Module 103: Internet Technologies Haley Thurber
by Haley Thurber
1. History of the Internet
1.1. 1969
1.2. ARPANET
1.3. HTML
1.4. AOL
2. Connecting to the Internet
2.1. Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
2.1.1. Enable homes and institutions to connect to the internet.
2.1.2. Cost $20 a month for dial-up access.
2.1.3. Today, up to speed of 3-6 megabyts per second.
2.2. Mobile Devices
2.2.1. With smart phones and tablets, wireless providers have now entered the ISP market.
2.2.2. 4G speeds, ranging from 10-20 megabytes per second.
2.2.3. Fiber-optics
3. Searching the Internet
3.1. web portal (google, yahoo, etc.)
3.2. search engines
3.3. web crawelers
3.4. Boolean operators
4. Navigating the Internet
4.1. Web Browser
4.2. Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari
4.3. URL
4.3.1. protocol (HTTP)
4.3.2. domain name (IP address)
4.3.3. TLD (top level domain)
4.3.4. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)