World Wide Web.ppt

Fall 2000 C.Watters World Wide Web and E-Commerce Internet and WWW Basics Objectives What is the World Wide Web (web or WWW)? How does the web use HTTP and TCP/IP? How do the URLs work? What’s the problem that IPv6 is a solution for? So, what is the web? The Web is a protocol that uses the Internet as the communication structure The Web links documents stored in computers that communicate on the Internet Informal sort of arrangement! Internet Web Hosts 80 million Servers 80 million x ? web pages 1 billion Web databases Terabytes x ? Internet TCP/IP protocol for passing data between nodes on the Internet Intranet Corporate network using Internet technology but secured behind a firewall Use TCP/IP like the Internet Operate as a private network Connected to the Internet thru firewall An Intranet Intranet Examples Often on a LAN (local Area Network) or WAN (Wide Area Network) Your department is no doubt on an Intranet!! Extranet An extended intranet that connects remote intranets Uses TCP/IP Internet protocols Employs secure channels between the intranets VPN is technology that provides this virtual private network on the Internet Virtual Private Network (VPN) VPN is a secure network on the Internet using tunneling schemes The major objective of a VPN is to use the Internet rather than a private line ($$) When two sites are connected across a VPN, each must have a VPN-capable router, firewall, or VPN access device installed When VPN is used to link mobile clients with Internet dial-up connections, the laptops must be equipped with VPN client software equipped with the addresses and associated encryption keys for corporate host sites Extranet Cases Reduced Product Development Cycle Time: Caterpillar, Inc. Customers can use the extranet to retrieve and modify detailed order information while the vehicle remains on the assembly line The Internet No quality control No central control No guarantees of delivery No guarantees of securit