1. Intro to the Internet
CSCI 101
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2. REVIEW What’s an OS? Who is Pascal?
Transistors were used in Which Generation of Computers?
What does a CPU do?

3. Today’s Outline: What is the internet History Terminology
Web Addresses
How do I create my on Web Address

4. “It’s not a truck. It’s a series of tubes.”
What is "the internets"?
“United States President Bush used the improper pluralization of the word "Internet" publicly during the 2000 election campaign; however, the term gained cachet as an Internet humor meme only following Bush's use of the term in the second 2004 presidential election debate on October 8, 2004.”
en.wikipedia.org
“It’s not a truck. It’s a series of tubes.”
U.S. Senator Ted Stevens

5. The Internet = a network of computer networks
What is "the Internet"?
The Internet = a network of computer networks
technically, it is a bunch of wires, servers, routers, etc.
"The Web" ≠ "The Internet"
The World Wide Web is just one of many services that use the internet.

6. Internet History 1969 - ARPAnet
ARPAnet adds 1st international nodes (London and Norway)
first application
DNS introduced with 1000 nodes
First web server
birth of Google Inc.
million domains
million domains
2013 – 250+ million domains

7. How Info Moves on the Internet
Routing of Packets
Net Neutrality
for a good explanation, search the Daily Show web site -
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Comporium
John’s Sister
John

8. Important Internet Terms
Bandwidth
Broadband
ISP
eg: at&t, verizon, comcast, comporium
Domain Name
eg: winthrop.edu
IP Address
eg: is the IP address for Winthrop's main web site
URL
eg:
Client/Server and P2P

9. Other Internet Info Who owns it? How fast is it growing?
Who controls/censors it?
What services use it?
file transfer and remote login
usenet
world wide web
now consumes the vast majority of internet traffic

10. URLs - what is in a name?
I want a web file (could be "ftp")
domain name
machine at that domain
directory on that machine
file inside that directory

11. URLs - what is in a name?
Machine on the internet File on that machine
So… Are these legitimate web pages?

12. How do I create my own domain name?
Do it yourself
buy a server
obtain an IP address
register your name and address with ICANN
internet corporation for assigned names and numbers OR
Contract with a "Server Farm"
google "domain hosting" to find a provider
pay a small monthly fee

13. Homework
Write 2-3 paragraphs on the process and cost for setting up a blog. Make this like a short tutorial… feel free to include screenshots.
Use resources and tools from webhosts, such as GoDaddy, Hostgator, Hostmonster, bluehost, etc.
me at the paragraphs by Wednesday 2/12/2014.

14. Next Time… Networking Which is better, Cable or DSL?
How do I set up a home wireless network?
How do I set up a company network?
What are Routers?
What are Switches?
What are Firewalls?