Discuss the evolution of the Internet

Identify and briefly describe various broadband Internet connections and state differences between broadband Internet connections and dial-up connections

Describe the types of Internet access providers: Internet service providers, online service providers, wireless Internet service providers

Describe the purpose of an IP address and its relationship to a domain name

Explain the purpose of a Web browser and identify the components of a Web address

Describe how to use a search engine to search for information on the Web and differentiate between a search engine and a subject directory

Describe the types of Web sites: portal, news, informational, business/marketing, blog, wiki, online social network, educational, entertainment, advocacy, Web application, content aggregator, and personal

Explain how Web pages use graphics, animation, audio, video, virtual reality, and plug-ins

Identify and briefly describe the steps required for Web publishing

Describe the types of e-commerce: business-to-consumer, consumer-to-consumer, and business-to-business

Explain how e-mail, mailing lists, instant messaging, chat rooms, VoIP, newsgroups and message boards, and FTP work

Identify the rules of netiquette