Well, since this is part of my IT homework, I will be posting 17 points I feel crucial in the
57-slides Internet & WWW.
1.
The
internet was actually a Networking project by Pentagon’s Advanced Research
Projects Agency (ARPA)
2.
Its goal
was actually to allow scientists at different locations to share information
and to function if part of network were disabled
3.
In 1969
there were only 4 host nodes,now there are More than 200 million host nodes
4.
No onec is
a public, cooperative, andindependent network
5.
A domain
name is text version of Internet
protocol (IP) address
6.
IP
addressis the number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected
to Internet
7.
The www is
a worldwide collection of electronic documents
8.
handheld
computers and cellular telephones access the Web by using a microbrowser that
displays Web pages that contain mostly text
9.
Downloading
is the process of a computer receiving information
10.
Depending
upon connection speed, downloading can take from a few seconds to several
minutes
11.
A subject
directory is a search tool with organized set of topics and subtopics
12.
A hit is
any Web site name that is listed as the result of a search
13.
A blog
uses a regularly updated journal format to reflect the interests, opinions, and
personalities of the author and sometimes site visitors
14.
A personal
life page Web page maintained by private individual
15.
for
reasons like sharing life experience with the world or job hunting
16.
A
thumbnail is a small version of a larger graphicc—used to improve Web page
display time