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    The document provides an overview of the Internet. It discusses that the Internet is a network of networks that was originally developed by the US Department of Defense in 1969. It then covers the history and evolution of the Internet, the need for the Internet in terms of communication, resource sharing, reliability and cost efficiency. It also describes how the Internet allows for communicating via email and chatting. Finally, it outlines some of the key tools, services, security aspects and the future of the Internet.

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    The document provides an overview of the Internet. It discusses that the Internet is a network of networks that was originally developed by the US Department of Defense in 1969. It then covers the history and evolution of the Internet, the need for the Internet in terms of communication, resource sharing, reliability and cost efficiency. It also describes how the Internet allows for communicating via email and chatting. Finally, it outlines some of the key tools, services, security aspects and the future of the Internet.

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    Internet 2

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    The document provides an overview of the Internet. It discusses that the Internet is a network of networks that was originally developed by the US Department of Defense in 1969. It then covers the history and evolution of the Internet, the need for the Internet in terms of communication, resource sharing, reliability and cost efficiency. It also describes how the Internet allows for communicating via email and chatting. Finally, it outlines some of the key tools, services, security aspects and the future of the Internet.

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    INTERNE

    T
    What is Internet?
    Internet is
    Network
    of
    Networks.
    History of
    Internet
    • Developed by ARPA Net (Advanced Research
    Project Agency) in 1969 by US Department of
    Defense.
    • NSF Net came into existence.

    • Due to non-funding ARPA Net was shut down in


    1990 and NSF Net discontinued in 1995.
    Need of Internet
     Communications

     Resource sharing

     Reliability

     Cost efficiency

     Speedy Access to Information

     Business from home


    Communicating Via Internet
    How ’sthe
    weather in
    Seattle, Mar?

    kashaw@cs.stanford.edu

    Network

    mar@cs.washington.edu

    MSNMessenger
    Tools of Internet
    • Software

    • Hardware

    • Protocols

    • Communication Channel

    • WWW
    Services provided
    by Internet
    • E-mail

    • Chatting and Instant Messaging

    • Video- conferencing

    • Net Banking

    • Online Education

    • Online Employment
    Services provided by
    Internet contd.

    • Sending and Receiving greetings


    • Accessing Information
    • Downloading Software and various files
    • Getting Latest Market Information
    • Online Gaming
    • E – Commerce
    WEB BROWSER
     A Web browser is a
    application software that is
    used to view Web pages.
     Most of the browsers can
    also be used to:
     Send and receive e-
    mails
     Read messages
    from newsgroups
     Web browsers “read”
    the html text and convert
    it into a page.
     Currently there are two
    popular GUI based Web
    browsers, the Netscape
    communicator and the
    Microsoft Internet
    Explorer. Others are
    Mosaic, Mozilla FireFox,
    World Wide Web (WWW)
    World Wide Web
    (www) is an
    Internet based
    network of Web
    Servers.
    A Web Server is a
    host computer that
    provides the
    WWW Contd.

    • Web Servers use Hypertext


    Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to
    respond to requests from Web
    clients.
    • Thus, WWW is a Universal
    Database of knowledge.
    Internet Security
    Internet Security Tools :
     Firewalls
     Encryption
     Anti Virus
     Password Security
     Biometric Security
    Future of Internet
    • Technology
    – ISDN will finally be used on a
    large scale
    – The ATM Promise
    • Media
    – Optic Fibre
    – Unshielded / Shielded twisted
    pairs
    • Services
    – WEB Browsers (mosaic, Netscape)
    are here to stay
    – Conferencing
    – Value added services ­ shopping,
    registration, reservations.......
    • Ongoing Efforts
    – Internet access via cable TV
    networks
    – Remote Seminars
    – Adapting Internet services to the
    dialup user
    Questions
    ?
    Thanks

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