Learn All About The Internet
Who owns the Internet? Who runs the Internet? Who pays for the Internet? Who uses the Internet?
Learn all about the Internet, what a URL is, what a web browser is, what html is, what broadband & wireless are, what static and dynamic IP's are and how to protect yourself from online scammers!
Who owns the Internet?
No one owns the Internet. The Net is simply too big to be owned by anyone or any conglomerate. If you use the Net you are partial owner. Even your Internet Service Provider (ISP) doesn't own the Internet (Net). Instead your ISP functions like a gate keeper - they let you in & then let you out. However your ISP does not own the road you use to get there. Your local phone company owns the lines you use to connect to the Net. Regional Bell & long distance carriers own the leased lines used to connect most of the Internet network, now including DSL and satellite microwaves, or wireless. All these phone lines, DSL cable & wireless microwaves are tied into many high speed links, each called a backbone. Major communication companies like Sprint, Qwest, ATT, etc. own or rent the backbone links. Several major companies are involved in this backbone business, one of them being AOL who owned Advanced Network Services who operated over 12,000 miles of fiber-optic pathways. How does data travel through these complicated networks? See "How a packet moves through network" video.
Who runs the Internet?
Just as several major companies control the backbone of the Internet, several organizations share Internet administration responsibilities.
1) ISOC - The Internet Society
Located in Reston, Va is a non-profit, non-government organization with more than 7000 individual members from 150 countries who all together make up more than 100 ISOC member organizations. These ISOC organizations attempt to address the issues of how to generate progress and growth for the Internet.
2) IETF - The Internet Engineering Task Force
A large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open to any interested individual.
3) ICANN - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
An internationally organized, non-profit corporation, ICANN is responsible for coordinating the management of the technical elements of the DNS. The Domain Name System (DNS) helps users find their way around the Internet.
4) IAB - Internet Architecture Board
Responsible for setting & overseeing tech standards enabling world wide users to access & use the Internet.
5) CORE - Council of Registrars
International not-for-profit association of Domain Name Registrars constituted under Swiss Law. CORE's members are professional registrars who handle domain name registration on behalf of customers. Work closely with InterNic.
6) InterNIC - a registered service mark of the U.S. Department of Commerce licensed to ICANN
Collaboration between AT&T and Network Solutions (NSI) supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that oversees the Domain Name Registrars (CORE).
Who pays for the Internet?
The National Science Foundation (NSF) pays a good portion, another good portion comes from us as Internet users paying our ISP's who then pay their inter-network providers for connection to their servers. The rest of the money comes from advertisers. Just like TV, advertising fees paid across the Internet greatly underwrite many of the costs we would have to pay otherwise.
Who uses the Internet?
Internet users have been adding almost 1 million more users each month since 1997. Estimates say the U.S. and Canada together account for 40% of the world's online population. Europe and the Middle East & Africa region account for 27%; the Asia-Pacific totals 22%; and Latin America at 4%. How many users are there? 2,405,518,376 Internet users on June 30, 2012. World Internet Users and Population Stats Around 3 billion people will have access to the Internet by the end of 2014, according to International Telecommunications Union (ITU) statistics. Almost half that, 1.3 billion people, use Facebook.
What is a URL?
http://montejr56.wix.com/learnwww is this web page address, called a URL or "earl" - short for uniform resource locator recognized worldwide by all web browsers as a web document. The http:// is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. It means hypertext transfer protocol and identifies a document as a website. The www indicates this is the web managing portion of a computer where a domain is parked or stored on a server, although not always necessary to use anymore as technology has advanced. The .com indicates the top level domain of a website, /blank.htm or /blank.html indicates sublevel web page.
What is a web browser?
