The document provides an overview of various aspects of using the internet including what the internet and intranet are, how to access websites using domains and IP addresses, common internet applications like email and social networks, and important security considerations like creating strong passwords and protecting against viruses and malware. It also discusses e-commerce uses such as online banking, paying bills, and booking tickets for travel.
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Internet Basics quick course
2. 0 What is internet?
0 Email
0 Social networks (Facebook, linked in)
0 Job portals
0 Voice and video chat
0 Internet security
0 e-Commerce
4. What is Internet?
0 Difference between internet and
intranet.
0 World wide web
0 IP address
0 Domain name
0 Web host
0 HTML
5. Difference between internet and intranet.
0 An Intranet is a computer network that is designed to
work like the internet but in a much smaller scale and
is restricted only to the employees of the company.
6. 0 The internet is the massive network of computers
from all around the world.
7. World wide web
0 WWW is a system of interlinked hypertext documents
accessed via the Internet.
0 With a web browser, one can view web pages that
may contain text, images, videos, and other
multimedia and navigate between them via
hyperlinks.
9. IP address
0 An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each
device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network that uses the
Internet Protocol for communication.
10. Domain name
0 A domain name is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative
autonomy, authority, or control in the Internet. Domain names are formed by the
rules and procedures of the Domain Name System (DNS).
11. Web host
0 A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting
service that allows individuals and organizations to
make their own website accessible via the World
Wide Web.
12. HTML
0 HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of
webpages.
0 HTML is written in the form of HTML elements
consisting of tags, enclosed in angle brackets (like
<html>), within the web page content. HTML tags
most commonly come in pairs like <h1> and </h1>.
0 The purpose of a web browser is to read HTML
documents and compose them into visible or audible
web pages. The browser does not display the HTML
tags, but uses the tags to interpret the content of the
page.
25. Passwords
0 1. Don't be complacent: Attacks can and do happen.
0 Know what makes for a bad password.
0 Some of the worst passwords are: password, drowssap, admin,
123456, and the name of your company or department. Finally,
never leave it blank. That's a surefire way to let the bad guys into
your system.
26. 0 3. Get proficient at creating good passwords.
0 A strong password:
0 Is at least eight characters long.
0 Does not contain your user name, real name, or company
name.
0 Does not contain a complete word.
0 Is significantly different from previous passwords.
27. Contains characters from each of the following four categories:
Character category Examples
Uppercase letters A, B, C
Lowercase letters a, b, c
Numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Symbols found on the keyboard (all
`~!@#$%^&*()_-+={}[]|
keyboard characters not defined as
:;"'<>,.?/
letters or numerals) and spaces
4. By all means, safeguard your password.
5. Change your password oftenas in several times a year.
29. E-Commerce
0 Net banking
0 How to pay bills
0 Electricity
0 MTNL
0 How to book tickets
0 Train
0 Air
0 Travel