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1. 2 CHAPTER THE INTERNET, THE WEB, AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

2. Competencies • Discuss the origins of the Internet and the Web • Describe how to access the Web • Discuss Internet communications • Describe Internet search tools • Discuss electronic commerce • Discuss Web utilities

3. Internet • Large network that connects smaller networks • Launched in 1969 • National computer network • US funded project called ARPANET • World Wide Web introduced in 1992 at CERN

4. Internet Applications • Communicating • Exchange e-mail • Chat • Shopping • Searching • Entertainment • Education or e-learning

5. Access Providers • Common way to access the Internet • Commercial Internet Service Providers (ISP) • National • Regional • Wireless service providers

6. Browser Basics • Programs that provide access to Web resources • Allow you to surf the Internet • Two well-known browsers • Netscape Navigator • Microsoft Internet Explorer • Address or location of the resource must be specified

7. protocol http://www.mtv.com domain name URLs • Uniform Resource Locator • All URLs have at least two parts • Protocol • Domain name • Locates Web sites

8. More on Browsers • Browsers interpret HTML commands • Hypertext Markup Language • Contained in a document • Display document as a Web page

9. Communication • Most popular Internet activity • Two types of communication • E-Mail • Discussion Groups

10. E-Mail • Transmission of electronic messages over the Internet • Basic parts • Header • Address • Subject • Attachment • Message • Signature

11. E-Mail Address

12. Discussion Groups • Mailing lists • Newsgroups • Chat groups • Instant Messaging

13. Discussion Group Terms

14. Search Tools • Search engines • Metasearch engines • Specialized search engines

15. Search Engines • Specialized programs to assist in locating information • Types of searches • Keyword search • Directory search

16. Metasearch Engines

17. Electronic Commerce • Known as e-commerce • Buying and selling of goods over the Internet • Business-to-consumer (B2C) • Consumer-to-consumer (C2C) • Business-to-business (B2B)

18. Web Storefronts • Virtual stores • Web storefront creation packages • Help businesses create virtual stores • Allow visitors to register, browse, and make purchase • Also called commerce servers

19. Web Auctions • Consumer-to-consumer e-commerce • Similar to traditional auctions • Types • Auction house sites • Person-to-person auction sites

20. Security • Payment methods must be fast, reliable, and secure • Three basic options • Checks • Credit card • Electronic cash • E-cash • Cybercash • Digital cash

21. Web Utilities • Telnet • FTP • Plug-ins • Filters

22. A Look to the FutureInternet2 • A high bandwidth project for media-intensive files • Collaboration of universities, the government, and private industry • 100 times faster than the Internet • Not a separate Internet

23. address (32) Advance Research Project Agency Network (ARPANET) (30) agent (40) applet (33) attachment (34) auction house site (44) bot (40) browser (32) buddy (36) business-to-business (B2B) (43) business-to-consumer (B2C) (43) cable (32) carder (44) Center for European Nuclear Research (CERN) (30) Key Terms

24. channel (36) chat group (36) client (32) client-server network (32) commerce servers (43) computer virus (34) contact (36) consumer-to-consumer (C2C) (43) cybercash (44) cybermall (30) dial-up (32) digital cash (44) directory search (69) discussion group (36) domain code (32) domain name (32) downloading (46) Key Terms

25. DSL (32) e-cash (44) e-commerce (42) e-learning (30) electronic cash (44) electronic commerce (42) electronic mail (34) e-mail (34) file transfer protocol (FTP) (46) filter (45) friend (36) header (34) hit (40) host computer (31) hyperlink (33) Hypertext Markup language (HTML) (33) Key Terms

26. index search (40) instant messaging (IM) (36) Internet (30) Internet Relay Chat (IRC)(36) Internet Service Provider (ISP) (32) Java (32) keyword search (40) link (33) list address (36) location (32) lurking (37) mailing list (36) message (34) metasearch engine (41) national service provider (32) Net (30) newsgroup (36) online (30) Key Terms

27. person-to-person auction site (44) plug-in (46) protocol (32) provider (31) regional service provider (31) search engine (40) search provider (40) search service (40) server (32) signature line (34) spam (34) specialized search engine (429) spider (40) subject (34) subscription address (36) Key Terms

28. Surf (32) Telnet (46) Uniform resource locator (URL) (32) uploading (46) UseNet (36) virtual library (30) Web (30) Web auction (43) Web page (33) Web server (33) Web site (33) Web storefront (43) Web storefront creation package (43) Web utility (45) wireless modem (32) wireless service provider (32) Key Terms

29. World Wide Web (30) WWW (30) Key Terms

30. FAQs • What is the difference between the Internet and the Web? • What is an ISP? • What type of program is Microsoft Internet Explorer? • I want to shop for items using the Internet. How do I pay for my purchases? • What are the advantages of Internet2?

31. Discussion Questions • Discuss the history of the Internet. • List the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that are available in your area. • Describe the advantages of using Instant Messaging (IM). • Explain the differences between search engines and metasearch engines. • Explain how to use a Web auction.