Whole module

• Terms of use Privacy & cookies
• In this lesson, we will go over several of the Internet's uses and discuss how it has become a truly powerful productivity tool in modern times
• The Internet


  A massive worldwide infrastructure composed of computers, servers, data lines, network towers, submarine cables, and even satellites that help transfer electronic data
• The Internet


  • Started with advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) in the late 1960s
  • Used to send and receive data across its computers during Cold War
  • Created a "network of networks" where data can be routed to another connection should one be cut off
• ARPANET development


  1. ARPANET only connected a few networks on the US West Coast

  2. Reached East Coast by the early 1970s

  3. Researchers developed the Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
• The network connected to computers in Hawaii and London


  By the end of the 1970s
• World Wide Web


  Developed by computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, introduced HTML, HTTP and URL
• Internet adoption increased in the 1990s when access became widely available as Internet Service Providers (ISPs) offered consumer-level subscriptions
• The 2000s saw an explosion of various Internet trends such as blogging, podcasting, and vlogging
• Today, we have fiber and broadband connections to our homes and we can also readily access the Internet through our mobile devices
• Creating an account on Google

  1. Be sure your computer is connected to the Internet

  2. Launch your web browser, and go to https://www.gmail.com

  3. Click "Create an Account"

  4. Fill in the required boxes to continue

  
• Never share your account details with anyone
• Messaging and Media Conferencing Tools


  • Messaging
  • Media Conferencing
• Internet etiquette or netiquette

  A set of guidelines that promote good behavior when using the Internet
• File hosting services for sharing files and folders

  • Google Drive
  • Dropbox
• Google Workspace

  Similar to Microsoft Office, features different productivity apps that students and professionals can find useful
• Sharing and Collaboration in Google Workspace

  • You can directly share your work files with your team
  • Team members can work on the file in turns or even simultaneously
  • You can place comments on various portions of your document to share ideas and suggestions
• AWW App


  An online whiteboard app that is free to use, users can instantly use the whiteboard and even share it with collaborators
• Miro


  Another online whiteboard that allows you to use more features such as sticky notes and even draw mind maps