WWW stands for " World Wide Web". It is important to know that is not a synonym for the internet. The World Wide Web, or just "the Web," as ordinary people call it, is a subset of the internet. The web consists of pages that can be accessed using a Web browser. The internet is the actual network of networks where all the information resides. Things like Telnet, FTP, Internet gaming, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), and e-mail are all part of the internet, but are not part of the World Wide Web.
A web search engine is designed to search for in formation on the World Wide Web and FTP servers. The search results are generally presented in a list of results often referred to as search engine results.
SITUATION:
SURFING THE NET
Tools of surfing the web :
1. Computer with a browser application installed.
2. Modem or NIC (network interface card)
3. ISP (internet service provider)
What is web browser?
A web browser is a software application used to locate, retrieve and also display content on the World Wide Web, including Web page, images, video and other files. The example of web browser are Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome, Arora, Lynx and so on.
Modem or NIC (network interface card)
A modem (Modulator/Demodulator) is a communications device that can be either internal or external to your computer. It allows one computer to connect another computer and transfer data over telephone lines.
ISP (internet service provider)
ISP (internet service provider) is an organization that provides access to the Internet. the examples of ISP in Malaysia such as TMnet and YES 4g (YTL).
SEARCH ENGINE
A web search engine is designed to search for in formation on the World Wide Web and FTP servers. The search results are generally presented in a list of results often referred to as search engine results.
EXAMPLE OF SEARCH ENGINE
- Google.com
- Ask.com
- Yahoo.com
- TripleMe.com
- Shopzilla.com
- Altavista.com
- Webcrawler.com
- Dogpile.com
There are many ways to connect internet such as computer with a browser application installed, Modem or NIC and ISP (Internet service provider). For the Browser application installed, people more prefer using the Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome rather than Safari or Arora. What do you think?
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