Internet.
• The documents are the multimedia documents that
contains text, audio, video, hypertext, hyperlinks.
• It can also be defined as all the interlinked HTML pages
that can be accessed over the internet.
WHAT IS HYPERTEXT?
• It is highlighted text
• They are present in webpages that links to another
webpages or documents.
• The highlighted text is called hyperlink.
• The hyperlink is blue in colour and underlined.
PROTOCOL:
• These are the rules required for communication on
internet
• The protocol on which Internet is the best is TCP/IP
TCP/IP:
• It stands for TRANSMISSION CONTROL
PROTOCOL/INTERNET PROTOCOL
• The TCP part of the protocol is used to break the data or a
message into small units called packets
• Each packet is given by a number save 1,2,3…..etc.
• Packets are sent to destination computer
• Add destination computer packets are again reassembled
to form additional message
IP PART:
• The IP part stands for INTERNET PROTOCOL
• It is responsible for ensuring that correct bank it reaches
to correct destination address
HTTP:
• It stands for HYPER TEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL
• It is used to establish communication between web server
and web client
• It sends a request from web client to web server
• It returns the desired data pages from server back to client
NOTE:
HTTPS stands for HYPER TEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL SECURE
• It ensures that connection built between web client and
web server must be secure
HYPERLINK:
• It refers to text or an image in web page which when
clicked opens another webpage
• When hyperlink is clicked the mouse pointer changes to
hand shape symbol
• It is always blue in colour and always underlined
WEB BROWSER:
• It is a software application that is used to view webpages
• It is used to locate, retrieve and display content on WWW
1. Graphical Browsers
These are the browsers which include text, images, audio,
video and the navigation is accomplished by pointing and
clicking with the mouse on the highlighted words known
as hyperlinks.
EXAMPLES:
i. Google Chrome
ii. Internet Explorer
iii. Mozilla Firefox
iv. Safari
v. Opera
vi. Epic
vii. Sea Monkey
viii. Avant
2.Text Only Browsers
These are the types of browsers which provide access to
the web in text only mode.
EXAMPLE: Lynx
WEB SERVER:
• It is the software application that stores huge amount of
data and manage network resources
• It is used to fulfil request made by the client computer
• The server follows the protocol HTTP
EXAMPLES:
• Apache, lighttpd, Microsoft IIS(INTERNET INFORMATION
SERVICES),Novell’s Netware server,Litespeed
SERVER:
A server is a computer whose main job is to share the
resources for the clients in other words it is the main computer
that manages the network resources
#COMPONENTS OF WEBPAGE
(a) CONTENT WISE
-Hyper Text
-Hyper Links
(b) STRUCTURE WISE
-Page Title
-Header
-Body
-Navigation links
-Footer
WEBSITE:
• It is the collection of interconnected webpages which are
linked together by hyperlinks
#COMPONENTS OF WEBSITE
1. Web Host
2. Address
3. Home Page
4. Design
5. Content
6. Navigation structure
WEBPORTAL:
A web portal is a type of website but differs in terms of content
and services as compared to a typical website which provides
only specialised information. A web portal is actually a
launchpad to host a web based services like email,
games ,shopping, news, weather, chatting.
