Chapter 2: The Internet, The Web, and Electronic Commerce Flashcards
The Internet
1) Interconnected mesh of computer and data lines
2) Connecting millions of people and organizations
Foundation of the digital revolution, the web
Provide 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
IT
A large global network connecting smaller networks all over the globe
The Internet launched in 1969
1) The U.S funded a project to develop a national computer network
2) APPANET (Advanced Research Project Agency Network)
World Wide Web or www was introduced in
1991
The Internet and the web are NOT the same
1) The Internet is the physical network
2) The web is a multimedia interface to the resources available on the internet
Web 1.0
1) 1st generation
2) Linking existing information focus
3) Search programs were created
4) Provide links to websites with specific work or phrases
Web 2.0
1) Dynamic content creation
2) Facebook is most common in Web 2.0
Web 3.0
1) Identifies the relationship between data
2) Personalized content for users
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
1) Common way to access the Internet
2) Provide a path to access the Internet
3) Use telephone lines, cable, and/or wireless connections
Most common providers
Verizon, Comcast, Sprint, T-mobile, AT&T
Browser is:
1) Provide access to web resources
2) Allow you to explore the web
3) Popular web browsers include
Allow you to explore the web
1) Connect to remote computers
2) Uncomplicated interface to the Internet
3) File transfer
4) Display many varieties of multimedia
Popular web browsers include
1) Mozilla Firefox
2) Apple Safari
3) Microsoft Edge
4) Google Chrome
URLs
1) Uniform Resource Locator
2) Domain name
Uniform Resource Locator
1) Location or address of a resource
2) HTTP is the most common web traffic
3) Rule for exchange data
Domain name
Where resource is located
Top-level domain (TLD) or Web Suffix
Identifies the type of organization
Identifies the type of organization include:
1) .com = Commercial
2) .edu = Educational
3) .gov = Government
4) .mil = U.S military
5) .net = Network
6) .org = Organization
HTML and Hyperlinks
1) Hypertext Markup Language
2) Browsers interpret HTML commands
3) Hyperlinks or links
Hypertext Markup Language
A markup language for displaying web pages
Browsers Interpret HTML Commands
Display document as a web page
Hyperlink or links
1) Connect to other web pages
2) Text files
3) Graphic images
4) Audio and Video Clips
Interactive Web Sites
1) Technologies used to provide highly interactive and animated websites
2) Mobile Browsers
Technologies used to provide highly interactive and animated websites
1) Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
2) JavaScript
3) PHP
Mobile Browsers
Designated to run on portable devices
Web Utilities
Specialized utility programs that make using the Internet and web safer and easier
Specialized utility programs that make using the Internet and web safer and easier
1) Filters
2) File Transfer Utilities
3) Internet Security Suites
Filters
1) Block access to selected sites
2) Set time limits
3) Monitor total time spent on the Internet and at individual websites
Monitor total time spent on the Internet and at individual websites
1) Net Nanny
2) Qustodio Parental Control
3) Circle with Disney
4) Norton Online Family
5) McAfee Family Protection
File Transfer Utilities
1) Upload and download files to and from the Internet
2) Three popular types of programs
Upload and download files to and from the Internet
1) Downloading
2) Uploading