Web pages are written in a language code called HyperText Markup Language or html. We as web users cannot read hypertext markup language, that is why we use web browsers. Web Browsers read html & convert code accordingly, presenting us the web document as html coding tells it too. Since many different web browsers are used worldwide a good html coder, or webmaster, must code for all browsers in order to read the web document as meant to be viewed, thus W3C Validation Standard comes into effect. A W3C Validated web page will be read by all web browsers worldwide as close to correct coding view as possible, meaning the html coding of page is read the same way (or close enough to pass) by all browsers worldwide, using a standard practice of html transitional coding. To see the coding of any web page use View > Source on your browser toolbar.
What is html?
HyperText Markup Language (html) is the markup language that web browsers use to interpret and compose text, images and other material into visual or audible web pages.
What is IP?
IP stands for Internet Protocol and is the communications protocol for the Internet.
What is IP address?
The number assigned to every computer or device connected to the Internet or any network.
What is static IP address?
The permanent number assigned to every computer or device connected to the Internet or any network.
What is dynamic IP address?
Dynamic IP address is a different number that is assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) every time it boots up. Use dynamic IP with mobile computing so you won't need to change your IP settings every time you boot up on a new network. The new network automatically configures everything for you.
To change static IP to dynamic IP in Windows go to > start > control panel > network connections. Pick the network connection LAN or WAN, right click on it, go to properties, then go to TCP/IP properties and on the next screen change to "obtain IP address automatically". Click ok and reboot.
What is ISP?
Internet service providers (ISP) provide connections from an organization's LAN to the Internet.
What is LAN?
Loca area network (LAN) connects computers and devices in your home, scholl or office building.
What is WAN?
Wide area network (WAN) connects computers and devices across cities, regions and countries.
What is WLAN?
Wireless local area network linking two or more computers or devices together using radio waves (WiFi) while also providing an access point connecting to the Internet. What is Wi-Fi..??How does it work...??What's the difference between 2.4GHz and 5GHz..??
What is WWAN?
Wireless wide area network uses celluar technology to transfer data and WiFi to provide Internt access connection using a WAP through a wireless ISP. WWAN connectivity allows a user with a laptop that has a wireless card installed to surf the web, check email or connect to a virtual private network (VPN) from anywhere within the regional boundaries of cellular service.
What is WAP?
A wireless access point that connects directly to a router that is using a wired Ethernet connection and then provides wireless connections using radio frequency links.
What is WPA2?
WiFi Protected Access II is the security certification protocol developed by the WiFi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks. It is also shorthand for IEEE 802.11i-2004, the world wide standard that specifies security for wireless networks. Top WiFi secuity threats and how to secure.
What is PING?
A specific method for sending messages from one computer to another.
What is PING test?
Used to troubleshoot connectivity problems within a network, also used to measure the delay (lag) with online services or any Internet server. How to PING
What is SSID?
The service set identifier (SSID) is a publically transmitted unique ID that consists of 32 characters that identify a particular wireless area network (WAN). When multiple wireless area networks overlap in certain locations, SSIDs make sure that data gets sent to the correct destination. Without service set identifiers (SSID), sending and receiving data in a location with multiple wireless networks would be chaotic and unpredictable.
You can locate SSIDs within your vicinity by using your wireless adapter in conjunction with the network settings of your operating system to generate a list of all SSIDs to which you can connect with. This typically takes less than a minute to accomplish. First, click the Network icon (it looks like a row of vertical bars) in the taskbar's Notifications area. Then find the network you are connected to at the top of the list. Hover your mouse pointer over it to see information about the network settings, including the SSID.
Or you can go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing > Connect to a network and a list is generated of SSID's within range.
What is online scam?
Learn how to protect yourself From clever scammers online and offline. Internet ScamBusters, the #1 publication on Internet fraud, shows you the ins and outs of protecting yourself from all the newest scams. It's a public service, published 2 to 4 times a month, and provides you with a lively, entertaining and opinionated approach to protecting yourself online and offline. http://www.scambusters.org
Also use Snopes, the definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation. Before you click on any web links or have your doubts, check it out at http://www.snopes.com/
Email is the most popular form of electronic communication in the world. Learn how to protect yourself from email fraud and scams at http://www.specialdatabases.com/proper-email-etiquette.html
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