Chapter 2 :Fundamentals of the world Wide Web and Internet

• Explain the purpose of a Web browser and identify the components of a Web address
• Identify and briefly describe various broadband Internet connections and state differences between broadband Internet connections and dial-up connections
• Describe the types of Internet access providers
• Describe the purpose of an IP address and its relationship to a domain name
• Explain the purpose of a Web browser and identify the components of a Web address
• Describe how to use a search engine to search for information on the Web and differentiate between a search engine and a subject directory
• Describe the type of Web sites
• Explain how Web pages use graphics, animation, audio, video, virtual reality, and plug-ins
• Identify and briefly describe the steps required for Web publishing
• Describe the types of e-commerce
• Explain how e-mail, mailing lists, instant messaging, chat rooms, VoIP, newsgroups and message boards, and FTP work
• Identify the rules of netiquette