What is Internet:

The Internet is a global system of

interconnected computer networks. A computer
that connects to the Internet can access
information from a vast number of servers and
other computers. An Internet connection also
allows the computer to send information onto
the network; that information may be saved and
ultimately accessed by a variety of servers and
other computers.

Computer network:
A computer network is a group of
interconnected computers.
A computer network is a collection of computers
and devices connected to each other. The
network allows computers to communicate with
each other and share resources and
information. The Advanced Research Projects
Agency (ARPA) designed "Advanced Research
Projects Agency Network" (ARPANET) for the
United States Department of Defense. It was
the first computer network in the world in late
1960s and early 1970s.
Internet Activity
The whole internet network is running on the
concept of Server and Client relationship.
Servers are computers with a 24-hour Internet
connection that provide access to their files and
programs. These can be but are not limited to
educational institutions, commercial companies,
organizations, government or military
organizations, Internet access providers and
various other computer networks of all sizes.
Clients are software programs (and the people
on remote computers using the software!) used
to access files on a server (typically, a Web
browsing program such as Netscape Navigator
or an e-mail program such as Eudora).
Internet Equipment:
To access the Internet, you need the following
minimum configuration. You can sometimes
make do with less but you'll notice
shortcomings.
 A computer with at least 16 megabytes of
RAM.
 A color monitor that displays at least 16-bit
or thousands of colors.
 A modem with a speed of at least 28.8 bps.
 A hard disk with plenty of storage space for
the software you will use and all those files
you'll be downloading.
 Sound capabilities, stereo speakers to enjoy
the multimedia world.
  This may be obvious, but Before you buy a
computer, be sure to check around. Prices
vary greatly.
World Wide Web (WWW)
The World Wide Web (commonly abbreviated as
"the Web") is a system of interlinked hypertext
documents accessed via the Internet. With a
Web browser, one can view Web pages that may
contain text, images, videos, and other
multimedia and navigate between them using
hyperlinks. The World Wide Web was started in
1989 by the English physicist Sir Tim Berners
Lee. The World Wide Web enabled the spread of
information over the Internet through an easy-
to-use and flexible format. It thus played an
important role in popularizing use of the
Internet.
Web Browser
A web browser is a software application which
enables a user to display and interact with text,
images, videos, music, games and other
information typically located on a web page at a
website on the World Wide Web or a local area
network. Text and images on a web page can
contain hyperlinks to other web pages at the
same or different website. Web browsers allow a
user to quickly and easily access information
provided on many web pages at many web sites
by traversing these links. For Ex: Internet
Explorer, Fire Fox etc
Website
A website is a collection of related web pages,
images, videos or other digital assets that are
hosted on one web server, usually accessible via
the Internet. For Ex : www.santabanta.com,
www.pasighat.com, www.micegroup.net,
www.arunachalpradesh.nic.in,
www.cbseresults.nic.in
Webpage
A web page is a document, typically written in
HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), which
displays information on the web browser.
Web Server
A computer program that is responsible for
accepting request for website from a client
computer and serving them along with data
contents, which usually are web pages such as
HTML documents and linked objects (images,
etc.).
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
File Transfer Protocol is a network protocol used
to exchange and manipulate files over a
computer network, such as the Internet.
Internet Protocol
IP is the primary protocol in the Internet Layer
has the task of delivering distinguished protocol
datagrams (packets) from the source host to the
destination host solely based on their
addresses. For this purpose the Internet
Protocol defines addressing methods and
structures for datagram encapsulation.
E-mail

Electronic mail—often abbreviated as e-mail or

email—is a method of exchanging digital
messages, designed primarily for human use. A
message at least consists of its content, an
author address and one or more recipient
addresses.
Today we can send pictures and attach files on
e-mail. Most e-mail servers today also feature
the ability to send e-mail to multiple e-mail
addresses.
E-Mail Address:
An e-mail address identifies a location to which
e-mail messages can be delivered. An e-mail
address on the modern Internet looks like, for
example, jsmith@example.com and is usually
read as "jsmith at example dot com". Many
earlier e-mail systems had different formats for
e-mail addresses.
E-mail addresses, such as jsmith@example.com,
have two parts. The part before the @ sign is
the local-part of the address, often the
username of the recipient (jsmith), and the part
after the @ sign is the domain which is a
hostname where the e-mail will be sent
(example.com). For Ex. amar@yahoo.com,
ravi12@rediffmail.com etc.
Chatting
Chatting is one of the most popular activities on
the Internet and involves people from all walks
off life and just about all ages to coming
together in areas where they can join in on in a
variety of topics that they are interested in with
people all around the world. Traditionally chat is
text based but can also involve audio and video.
In public chat areas people use "user names" or
"nicknames" or sometimes represent
themselves as graphical icons or "avatars" as
they are known in the chat world.
URL
In computing, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
is a type of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
that specifies where an identified resource is
available and the mechanism for retrieving it. In
some cases URL has also stood (for comedy
effect) for Ultimate Resource Locator.
Answer the following questions:-

1. What is internet?what can we do with the help of

internet?
Ans:- The internet is an international network of computers
that allow people to access a wide range of information and
services.
With the help of internet, people can access a vast
storehouse of information and services like e-mail, chat
areas, forums, etc. Telephoning and video conferencing over
the Net is also possible.
2. What is a browser?
Ans:- A browser is a software, which allows the user to
find , view and manage information on the world wide web.
It reads information on web servers and presents it in easy
to understand form. Eg. Microsoft Internet Explorer,
firefox, etc.
3. What are the items of information a URL gives?
Ans:- The URL gives three items of information:-
a. A service descriptor which specifies the protocol to use ,
like http, ftp, etc.
b. The internet site at which the file can be found .
c. And the place on that service where the file is located like
index.htm

4. What is firewall?
Ans:- Firewall is the name given to a computer application
that provides a secure connection to the internet. It
 monitors information sent to and from our organization on
to the internet and presents access to our sensitive
information.
5. Whar are modems?
Ans:- The most popular device to connect to the internet is
a modem. It can be easily plugged into a standard telephone
connection. It is an important link between the computer
running internet browser and dial-up service provider.
6. What is WWW?
Ans:- World Wide Web is a vast connection of web sites,
made up of web pages. It can be thought of as a graphical
interface to the internet, providing a revolutionary way of
accessing information scattered across millions of
computers around the world.
7. What is a web site?
Ans:- A web site is simply a collection of inter-linked web
pages. Web pages need not be related to each other. By its
very nature, the Web makes it possible to link any number
of items, including other pages.
8. Define E-mail.
Ans:- E-mail or electronic mail can be defined as the
exchange of messages and computer files between
computers over a computer network. This network can be a
small as a Local Area Network(LAN) or as large as the
Internet that spans the world.

1. What is the full form of LAN?

Ans:-Local Area Network.
2. What is protocol?
Ans:- Protocol is a set of rules governing the transfer of Information.
3. What is the HTTP?
Ans:-Hyper text transfer protocol.
4. What is URL?
Ans:-Uniform Resource Locator. URL is the technical term for the
address of the information on the Internet.
5. Is modem a hardware or software device?
Ans:-Hardware device.

6. The general unit of measure Kbps stands for

a) Kilo byte per second b) Kilo bit per seconds

c) Kilo bit per second d) none of the above

7. The full form of URL is

a) Uniform Resource Location
b) Uniform Resource Locator
c) Unicode resource locator
d) None of the above
8. Smallest unit of memory
a) bit
b) byte
c) kilo byte
d)mega byte