Lesson 1:the internet and the world wide web

Types of Websites

• Portal(website offering services)
• News(news website)
• Informational(contains factual info)
• Business/marketing(promoting products or services)
• Educational(teaching)
• Entertainment(offers interractive and fun services)
• Advocacy(supportive of a motto)
• Blog(this website)
• Personal(for an individual)

History of the internet

• Networking project by the US
• To allow scientists from different locations to share infomation
• Became functional in September 1969