A presentation about the major components of the Internet and how they work. Internet, DNS, Routers, TCP/IP, Fun Quiz questions at the end.

1. An introduction to the elements that make the Internet possible
How the Internet Works
Presented by Lionnel Yamentou

2. Agenda
• Definition: The Internet
• Quick Facts
• Hardware and Software
• The Processes
• Questions?
• Fun Quiz

3. Definition: The Internet
• The Internet is a global
network connecting millions of
computers.

4. Quick Facts
• 1960s: Research started
• 1971: The first email was sent
• 1990s: WWW was born
• 2012: 2.4 Billion Internet users

5. Hardware and Software
• Hardware
• Servers
• Routers
• Software
• TCP/IP Protocol
• Operating Systems

6. The Processes

7. Fun Quiz

8. Quiz Questions (3)
• What’s the difference
between the Internet and the
World Wide Web?

9. Quiz Questions (2)
• What’s the difference
between an IP address and a
domain name?

10. Quiz Questions (1)
• What does HTTP stand for?
Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol