INTERNET PROTOCOL

TCP/IP

How information is sent through the internet. TCP (transmission control protocol) means cutting up many copies of the webpage into packets and sending them through various channels within the internet, all eventually going to you. IP (internet protocol) is the 12 digit address (like 142.109.265.155) that every computer on the internet has a unique one of. This address is placed on each packet so they will find your computer.

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (http)

It means pages automatically load (automatically saved in cache instead of asking you where you want to save it). Original use of http was to give people a way to publish and retrieve hypertext pages within the Internet.

File Transfer Protocol ( ftp)

File Transfer Protocol is used to transfer files over a network to other computers. The difference from http is that you indicate where you want to save the files to (or upload them from).
Files offered cover nearly anything that can be stored in a computer. For example, photos, gaming, music and statistics.

INTERNET CONTROL

ICANN

ICANN was established to regulate human friendly internet domain names. It stands for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. ICANN is a non-profit organization formed to manage and assign domain names and IP addresses. It works closely with the United States government with boards consisting of members from all continents to ensure internationalized goals.
It has been argued that since this company is controlled by the US, the US is gaining too much information and perhaps an international corporation would be a better solution.

W3C

W3C is a group of various companies whose interests are in creating standards and recommendations to improve internet quality. They also engage in education and outreach, developing software and serving as an open forum for discussion about the Web.

The W3C had 144 members as of March 2007

COMMUNICATING

email

Email is short for electronic mail, the transmission of messages over communications networks.E-mail messages are usually encoded in ASCII text. However, you can also send non-text files, such as graphic images and sound files, as attachments sent in binary streams. E-mail is one of the protocols included with the Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite of protocols. A popular protocol for sending e-mail is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and a popular protocol for receiving it is POP3.POP (Post Office Protocol) means that email is downloaded onto your computer and then deleted from the mail server. Both Netscape and Microsoft include an e-mail utility with their Web browsers.

Email is an abbreviation for electronic mail. Email allows you attach files such as videos, word documents, etc. and send them to other people.
3/4 of college students use the internet 4 or more hours a week!

Newsgroups

Newsgroup is a group email where users can write about the specific subjects and every time they send, it spams to whoever is on the newsgroup. They are free and the cover a good variety of topics.

There are presently about 100,000 newsgroups but only about 20,ooo of them are in active use. news groups can sometimes be unreliable but they can also be a useful in finding information,friends and also to bring people together.News groups are normally arranged to according to hierarchies to make finding easy.

Topic: WEB DEVELOPMENT

Web Development as opposed to Web Design is the process of creating websites with functionality above and beyond displaying static content. While Web Design is concerned with the layout, look, feel and aesthetics of a website, Web Development is concerned with how the content is delivered, where it is stored, who can edit it, and what viewers can do with it.

What you can learn here

The following topics have been ordered to help provide a pathway for you to learn the main skills of web development.

Optional Prerequisites

• Install a Web Server - If you are going to have a web site you have to have a way to serve the pages. This lesson shows you how to get a basic web server running.

Getting Started

• Web Design/Getting Your Site On the Web - So you've got your site, now you need to get it on the web for everyone to see!
• Select and Install a Content Management System - Do you want to upload your HTML files to your site every time you make a change or do you want to edit your site through the site itself? Do you want to have users and security? Do you need extra functionality? A Content Management System sets the stage for your website.
• Using the Right Tools - See a growing list of selecting the right tools for the job!

Web Development

• Web Application Frameworks - Before we start extending the web, lets look at how it works.
• Security - "Security is hard." Jim Fulton, chief Zope architect.
• Web Languages - ASP.Net, Java, PHP, Python, Ruby. All you need is one language to create the next greatest thing. Now, which one....
• Data Persistence - In addition to having the programming skills, you also need to do something with all that data. How and where you store it can have a significant impact on your system.

Web Applications

• E-Commerce
• Data-entry/Workflow
• Subscription Services