CONTENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES

ORIGIN  OF INTERNET Define Internet and its milestones

INTERNET TERMINOLOGY Identify the key terms associated with Internet

INTERNET SERVICES List the benefits of Internet

SECURITY AND PRIVACY List various security threats and privacy issues concerning Internet and how to deal with them

ORIGIN OF INTERNETIt is interconnection of computers.

The first computer network was jointly designed by The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) and Department

of Defense (DoD) of United States in 1969 and was called ARPANET. The name Internet was given in 1974.

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Internet Milestones

1969 ARPANET was invented which lead to the formation of Internet.1971 First mail or message was sent through ARPANET1974 The term called ‘internet’ was given to ARPANET1989 WWW was founded by Tim Berners Lee.1994 Yahoo was invented by David Fillo and Jerry Yang1996 Hotmail was founded by Sabir Bhatia and Jack Smith1998 Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin2001 Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia was started2004 Face book was invented by a Harvard university dropout, Mark Zukerberg.2009 Method of cloud computing was developed                   

INTERNET TERMINOLOGIES

WWW (World Wide Web) is a series of servers that are interconnected through hyperlinks.

WEB BROWSER it is a software that allows user to display and interact with hypertext documents

WEB SITE collection of interlinked web pages connected together through hyperlinks

WEB PAGE a page of the website which is written in computer language called HTML

SEARCH ENGINE a software that searches the Web Pages for particular information

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Internet Services

"The Internet has become a key means by which individuals can exercise their right to freedom and expression." - The United Nations

•CHAT•UPLOADING AND DOWNLOADING FILES•EMAIL•VIDEO CONFERENCING•BLOG•E LEARNING •E COMMERCE •SOCIAL NETWORKING

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Safety and Security Measures

•Be careful while sharing or publishing information on the Internet•Lock your computer when you are away from it.•Backup your data•Treat your passwords like your toothbrush, which is not to be shared. Choose Passwords of good strength•Disconnect your computer when you are not using•When you are connected make sure that you have a firewallall connected

The set of social conventions to be followed while using the Internet are called netiquette (Internet + etiquette). Some tips for effective net communications are:

•Never Copy from someone else’s document without his/her permission. It comes under cyber crime.•Respect copyright symbol. Never download or use material, that is copyright of someone without permission.•Avoid CAPITAL letters in communication as it is equivalent to shouting online•Keep your messages short and clear.•Do not send unnecessary forwards or attachments•Never disclose confidential or personal details on the net•Do not open files with unusual name

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Quick facts !1. VINT CERF, is recognized as one of the FATHER OF INTERNET2. Ray Tomlinson has been referred to as the father of e-mail 3. Blog is an abbreviation of Web Log coined in 19994. The first social networking site Six-Degrees.com was launched in 1997

a)Fill in the blanks1.__________________________________  wide network of computers.2.Google is an example of     ___________________                 .3._______________________ Is most widely used method of exchanging messages on   Internet.4.An unwanted e-mail sent to numerous people is called a _______________mail.5.Every computer on networks changes information according to certain rules called6.Two protocols used for working on Internet are           and              .7.Every network system and computer on Internet has an address called        .8.                  is a program that helps to navigate the www     9.                        Invented the www10.                                               Is a network service that enables user to send and receive messages on Internet.

Student’s Pen

b) State the following as true or false

1. The Internet is restricted by geographical boundaries2. TCP is used to address data packets.3. FTP is a protocol used to view web pages on the WWW.4. A website is a single document on the web page created

by HTML.5. A domain name is a unique name that identifies a web site

on the Internet.6. A URL is the address or location of a resource on the

WWW.

c) BRAIN STORMING session1. Internet a boon or a bane? Give two points each for and against

2.‘Are social networking sites harming the teenagers?’ create a blog and post your views

d) Higher Order Thinking Skills (Hots)3. What do these emoticons stand for

1. :-)2. :-(3. :-D4. :-0

4. While working on social networking sites, you must have noticed a term called, “report abuse”. what does it mean? Is it useful in any way?

5. Your brother was in the middle of a financial transaction on the Internet. Suddenly his friend called him and he left the web site open. Do you think this is dangerous. Give 2 reasons.

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References

•http://en.wikipedia.org/•www.internetsociety.org•http://www.cyberlawsindia.net/•Informatics Practices, CBSE