World Wide Web
Of all the things that the Internet offers probably your first encounter with the net will be made via the world wide web (WWW). Explains with animations how the web works.

Routers
The computer that controls and routes traffic across the Internet.

Includes tutorials which explain the mystery of these technologies:-

Routers
IP Addresses
Backbone
Email
Usenet
Bluetooth
WiFi
World Wide Web
PDA
MP3

Backbone
Explains how the Internet is connected together.

Inside the Internet is published under our VIRCAM imprint.

Mobile phone connection
FTP
Servers and Clients
Domain Name System
Internet Telephony
Modems
Satellite Connection
Telnet
FTP
Compression

Inside the Internet delves into the technologies that go to make up the Internet. The shear scale of the Internet and its wide scale use from a simple home computer to a multinational company running thousands of computers connected to the Internet, could only be marvelled at 20 years ago. With today's technologies enabling you to download music and talk in real time to your friends anywhere in the world, this important technology is here to stay! Learn about key Internet technologies.

E-Mail
Learn how Email is sent across the Internet. Diagrams and animations show how mail servers transmit E-Mail through routers.

Mobile Phone
Shows how a mobile phone retrieves a web page from a server.

Satellite Connection
Simulates using a satellite dish to download a web page.

Cable
Explains with clear diagrams how cable TV is used to carry an Internet feed into homes.

Bluetooth
Explains how Bluetooth technology works.

Grades 9-12
 

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