SUMMARY

CHAPTER TWO
THE INTERNET, THE WEB, AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE.

INTERNET
the internet was lunched in 1969 when united states funded a program that developed a national computer network called Advanced Research Project Network (ARPANET), the internet consist of the acual physical network made up by wires, cables, and setellites. being connected to this network is often described as being online
WEB
Introduced in1992 at CERN, the web provides a multimedia interface to internet
COMMON USE

• COMUNICATION : the most popular internet activity.
• SHOPPING : One of the fastert-growing internet activities.
• SEARCING : Accer libraries and local, national and international news
• ENTERTAIMENT : music, movies, magezines and computer games
• EDUCATION : E-learning or talking online courses

Access refers to the responsibility of those who have data to control who is able to use that data an PROVIDERS-An Internet service provider (ISP, or IAP) is a company that offers its customers access to the Internet. The ISP connects to its customers using a data transmission technology appropriate for delivering Internet protocol,data grams, such as dial-up, DSL, cable modem or dedicated high-speed interconnects.

• BROWSERS-Special Internet software connecting to remote computers, opens and transfer files, displays text and images, and provides an uncomplicated interface to the Internet and Web documents.Examples of browsers are Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.
• URLs-To connect you to to resources on the web,the location or address.Two parts are protocol and domain name,top level domain(TLD) identifies type of organization.
• HTML-commands to display Web pages,hyperlinks(links) are connections. Applets-special programs linked to web pages,typically written in Java
• Email-transmission of electronic messages.Basic elements:header(address,subject, and attachments),messages, and signature line.Spam is unwanted email that may include a computer virus.Spam blockers are programs that identify and eliminate spam.
• Search engines-Specialized programs assisting in locating information on the Web and the Internet.Two approaches are keyword search and d irectory search.
• Metasearch engines-Programs that a utomatically submit your request to several search engine simultaneously.
• Specialized search engines-Search engines that focuses on subject-specific Web sites.

Metasearch engines

Electronic commerce-Buying and selling foods over internet.Three besic types of electronic commerce is

• business-to-consumer
• Consumer-to-consumer
• Business-to-business

Web Utilities-Specialized utility programs making the internet and the web easier and safer.Some examples are plug-ins that operate as part of a browser and filters that block access and monitor use of selected web sites.Web based applications-Free users from owning and storing applications.The programs are accessed from a web sites,copied to the user's computer memory, and run.File transfer protocol(FTP)-Internet service for uploading and downloading files.Plug-ins-Program that automatically loaded and operates as part of a browser.
Filters-Blocks access to selected web sites.

we need to do an asigment about ISP and NSP

The asigment must send to mr.Malik before mixterm holiday

CHAPTER THREE

BASIC ABOUT APPLICATION SOFTWARE.

we learned about application software,word processors,spreadsheet,database management systems,presentation graphics,integrated packages and software suites.application basic is types of software that application software is software that can perform useful work, such as word processing,cost estimating, or accounting tasks.The user primarily interacts with application software.Basic applications and specialized applications are two categories of application software.

Common Features by using applicataion software are:

• User interace-most have graphical user interface(GUI) that display icons.
• Windows-rectangular areas that can contain documents,programs, and messages.
• Menus-present commands listed on the menu bar
• Dialog box-provides additional information or request user input.
• Toolbars-contain buttons for quick access to commmanly used commands.
• Ribbons-replace menu and toolbars:use tabs to organize commands.
• Contextual tabs-automatically appear when needed.
  

after mixterm holiday we have an test about chapter one, two,and three. study hard fo this test, get a high mark for depend for my last final test....

CHAPTER FOUR

Graphics

professionals in graphic arts use specialized graphic programs

• desktop publising

mix text and graphic to create professional publication

• image editors

create and modify bitmap(raster)image files.image are recorded as dots or pixels

• illustration programs

also know as drawing program.image are recorded as a collection of object such as lines, rectangles, and ovals.

• image galleries

libraries of electronic image, widely available from the web. 2 type are stock photographs and clip art.

• graphics suite

collection of individual graphics program sold as a unit

AUDIO AND VIDEO

• VIDEO SOFTWARE

allows you to reorganize, add effect, and more to digital video

• AUDIO SOFTWARE

allows you tocreate and edit audio clips. you can add audio effects, like filters, to your tracks. you can create MP3s.

MULTIMEDIA

all sorts of media, including video, music, voice, graphics and text

• links and buttons

a multimedia presentation is organinized as a series of related pages

• DEVELOPING MILTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS
  1. Plan and analyze-dertemine objectives
  2. Design-use story bords to record the indended overall logic, flow and structure
  3. Create-use multimedia authoring program to create a presentation and intergrate various media elements.
  4. Support-indentify errors,avaluate effectiveness and revise as needed