THE INTERNET 1 : MEANING AND INTERNET TERMINOLOGIES (JS2 NOTES)

 

THE INTERNET 1 

 MEANING AND INTERNET TERMINOLOGIES

Definition of Internet

i. Internet is a worldwide network of computers that share information.
ii.The Internet is a global network connecting millions of computers.
iii. It is also defined as a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite to link devices worldwide.

Internet Terminologies

1. Cyber café: An internet café or cyber café is a place which provides internet access to the public, usually for a fee.
2. Download: To transfer a file from a remote computer to a local computer. In other words, it means to transfer a file from a web server to a web client.
3. Upload: To transfer a file from a local computer to a remote computer. In other words, it means to transfer a file from a web client to a web server.
4. E-mail: An email is mail that is electronically transmitted by your computer.
5. Email Address: An email address is the name of an electronic postbox that can receive and send email messages on a network.
6. Homepage: It is the first page that appears when you visit any website. It is also the page of a Web site that provides the introduction or content with links.
7. HTTP: HTTP is an abbreviation for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. It is the set of rules by which Web pages are transferred across the Internet.
8 URL: URL Stands for "Uniform Resource Locator." A URL is the address of a specific webpage or file on the Internet.
9. World Wide Web (WWW): It is defined as part of the internet that contains linked text, image sound, and video documents.
10. Website: A Website is a collection of World Wide Web pages or files. Examples of website address include: www.cmpnote.blogspot.com, www.nairaland.com, www.waeconline.org, www.facebook.com, https://sunlitedigital.blogspot.com, https://albestaacademylekki.com.ng/*etc

11. Webpage: A Web page is a single hypertext file or a page that is part of a Website
12. Web server: A server is a computer that delivers web content to a web browser.
13. HTML (Hypertext Markup Language): It is the language of the web.
14. ISP (Internet Service Provider): ISP is an organization that provides access to the internet and web hosting.
15. Browse: The term to describe a user’s movement across the web
16. Web Browser (Internet Browser): A software program used to display web pages. It is also defined as is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing (moving through) information resources on the World Wide Web.

CLASS ACTIVITIES

1. Define the internet

2. Explain any five (5) internet terminologies.