1. Objectives Overview
1.1. Discuss the evolution of the Internet
1.2. Identify and briefly describe various broadband Internet connections and state differences between broadband Internet connections and dialup connections
1.3. Describe the types of Internet access providers
1.4. Describe the purpose of an IP address and its relationship to a domain name
1.5. Explain the purpose of a Web browser and identify the components of a Web address
1.6. Describe how to use a search engine to search for information on the Web and differentiate between a search engine and a subject directory
1.7. Explain how Web pages use graphics, animation, audio, video, virtual reality, and plug‐insIdentify
1.8. Describe the types of Web sites
1.9. Identify and briefly describe the steps required for Web publishing
1.10. Describe the types of e‐commerce
1.11. Explain how e‐mail, mailing lists, instant messaging, chat rooms, VoIP, newsgroups and message boards, and FTP work
1.12. Identify the rules of netiquette
2. The World Wide Web
2.1. World Wide Web or Web (Web pages)
2.1.1. URLor Web address
2.1.2. Tabbed browsing
2.1.3. Web 2.0
2.1.4. Web server
2.1.5. Web site
2.2. Web browser
2.2.1. Internet Explorer
2.2.2. Firefox
2.2.3. Opera
2.2.4. OperaSafari
2.2.5. Google Chrome
2.3. Two types of search tools
2.3.1. Search engine
2.3.2. topicSubject directory
2.4. Web publishing
2.4.1. Plan a Web site
2.4.2. Analyze and design a Web site
2.4.3. Create a Web site
2.4.4. Deploy a Web site
2.4.5. Maintain a Web site
2.5. E‐commerce
2.6. Multimedia
2.6.1. graphic
2.6.2. Animation
2.6.3. Audio
2.6.4. Video
2.6.5. Virtual reality(VR)
3. Evolution of the Internet
3.1. Evolution of the Internet
3.1.1. 1969ARPANET becomes functional
3.1.2. 1984ARPANET has more than 1,000 individual computers linked as hosts
3.1.3. 1986NSF connects NSFnetto ARPANET and becomes known as the Internet
3.1.4. 1995NSFNetterminates its network on the Internet and resumes status as research network
3.1.5. 1996Internet2 is founded
3.1.6. TodayMore than 550 million hosts connect to the Internet
3.2. domain name
3.2.1. IP address
3.2.2. domain name
3.2.3. DNS server
3.3. access provider
3.3.1. ISP(Internetserviceprovider)
3.3.2. nationwideOnline service provider (OSP)
3.3.3. Wireless Internet service provider (WISP)
4. Other Internet Services
4.1. E‐mail
4.1.1. e‐mail program
4.1.2. mailing list
4.1.2.1. Subscribing
4.1.2.2. Unsubscribing
4.2. Instant messaging (IM)
4.2.1. chat
4.2.2. chat room
4.2.3. VoIP