Introduction to Internet
Unit 1 Introduction to Internet Structure: 1.1 Introduction Objectives 1.2 What is Internet? Definition Internet from practical and technical angle Who owns and cares for the Internet? What is TCP/IP? Introduction to RFC How Internet Works? Internet Applications 1.3 Concepts of Server Client Server Model Servers 1.4 Getting Connected Different Types of Connections Requirements for Connections 1.5 Internet Service Providers 1.6 Address in Internet The Domain Name System and DNS Servers IP Addresses 1.6 Resource Addressing URL (Uniform Resource Locator) URLs and HOST Names URLs and Port Numbers Pathnames 1.7 Email Email Basics Mail protocols How to Access the Mail System 1.8 Summary 1.1 Introduction We have covered the basic concepts of internet and website in the previous semester. In addition to it we are going to cover few advance concepts in this unit. In this unit, we would begin with an introduction to the internet, then discuss