Class One: Hands On Internet Literacy

What is a network?

  • Client, Server
  • Star, Daisy Chain
  • Problems, Solutions
  • Hubs, Routers, Bridges, Switches
  • Lanuages, Protocols
  • easy guide to computer neworking

    Early Networks - 1960's

  • Early Computers - Mainframes
  • Command Line Interface
  • Govt, Scientists, Universities, Companies
  • Early Networks
  • Arpanet, Milnet, TimeNet, Phones
  • Defense, Nuke fear
  • New Protocols Needed
  • History of Internet
  • Growth of Internet

    TCP/IP

  • Transmission Control Protocol - Internet Protocol
  • Packets, Headers, Handshakes
  • Routers, paths
  • Visual Traceroute
  • http://www.honda.co.jp/
  • http://www.gov.za/

    Internet Applications

  • Terminal Applications
  • Terminal experience! telnet: sdf.lonestar.org
  • Mail, Talk, IRC, FTP, Usenet, BBS, Telnet
  • Early navigation Gopher, Archie, Veronica

    Dial Up Networking - 1970's & 80's

  • Using command line home pc
  • Commodore 64, TRS-80, VAX, TANDY, etc.
  • Phones, Modems, Wardialers
  • Hackers and Phreaks
  • WarGames Clip with Matthew Broderick

    World Wide Web late 80's

  • Dr. Berners-Lee
  • HTTP header protocol more
  • Condensed HTML from SGML
  • linked keywords, document formatting
  • Lynx - text only

    World Wide Web - 1990's

  • NCSA Mosaic - graphics
  • Netscape 1.1, MSIE 2. - tables, color and plugins
  • Netscape 2 & 3, MSIE 3. - frames, Java, Active X, Javascript, Vbscript, Gif89A, fonts, stylesheets.
  • Netscape 4 & 6, MSIE 4 and 5 - Dynamic HTML, push, active desktop.
  • Other Browsers - opera alternatives
  • Peer to Peer - napster  gnutella  limewire 
  • Peer to Peer VS client server more

    Uniform Resource Locator

  • Domain names, IP, DNS
  • 216.231.32.247
  • Network Solutions and register.com  domaindirect.com  opensrs.com
  • com, org, net, mil, edu, uk, co.uk, new
  • Hosting and Virtual Servers alaskahosting.com  verio.com  speakeasy.net 
  • Free Stuff - but for how long?
  • Directories, Paths, Deconstruct

    Browser Tricks and Smarts

  • Browser = file viewer
  • Cache
  • Basic Browser functions
  • Security, cookies, identity, privacy
  • Mail, Newsgroups
  • Opening page
  • Fonts, images, colors, proxies

    On Line Options

  • Speed and Service, 56K, DSL, Cable, Wireless
  • Various accounts, hosting, space, speed, shell
  • Service Providers, Free services,

    Your Basic ISP

  • Mail, Web, Newsgroups, DNS, Modems

    Co-Location

  • Here or there
  • Scalability
  • Windows NT, Win 2000, Linux, Unix, Sun

    The Future

  • Bandwidth, Bandwidth, Bandwidth
  • speed test big pictures, video