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.