Establish a connection to the Internet

Based on NACCQ IN500



In this topic there is information about the following: Internet fundamentals - history, backbone and security, applications - current components, usage - tools. Please explore the Library of resources and try out the Learning activities.


 * Library of resources
 * Learning activities

This unit is used in the following courses

 * Digital information literacy
 * Computer Literacy Resources for Teaching

Internet Fundamentals
To gain an understanding of this topic you will need to do the following:
 * Describe recent developments and security issues which relate to the Internet and describe the concepts of Internet culture and etiquette.
 * Relate recent developments to history of the Internet.
 * Include description of the Internet backbone.
 * Include discussion of how to minimise the security risks.

Internet Applications and Usage
To gain an understanding of this topic you will need to do the following:
 * Describe the main features of a variety of current Internet components. (e.g. Usenet, Electronic Communication, Telnet, FTP, search tools, World Wide Web)
 * Use current Internet tools in order to send mail and to locate and retrieve resources.
 * Current, relevant components.
 * Effective use of a wide variety of current Internet tools.