|
Safety Information on the Internet
|
|
What is the Internet?
|
|---|
I. Physically
- Physical connections
- The Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)
- The Jargon: Net.Addresses
- Node names are particular computers on the Net
- E-mail addresses are for people on the Net
- URL's (Uniform Resource Locators)are for files on the Net
II. Functionally
- File libraries
- Discussion groups
III. Culturally
Socially, the Internet is:
- Diverse
- Disorganized at the casual user level
- Inventive