UPLOADING:
• It refers to transfer of data from your local computer to
remote server
DOWNLOADING:
• It refers to transfer of data from server to your local
computer
HOMEPAGE:
• It refers to the first page of the website
• It provides the link to other webpages of the website
• It also refers to index page
MODEM:
• It stands for MODULATOR-DEMODULATOR
• It is a device that allows computer to communicate over
telephone lines
• Computer information is stored in form of digital signals
• Telephone wires support analog signals
• The sender modem converts digital signals into analog
signals. This is called MODULATION
• The receiver computer MODEM re-converts the analog
signals back to digital signals. This is called a
DEMODULATION
TYPES OF MODEM:
• Internal MODEM and External MODEM
• Internal MODEM is in form of card which is fitted inside
the CPU
• External MODEM is a small box which is placed near the
telephone jack
ROUTER:
• It is a small box that allows multiple computers to join
same network
• Connecting to router provides access to a LAN
• It may not provide access to internet
• ROUTER MUST BE CONNECTED TO MODEM
• PCàrouteràmodemàISPàinternet
WEB ADDRESS:
• Each computer or network is called node
• Independent computer which is not on network is called
standalone computer
• An internet address uniquely identifies a node on the
Internet
• Internet address may also be called as IP address
• There are two ways of addressing:
URL:
• It stands for UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR
• It refers to unique address of each web page
• The web address specifies protocol for accessing web
pages
• Parts of URL are:
-Type of protocol
-Address of server
-Path of file
• Example:
• Https://www.oracle.com/sun/index.html
• Here https refers to protocol
• www.oracle.com refers to domain name
• Sun/index.html refers to file name
• The domain name has three letter extension
• .com stands for commercial
• .gov refers to government
• .edu refers to education
• .mil refers to military
• Org refers to Organization , Net refers to Network
IP ADDRESS:
• It stands for INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS
• It is used to uniquely identify computers, servers and other
devices on network
• It uses 4 numbers 0 to 225 to address computers
• It is written as group of four numbers separated by
period(.) i.e. dot
• Example: 103.23.105.231
NOTE:
Sometimes extension is two letter name that indicates
country where server is located
§ .ca Canada
§ .jp Japan
§ .in India
§ .au Australia
§ Uk United Kingdom
§ US United States
FTP:
• It stands for FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL
• It is used to transfer files from one computer to another
• It acts as software used for Uploading and Downloading of
files
• Examples:
• gFTP, CoreFTP, Yummy FTP
NOTE:
• FTP is the language that computers used to transfer or
share files using TCP/IP network:
SSH Protocol:
• It stands for Secure Shell
• It is a method for secure remote login from one computer
to another
• It provides several alternative options for strong
authentication
• It uses strong encryption to protect the security and
integrity of data
SFTP:
• It refers to Secure File Transfer Protocol
• It runs over SSH protocol
• It supports full security and authentication functionality of
SSH
• It is preferred to FTP because of its underlying security
features and ability to run on a SSH connection
SCP:
• It stands for Secure Copy Protocol
• It is based on RCP i.e. Remote Copy Program protocol
which supports file transfers between host on the network
• It uses SSH for data transfer and uses same mechanism for
authentication thereby ensuring confidentiality of data
FULL FORMS
1. WWW World Wide Web
2. URL Uniform Resource Locator
3. ARPANET Advanced Research Project Agency Network
4. NSF National Science Foundation
5. IAB Internet Architecture Board
6. IEFT Internet Engineering Task Force
7. ICANN Internet Corporation For Assigned Names
And Numbers
8. ISP Internet Service Provider
9. HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
10. HTML Hypertext Markup Language
11. TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
12. IIS Internet Information Services
13.FTP File Transfer Protocol
14.NNTP Network News Transfer Protocol
15.ATM Automatic Teller Machine
16.IRC Instant Relay Chat
17.IM Instant Messaging
FULL FORMS
1. DNS Domain Name System
2. MODEM Modulator Demodulator
3. SSH Secure Shell
4. SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol
5. SCP Secure Copy Protocol
6. SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
7. TELNET Terminal Network
8. IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol
9. POP3 Post Office Protocol 3
10.CODEC Coder Decoder
11.RTI Right To Information
SEARCH ENGINE:
• It is the software or the program that is used to search for
any information on internet
• Examples:
Google, Yahoo, Bing, Ask.com
4.HARDWARE REQUIREMENT
NEWSGROUP
• It is also called FORUM/MESSAGE BOARD/BULLETIN
BOARD/CLUBS
• It is an online bulletin board where users can post
messages, respond to posted messages, or can just read
the messages
• When the user sends a message, the server post the
message for everyone to read it
• Other members can respond to the message
• Group of related messages is known as Threads
EXAMPLES OF NEWSGROUP
§ Alt.tennis
§ Alt.astrology
§ Comp.language.c++
For example, the newsgroup comp.lang.C++ contains
discussion on C++ language.
-The leftmost part comp classifies the newsgroup as one
that contains discussion of computer related topics.
-The second part identifies one of the subtopic lang that
related to computer languages.
-The third part identifiers one of the computer languages,
in this case C++.
