Internet vs. WWW:
What’s the difference?
An Excerpt from the Encarta Encyclopedia online definition of INTERNET:
"From the late 1960s to the early 1990s, the Internet was a communication and research tool used almost exclusively for academic and military purposes. This changed radically with the introduction of the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989. The WWW is a set of programs, standards, and protocols governing the way in which multimedia files (documents that contain a combination of text, photographs, graphics, video, and audio) are created and displayed on the Internet. The Internet contains the WWW and also includes all the hardware (computers, supercomputers, and connections) and non-WWW software and protocols on which the WWW runs. The difference between the Internet and the WWW is similar to the distinction between a computer and a multimedia program that runs on the computer. Many analysts attribute the explosion in use and popularity of the Internet to the graphics-intensive nature of the WWW."
To view full
definition: http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=761579729
A (very) Brief History of the Web
"In the Beginning, ARPA created the ARPANET.
And the ARPANET was without form and void.
And darkness was upon the deep.
And the spirit of ARPA moved upon the face of the network and ARPA said,
'Let there be a protocol,' and there was a protocol. And ARPA saw that it
was good.
And ARPA said, 'Let there be more protocols,' and it was so. And ARPA saw
that it was good.
And ARPA said, 'Let there be more networks,' and it was so."
- Danny Cohen, Developer of Internet technology
1960’s – The Internet is an extension of a computer network originally formed in the United States by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). The very first computer network, was called ARPANET (ARPA NETwork). Scientists built ARPANET with the intention of creating a network that would still be able to function efficiently if part of the network was damaged.
1970’s - To meet the needs of data transmission standards, computer scientists developed the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP). Various government, scientific, and academic groups developed their own networks.
"There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home."
Kenneth H.
Olson,
President of DEC, Convention of the World Future Society, 1977
1980’s - In 1989 English computer scientist Timothy Berners-Lee introduced the World Wide Web. Berners-Lee initially designed the WWW to aid communication between physicists who were working in different parts of the world for the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN).
1990’s - The WWW revolutionized the use of the Internet. During the early 1990s increasingly large numbers of users who were not part of the scientific or academic communities began to use the Internet, due in large part to the ability of the WWW to easily handle multimedia documents.
2000 -
"Hacks of the Year: RSA Security (Feb), Apache (May), Western Union (Sep), Microsoft (Oct)
Technologies of the Year: ASP, Napster
Emerging Technologies: Wireless devices, IPv6
Viruses of the Year: Love Letter (May)
Lawsuits of the Year: Napster, DeCSS "
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Hobbes' Internet Timeline v5.3
(http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/)
How the Internet Works
To access information on the Internet:
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If the information requested by the user is on a server that does not belong to the host LAN, then the host network connects to other networks until it makes a connection with the network containing the requested server.
(From the Encarta Encyclopedia online definition of INTERNET)
A Couple Definitions:
Browser - A special computer program that enables the user to view the file. Examples of Internet browsers are Mosaic, Netscape, and Internet Explorer. Multimedia files can only be viewed with a browser. Their pared-down counterparts, text-only documents, can be viewed without browsers. Many files are available in both multimedia and text-only versions.
URL - Internet addresses are called URLs (Uniform Resource Locators). Some URLs are a string of numbers, but because long strings of numbers are difficult for people to remember, other addressing conventions are also used. An example of this convention is: http://encarta.msn.com/downloads/pryearbk.asp. The http indicates the protocol—in this instance the hypertext transfer protocol—used to access the particular location on the Internet.
(From the Encarta Encyclopedia online definition of INTERNET)
Features of Internet Explorer (and Netscape)
From the Internet Explorer site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/features/default.asp
Features
Internet Explorer 5.5 SP1 and Internet Tools works faster to save you time. From the IntelliSense™ features to the improved Search, History, and Favorites functions, Internet Explorer is simply easier to use. New features in Internet Explorer 5.5 SP1, such as Print Preview, give Web users more control; increased support for DHTML and CSS gives developers more options than ever. Learn more about the features of Internet Explorer:
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Increased DHTML and CSS support Expanded support for DHTML and CSS gives developers more control over the Web sites they build.
New in Internet Explorer 5.5. Curious about how a Web page will look on paper? Print Preview will show you!
IntelliSense gives you automated features that save time when you're on the Web.
AutoSearch takes you exactly where you want to go.
Find new sites related to the one you're looking at, with an easy click of a button.
The Windows Radio tool bar lets you tune in to your favorite radio station while you do your work.
Outlook Express gives you more than one choice!
The History bar keeps track of where you've been by date, by site, by site visited most often, or by the order of sites you've visited today.
Reading offline saves time and money by letting you read Web pages when you're not connected to the Internet.
You can customize Internet Explorer yourself, or download one of the tailored Web Accessories designed to take advantage of Internet Explorer's technology.
Worried about what sites your children might come across? Set limits on what they can see with the Content Advisor.
New and improved, the Search Assistant lets you choose your search engine and type of search!
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From the Netscape site:
http://netscape.zdnet.com/downloads/texis/swlib/hotfiles_zdnet/info.html?fcode=000W7L&b=help)
