The Internet

The Internet

1. Keywords

   • Network
     • A group of computers that can communicate with each other
   • World Wide Web
   • E-Mail (electronic mail)
     • A way of communicating across the internet
     • POP3
       • Post Office Protocol
       • Email is downloaded to receipient's computer and deleted from the server
       • E-mail can only be viewed on one computer
       • Can be viewed from anywhere
     • SMTP
     • IMAP4
       • Internet Mail Application Protocol
         • Can get deleted emails back
         • Can be read from anywhere with an internet connection
         • Requires an internet connection
         • Emails secured somewhere else
   • Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
     • Internet Proticol (IP)
   • Protocol
     • A guide or set of rules
   • Browser

2. HTTP(s)