EMAIL CLIENT SOFTWARES:-
§ Also called as Mail user Agent.
§ Used as front end computer program which manages
emails.
§ Examples:-
o Mozilla Thunderbird
o Postbox Express
o eM
o Windows live mail
o Claws email
o Zimbra suit Opera mail
HTTP & HTTPs
Is an access method in order to access hypertext files on
internet Primary method
In combination with www
S----secure connection / security –sender/receiver
Server & client -----information is secure with help SSL
certificate
CHAT:
• Online textual talk is called chatting.
• Message is typed on screen which is immediately
received by receiver
• Both sender and receiver must be sitting online
TYPES OF CHAT
§ IM (INSTANT MESSAGING)
§ ICQ (I SEEK YOU)
§ IRC (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)
§ WEB BASED CHAT
CHATTING SOFTWARES:-
• YAHOO MESSENGER.
• WHATSAPP
• SNAPCHAT
• GTALK
• FACEBOOK MESSENGER
• WECHAT
• WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER
• FLOCK
VIDEO CONFRENCING:
• It is a live visual connection between two or more people
residing in separate locations.
• V.C. provides transmission of static images and text
between two locations.
• It provides transmission of full motion video images and
high quality audio .
Examples:-
§ FaceTime
§ Zoom
§ Skype
§ Go To Meeting
§ Google meet
§ Blue Jeans
§ Google Hangouts
Areas of Application:-
• Business
• Distance learning.
• Telecommunication with clients
• Legal environment
• Telemedicine
• Media
E-LEARNING:
MEANING:-
o It stands for Electronic learning.
o It refers to the learning that takes place in an electronically
simulated environment.
o Variety of medias are used like audio , video , animation ,
text , images etc.
o Can be done anywhere & anytime.
Examples of E-Learning software:-
• Moodle
• Olat
• eFront
• H5P
• Siminars
• Udemy
• Articulate
• Udacity
• Skill Share
Disadvantages of E-Learning:
• Technical Issues/problems arises
• Lack of comp knowledge may produce difficulty in
learning.
• Difficult to adopt Learning Approach
• Problems related to authencity of students
DEFINE PC BANKING?
• It is the form of Online banking that enables customers to
execute the bank Transactions from PC via modem. The
bank offers a customer a proprietary financial software
that allows the customer to perform financial transactions
from his or her PC
Advantages of E-Banking:
1. Faster Transactions
2. Instant notifications and alerts
3. Benefits & Rewards to customers
4. Convenient to use
5. Full security provided
6. Transactions can be done anytime & anywhere
7. Better customer service.
Disadvantages of E-Banking:
• Technical Issues/problems arises
• Risk of fake banking websites.
• Difficult to adopt by illiterate people
• Security issues
• Lack of direct contact between bank officer & customer
BLOG
§ It is the short form of web log.
§ It is a web page that serve as publicly accessible personal
journal for an individual .
§ It is frequently updated personal journal / diary where
entries are posted.
§ The owner of the blog writes the blog and is known as
blogger.
§ The act of writing or updating the blog is called blogging.
§ The updates put on the blog by the blogger are called
blog-posts
BLOG WEBSITES:
• www.wix.com
• www.squarespace.com
• www.medium.com
• www.joomla.com
• www.wordpress.com
- TYPES OF BLOG:
PERSONAL BLOG
o Most common type of blog.
o Just like creating an online diary.
o Blogger may put stories about their interest such as
fishing/dancing etc.
NEWS AND VIEWS BLOG
o Contains factual stories about news maintained by
journalists.
o Used by news companies like BBC who post stories about
latest events.
o Viewers can add their opinion about the story.
COMPANY BLOG
o Most companies creates their blogs to enable customer to
know about latest happenings/information about company
o Information is given about launching of new product or
updations done in current product
MICRO BLOG
o A type of blog where short posts are allowed.
o Best example is Twitter.
o Message of 140 characters can be posted.
E-SHOPPING:
o It stands for ELECTRONIC SHOPPING
o It refers to the process of buying goods & services from
seller on internet.
o Consumers can buy a large variety of items from the
online stores.
o Books , clothing , home appliances , cosmetics , groceries,
toys , hardware , softwares , health insurance , medical
facility etc are some of the products & services that a
consumer can buy online.
