Internet and the World Wide Web

In class:

Administrative:

• In preparation for next lecture, please visit http://goo.gl/Vov3 and create a free Google account. If you already have a Google account, you do not need to create another. Next week I will ask everyone for their Google ID.

Instructional:

This week serves as an introductory session to the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW). It is important to note that the two are not synonymous and the terms are often, incorrectly, used interchangeably. As you will discover from this lecture, the Internet (always capitalized when referred to as a noun) is the hardware and network infrastructure that various services (e-mail, file transfer protocol, voice over internet protocol, etc) utilize. The WWW is the collection of hypertext (links) documents that reside on global interconnected servers.

The presentation below is a lecture guide. When viewing the presentation in full-screen mode, activate the Speaker Notes to view additional information.

Online:

• Complete the Online Resources Sharing discussion on the course management system (10 points). Detailed instructions are online.
• Complete the Internet and World Wide Web quiz on the course management system (20 points).

For both assignments, see the first week’s notes for online for detailed instructions.