Chapter 2:The internet,The Web,The Commerce

by FITRI ZULKARNAIN BIN ZAHAREN

                          The Internet , The Web , The Commerce 

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Origins of Internet

1961 - Leonard Kleinrock suggested the idea of 'packets' of data.

1965 - US Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) commissioned study into computer networks.

1967 - UK National Physical Laboratory set up the world's first packet switch network.

1969 - ARPANET allowed communication between computers all four different US universities.

1971 - Ray Tomlinson invented e-mail.

1976 - Queen Elizabeth sent e-mail.

1982 - Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol address become the Internet standard.

1984 - Domain names set up.

1990 - First commercial dial - up access to the internet.

1991 - World wide web developed.

1993 - First simple-to-use internet websites.

2001 - European Council adopted the world's first treaty against cybercrimes.

 

Most Common Uses of Internet

-Information

-Business

-Social Networking

-Shopping

-Entertainment

 

Activities That I Have Participated in Internet

-Since 10 years old , I already participated in Internet especially to do social networking. I used the platforms such as Miniclip , Facebook and Twitter to communicate with all the people around the world plus in the same time to collect more knowledge and information that related to current issues.The most popular websites in Internet is YouTube which provides unlimited entertainment to people through videos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reflection on Chapter 2

In a nutshell , what I gain from this chapter is internet has given many advantages to its users. As an internet user, I think that information is the biggest advantages  that internet offers.Internet is a virtual treasures trove of information. Any kinds of information on any topic under the sun is available on the internet. The search engines like Google, Yahoo are at your service through the internet. There is a huge amount of information available on the internet for just about every subjects known to man, ranging from government law and services, trade fairs and conferences, market information, new ideas and technical support, the lists is simply endless. However, all of the users must be smart and not drowning themselves with the power of internet.

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Search Tools

-A software use to find websites, web pages, images, videos, news, maps and other information related to a specific topic.

-Search tools require that you enter a word or phrase called search text or search query, that describes the item you want to find.

-Each word in the search text is known as a keyword.

-Search tools often respond with thousands of results, whose content varies depending on the type of information you are seeking.

-A search engine is helpful in locating items such as:

  • Images
  • Videos
  • Audio
  • News
  • Maps
  • People or Business
  • Blogs

 

How to evaluate the content of web site?

-There are 5 ways to evaluate the content of web site:

  1. Accuracy
  2. Authority
  3. Objectivity
  4. Currency
  5. Coverage

 

Electronic Commerce

-Mostly refers to e-commerce. The usage of Electronic Commerce is to buying and selling of goods over the internet.

-There are 3 types of e-commerce:

  1. Business to Consumer (B2C)
  2. Consumer to Consumer (C2C)
  3. Business to Business (B2B)

B2C

-The fastest growing type of e-commerce. The applications are online banking, online stock trading and shopping.

C2C

-Refers to web auctions. Similar to traditional auctions such as Amazon, Webidz and eBay.

B2B

-Involve the sale of a product or service from one business to another. Primarily a manufacturer supplier relationship.

 

Cloud Computing

-Shifts computing activities from users desktops to computers on the Internet.

-Frees end-users from owning, maintaining, and storing software programs and data.

-Three basic components:

  1. Clients (end-users)
  2. Service providers
  3. The Internet

Clients

-Consists of computer hardware and/or software that relies on cloud computing for application delivery, or that is specifically designed for delivery of cloud services and that, in either case, is essentially useless without it. Examples include some computers, phones and other devices, operating systems and browsers. 

Service Providers

-Company that offers some component of cloud computing -- typically infrastructure as a service (IaaS), software as a service (SaaS) or platform as a service (PaaS) -- to other businesses or individuals.

The Internet

-Sharing resources, software, and information via a network, in this case the Internet. The information is stored on physical servers maintained and controlled by a cloud computing provider, such as Apple in regards to iCloud. As a user, you access your stored information on the cloud via the Internet.

 

Web Utilities

-Specialized utility programs that make using the Internet & Web safer and easier.There many web utilities such as:

  1. Plug-Ins
  2. Filters
  3. File Transfer Utilities
  4. Internet Security Suites

Plug-ins

-Programs that can easily be installed and used as part of your Web browser.Such as:

  • Adobe Reader
  • Realplayer
  • Flash

Filters

-Programs that block access to selected sites and can set time limits. Monitor total time spent on the Internet and at individual web sites.Such as:

  • Cyberpatrol
  • Net Nanny
  • Safe Eyes

File Transfer Utilities

-Programs that help you upload and download files to and from the Internet.Such as:

  • File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
  • Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)

Internet Security Suites

-Programs that function to maintaion the security and privacy of the users while on the web.Such as:

  • Avira
  • McAfee
  • Kapersky

How to Access Internet?

There are four ingredients needed to access the Internet.

  1. An ISP
  2. A modem
  3. A web browser
  4. An email program

 

What are providers?

-Organization that provides services for accessing, using, or participating in the Internet. Internet service providers may be organized in various forms, such as commercial, community-owned, non-profit, or otherwise privately owned.

Such as:

-AT&T

-Telekom Malaysia

-Verizon

-Frontier

 

Browsers

-Application software that allows users to access Web pages and Web 2.0 programs.Most current browsers support tabbed browsing, examples :

-Internet Explorer

-Mozilla Firefox

-Google Chrome

-Opera

-Safari

 

URL

-A unique address called Uniform Resource Locator or web address.

-For example,the home page for the UTM Web site has http://www.UTM.edu.my as its URL. A Web browser retrieves a Web page using its URL.

-URL consists of a protocol, host name, domain name, path and web page name or file name.

 

Internet Communication

-Refers to the number of different ways people can communicate over the World Wide Web. It includes chat rooms, email, instant messaging, forums, social networking sites and voice over IP programs.

-The World Wide Web, or the Internet, is a series of connected networks that connect computers across the world together. This network allows different kinds of communication methods. Voice over IP, or VoIP, refers to programs like Skype that allow people to communicate using audio and video over the Internet. Social media sites like Facebook are another example of Internet communication. These sites allow people to post messages and then respond to the messages over others in a long network from one computer to another. Internet forums also facilitate communication by letting someone create a thread, which others then respond to in a long chain. Many websites such as blogs also allow people to post comments to communicate that way. Chat rooms are among some of the oldest examples of communication on the Internet along with forums. Even before graphic user interfaces, such as AOL, it was possible to communicate over the Internet in text form only when the Internet was mostly a collection of connected college and government computers.

1.Email

-Short for electronic mail. Email is the transmission of messages and files via a computer network which consists of  simple text or attachments such as documents, graphics or audio/video clips. Some Web sites such MSN Hotmail , Gmail and   Yahoo! provide free e-mail services.

2. Instant Messaging

-A real time internet communications service that notifies you when one or more people are online and allows you to exchange messages or files or join a private chat room with them.

 

 

 

 

 

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