Uses of Internet and World Wide Web (Teaching Guide)
SUBJECT: COMPUTER SCIENCE
TOPIC: USES OF THE INTERNET AND WORLD WIDE WEB
DATE: 25TH May, 2020
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, students should be able to;
Define Internet
State what a computer network is
Mention the uses of the internet and World Wide
DEFINITION OF INTERNET
The Internet is a worldwide system of computer networks. The Internet is sometimes simply called “the Net”
WHAT IS NETWORK?
A computer network means many computer hardware being interconnected by communication channels that allow sharing of resources and information through software.
Therefore, when many computer networks connect all over the world, it is called the internet.
USES OF THE INTERNET AND WORLD WIDE WEB
The world’s largest network is the internet, which is a worldwide collection of networks that links together millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals.
Users connect to the Internet to send messages, access information, shop for goods and services, meet or converse with other users, and access sources of entertainment and leisure.
Most users connect to the Internet through an Internet service provider (ISP) or an online service provider (OSP). The World Wide Web is a popular segment of the Internet that contains billions of documents called Web pages. These documents can contain text, graphics, sound, video, and built-in connections, or links, to other Web pages stored on computers throughout the world.
USES OF INTERNET
Internet Research: To access information, news, research and educational materials
To conduct business: To meet and interact with people all around the world in the form of groups or chatroom
- E-books
- Web-questing
- Networking
- MapQuest
- Podcasting
- Internet Shopping
- Career Networking
- Online games and magazines
- Send messages and receive messages from other connected users.
INTERNET SAFETY
Never give out your address, phone number, school or your parent’s names without permission
Never send packages or pictures to people you have met online without your parent’s permission
DO NOT share your password with friends.
Never install programs on your computer without permission
Never agree to meet someone you have met online in person
REVIEW EXERCISES
- Define the term “Internet”
- When many computers connect networks connect all over the world is called ___________?
- The world’s largest network is ______________?
- What is the full meaning of ISP?
State three Internet Safety rules - What is the full meaning of OSP?
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