ICT

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  • Internet
    A world-wide global system of interconnected computer networks to access information over the web
  • The Web (World Wide Web)
    Information organized into Web pages containing text and graphic images. A larger collection of interconnected documents or content with hypertext links
  • Web site
    A collection of linked Web pages that has a common theme or focus
  • Home page
    The main page that all of the pages on a particular Web site are organized around and link back to
  • Tim Berners-Lee
    English engineer and computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web
  • Web 1.0 (read only static web)
    • Allows people to read from the internet, first stage of worldwide linking web pages and hyperlink, used as "information portal", uses table to positions and align elements on page
  • Web 2.0 (read-write interactive web)

    • Gives users the possibility to control their data, about user-generated content and the read-write web, allows the user to interact with the page (dynamic page), focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online via social media, blogging and Web-based communities
  • Examples of Web 2.0
    • Social Networking (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, Page)
    • Blogs (Wordpress, Blogger, Tumbler)
    • Wikis (Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Commons, Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikivoyage, Wikidata, Wikinews, Wikispecies, MediaWiki)
    • Video Sharing Sites (Youtube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr, Photobucket, Twitter, Veoh, Dailymotion, VimeoPRO, Myspace.com, Metacafe)
  • Key features of Web 2.0
    • Folksonomy - allows users to categorize and classify/arrange information using freely chosen keywords (e.g. tagging)
    • Rich User Interface - content is dynamic and is responsive to user's input
    • User Participation - the owner of website is not the only one who is able to put content, others can contribute
    • Long Tail - services are offered on demand rather than on a one-time purchase
  • Web 3.0 (read-write intelligent web)

    • More connected, open, and intelligent, with semantic web technologies, distributed databases, natural language processing, machine learning, machine reasoning and autonomous agents
    • Semantic Web - provides a framework that allows data to be shared and reuse to deliver web content specifically targeting the user
    • A web of data, changing the web into a language that can be read and categorized by the system rather than humans
  • Types of websites
    • eCommerce Website
    • Business Website
    • Entertainment Website
    • Portfolio Website
    • Media Website
    • Brochure Website
    • Educational Website
    • Infopreneur Website
    • Personal Website
    • Web Portal
    • Wiki or Community Forum Website
  • Internet
    The largest computer network in the world that connects billions of computer users
  • Network
    A collection of computers and devices connected via communication channels and transmission media to allow sharing of resources (hardware, software, data, information)
  • Nobody owns the internet
  • Brief history of internet
    1. ARPA started an experimental computer network in 1969
    2. Concept of no server, equal importance/participation to every computer
    3. Word "internet" started in 1982
    4. First "free net" created in 1986
    5. US government allowed business agencies to connect in 1991
  • Vinton Gray Cerf
    • American Internet pioneer, recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with TCP/IP co-developer Bob Kahn
  • Major components of the internet
    • Servers
    • IP Address
    • Browser
    • Domain Name System (DNS)
    • Internet Service Provider (ISP)
  • Servers
    Computer programs that provide services to other computer programs and users
  • Types of Servers
    • Application Server
    • Web Server
    • Proxy Server
    • Mail Server
    • File Server
    • Policy Server
  • IP Address
    Numerical label assigned to each device to provide identity to a network device
  • Browsers
    • Google Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla
  • Domain Name System (DNS)

    The phonebook of the internet, used to access information online through domain names
  • DNS examples
    • www.facebook.com, www.pup.edu.ph, www.academia.edu
  • Internet Service Provider (ISP)

    Organization that provides services for accessing, using or participating in the internet
  • Types of ISP
    • National ISP - provides internet access to a specific geographic area
    • Regional ISP - business that provides internet access in cities and towns nationwide
  • Examples of ISP
    • Sky Broadband, PLDT, Converge
  • Uses of internet
    • Look for information
    • School works, jobs, and home purposes
    • Send and receive electronic mail
    • Video teleconferencing
    • Buy and sell product
    • Social networking
    • Watch & post videos
    • Games
    • Take college courses
    • Monitor home while away
    • Financial transactions
    • Download music and movies
  • Internet terms & definitions
    • Internet
    • Web
    • Email
    • Social media
    • Online gaming
    • Software updates
    • HTML
    • URL
    • Bit
    • Byte
    • Upload
    • Download
    • HTTP
    • HTTPS
    • Router or router-modem combination
    • Encryption
    • Web Bot
    • Search Engine
  • Internet
    A global network of thousands of computer networks linked by data lines and wireless systems
  • World Wide Web (Web)

    A collection of billions of webpages that you can view with a web browser
  • Email
    The most common method of sending and receiving messages online
  • Social media
    Websites and apps that allow people to share, comment, post photos and videos
  • Online gaming
    Games that allow people to play with and against each other over the net
  • Software updates
    Operating system and application updates can typically be downloaded from the internet
  • HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

    A coding language used to tell a browser how to place pictures, text, multimedia and links to create a web page
  • URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

    A web address used to connect to remote resources on the World Wide Web
  • Byte
    Generally consists of eight bits
  • Upload
    To transfer data from your computer to another computer
  • Download
    To transfer data from another computer to your computer
  • HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)

    The data communication standard for web pages