1. The internet is a widely used research tool, providing society with access to global information and instant communication.

2. The internet has its roots in a networking project started by the Pentagons Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA) Allowed scientist at different physical location to share information and work together on military and scientific project. Could function even if apart of the network were disabled or destroyed by a disaster such as a nuclear attack. 3. No one actually owns the internet. 4. Computer connected to the internet work together to transfer data and information around the World using servers and clients and various wired and wireless transmission media. These major carries of network traffic are known collectively as the internet backbone. 5. A domain is the text version of an IP address. 6. IP is a number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the internet. 7. World Wide Web or Web consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents. a. Web page, which contains texts, graphic, animation, audio and video. b. Web site is a collection of related web pages and associated items, such as documents and pictures, stored on a web server.

c. Web server is a computer that delivers requested web pages to your computer. 8. The World Wide Web actually is a service of the internet while the internet was developed in the late 1900s; the WWW emerged in the early 1900s. 9. Web browser is application software that allows users to access and view web pages or web 2 program. 10. Hypertext refers to links in text based documents. 11. Is a reference to data that the reader can directly follow, or that is followed automatically. 12. A search engine is helpful in locating information for which you do not know an exact web address. 13. You basically use a Browser to access information on the Internet while you use a Search Engine to point you in the right direction of a website that relates to the words you type in. You actually have to use a Browser to get to a search engine, for example; typing in www.google.com which will then take you to the google web page. A very clever person used this analogy If you are sitting in your car, the browser would be your windshield and the steering wheel would be the search engine. 14. Portal = Google, New = www.BBC.com, Information = National Library of Medicine.com, Blog =school academic support blog, Business/ Marketing = Allstate, Wiki = Wikipedia, Online social Network = Twitter, Educational = Ettow.com, Entertainment = www.Games.com, Advocacy = ASPCA.com, Web Application = Turbtaxx.com, Content Aggregator = mDigger.com, Personal = The ONeal Family Web Site.

15. Dont assume that information presented on web is correct or accurate. Any person, company or organization can publish a web page on the internet. 16. Multimedia refers to any application that combines text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and or virtual reality. 17. Is a program that extends the capability of a browser. 18. Is a business transaction that occurs over an electronic network such as the internet. 19. Is the code of acceptable behavior users should follow while on the internet a. Includes the WWW, email, instant message, chat room, FTP, and new groups and message board.