Internet Notes

Definitions of internet; http://www.brighthub.com/computing/enterprise-security/articles/63387.aspx#
 
Internet, extranet and intranet distinguished

http://www.slideshare.net/dyerah/internet-intranet-and-extranet


Internet protocols: 
What  protocol is ?
A standard set of regulations and requirements that allow two electronic items to connect to and exchange information with one another.
or 
When two or more computers communicate in Internet , they must have a common way in which to communicate. They use protocol to do it. Simply, protocol is an agreement by which two or more computers can communicate.

Types of protocols http://www.w3schools.com/tcpip/tcpip_protocols.asp


http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/ehchua/programming/webprogramming/http_basics.html

Write brief notes on the terms below giving practical examples where possible.
Modem,  browser,  internet service provider (ISP), bandwidth, download, upload, streaming audio/
video, compression, decompression, cache.