# Name some of the e-shopping websites.
• www.flipkart.com
• www.snapdeal.com
• www.amazon.in
• www.jabong.com
• www.myntra.com
• www.pepperfry.com
ADVANTAGES OF E-SHOPPING :-
o Convenient method
o Shopping anywhere and at anytime
o Wide variety of products are available.
o Save time and efforts
o Various brands /models can be compared.
DISADVANTAGES OF E-SHOPPING:
o Risk of misuse of credit & debit card information.
o Delay in delivery.
o Lack of touch and feel of merchandise in online shopping.
o Lack of interactivity
E-RESERVATION :
o It stands for ELECTRONIC RESERVATION , also called
Online Reservation.
o It refers to process of determining the availability of
tickets/rooms and making reservations via electronic
means i.e. Internet.
# Name some application areas of e-reservations.
§ Travel Tickets
§ Hotel rooms
§ Sport matches
§ Movies and Theatre
§ Events
# Name some websites providing e-reservation facility.
§ www.MakeMyTrip.com
§ www.Goibibo.com
§ www.cleartrip.com
§ www.yatra.com
§ www.bookmyshow.com
# ADVANTAGES OF E-RESERVATION
§ Safety
§ Easy way
§ Save time and efforts
§ available anywhere anytime
§ fast process.
E-GOVERNANCE :
It refers to the application of electronic means in governance
with an aim of fulfilling the requirements of a common man at
affordable costs and fastest possible time
It provides the following :-
1. The interaction between government and citizens ,
government and businesses via internet
2. Use of electronic means in internal operations of
government
E-GROUPS:
It stands for ELECTRONIC GROUPS.
It refers to the group of people who come together to form
Online community.
People share photos , events , messages or comments , topic
of their interest.
Convenient method to get connected with old friends or new
acquaintances.
It may be open or have closed access.
SOCIAL NETWORKING :
It is the use of internet based social media programs to make
connections with friends , family , classmates , customers &
clients.
• User profiles.
• Blog engine
• Photo albums
• Groups
• Discussion boards
• Media galleries
• Activity stream
• Walls
• Messaging
• Comments
• Tags
MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES
1.SMS:
• It stands for Short Message Service.
• It is basically a text message send to another mobile
device.
• Length of a single sms message is upto 160 characters.
• Longer messages automatically split up into several
parts
• Most modern phones & networks support concatenation
and segment and rebuild messages upto 1600
characters.
2. MMS :
• It stands for Multimedia Messaging Service.
• It refers to the standard way of sending messages that
includes multimedia content to and from mobile devices.
• Mostly used to send photos ,videos .
• Many new cell phones having multimedia capabilities
support MMS.
• The maximum message size (along with the attachments)
is generally limited to 300KB (MMS 1.2), but recently the
MMS 1.3 standard has allowed for a maximum size of
600KB.
3.3G :
• It stands for Third Generation
• Enabled wireless devices which operate at high speed.
• Speed upto 2 Mbps
• Increased bandwidth
• 3G technology puts a strong emphasis on internet &
multimedia services such as web browsing , video
conferencing & downloading music
4. 4G :
• It stands for Fourth Generation.
• Enhanced download & upload speed.
• Allows music streaming , fast and reliable web browsing.
• Provides very high data transfer speed than 3G
• Provides facility like IP telephony , gaming services , HDD
videos , video conferencing , 3D television
• POP3:
It stands for Post Office Protocol 3. It provides a simple
standardized way for the users to access mailboxes &
download the messages to their computers.
When using POP protocol all the email
messages get downloaded from the mail server to user’s
local computer, the benefit of this is that once messages
are downloaded the user can close the internet connection
and can read his/her messages anytime as per his choice.
• SMTP :
It stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It is the
protocol which is used when user sends email to another
email user. It is used by MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) to
deliver the sent email to the recipient’s mail server.
§ WHAT IS DHTML?
1. It stands for Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language.
2. It is an umbrella term for a collection of technologies
which are used together to create interactive and
animated websites by using the combination of
i) HTML
ii) Javascript
iii) CSS
iv) DOM [ Document Object Model]