Putting the Internet to Work

Operating System (Hardware)

• DOS or Windows (PC compatibles)
• Macintosh (Apple)
• UNIX (Anything)

Network Services

• How Does It Fit Together: An Information Food Chain
• Services: Global Information Space
• Emerging: Mercantilism, Multimedia, and Ubiquity

Nuts & Bolts of Addressing

• Specific --> General

    user@host.domain#.[...]domain1.domain0
    

• Examples:
  • Host:

           oval.whths.exec.gov
           

  • E-mail (direct):

           clinton@oval.whths.exec.gov
           

  • E-mail (indirect):

           clinton%oval.whths.exec.gov@uunet.uu.net
           

  • E-mail (UUCP):

           uunet!whths!oval!clinton
           whths!oval!clinton@uunet.uu.net
           

• Address Domain is not the same thing as a Network