ACTIVITY:

INTERNET ORGANISATIONS – INTRODUCTORY RESEARCH

The Internet is a collection of autonomous and interconnected networks that implement open protocols and standards. No single person, government or organisation owns or controls the Internet or the World Wide Web. There are, however, a number of organisations and bodies – both international and national – which regulate, monitor, make recommendations or set guidelines covering issues such as infrastructure, domain registration, web technologies, content and accessibility.

A non-profit organization called ISOC (InternetSociety) has some control over the future of the Internet. It appoints a technical advisory group called the IAB (InternetArchitectureBoard) to evaluate and set standards.

Input on protocols and standards can come from anybody-individuals, research groups, companies and universities. A specification is submitted as an Internet draft and made available for review and comments. Various Internet organizations evaluate whether these specifications should be advanced - through a process that may elevate the specification through different levels until it potentially reaches a 'standards' status.

In general, the IETF (InternetEngineeringTaskForce) forms working groups to develop specifications, which are evaluated by the IESG (Internet EngineeringSteeringGroup) in conjunction with the IAB. ISOC then publicizes the new standards. Web standards are promulgated by the W3C (WorldWideWebConsortium) and other groups.

You should access the web sites of the following organisations. Produce a screen print of the home page of each site and paste this into a new Word document. Write a short description of the purpose of each site below each screen print.

1. / ISOC (Internet Society)
/ The ISOC is an international organization which promotes global cooperation and coordination for the Internet and its internetworking technologies and applications. ISOC approves appointments to the IAB from nominees submitted by the IETF Nominating Committee.
2. / IAB (Internet Architecture Board)
/ The IAB is a technical advisory group of the ISOC (Internet Society). Its responsibilities are to appoint a new IETF chair and IESG candidates, serve as an appeal board, manage editorial content and publication (RFCs) and provide services to the Internet Society.
3. / IESG (Internet Engineering Steering Group)
/ The IESG is chartered by ISOC to provide technical management of IETF activities and the Internet standards process. The IESG manages the IETF working groups and is directly responsible for the actions associated with entry into and movement along the Internet 'standards track' including final approval of specifications as Internet standards.
4. / IRTF (Internet Research Task Force)
/ The purpose of the IRTF is to promote research of importance to the evolution of the future Internet by creating focused, long-term and small research groups working on topics related to Internet protocols, applications, architecture and technology. Participation is by individual contributors rather than by representatives of organizations. The IRSG manages the research groups and holds workshops that focus on the evolution of the Internet and discuss research priorities from an Internet perspective. Its goal is
5. / IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)
/ The IETF is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. The actual technical work of the IETF is done in its working groups which include Applications, Internet, Network Management, Operational Requirements, Routing, Security, Transport and User Services. Working groups are managed by members of the IESG. The IAB provides architectural oversight. The IETF also facilitates technology transfers from the IRTF to the wider Internet community.
6. / W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)
/ W3C develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software and tools) for the Web. Its goal is to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing protocols and guidelines that ensure long-term growth for the Web.
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) – Web Accessibility Initiative
/ WAI develops - guidelines which are widely regarded as the international standard for Web accessibility and support materials to help understand and implement Web accessibility through international collaboration.
Web Standards Project
/ The Web Standards Project persuades vendors to follow standards to ensure accessibility for all.
7. / ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
/ A non-profit, international corporation that was formed in September 1998 to take over global responsibility for Internet Protocol (IP) address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, Domain Name System (DNS) management and root server system management functions.
8. / IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority)

9. / InterNIC (InternetNetworkInformationCenter)

Nominet
/ Nominet UK is the .uk domain nameregistry in the United Kingdom.

If you some extra time, research on the Internet for information about the following two people. What impact has each had on the development of the Internet and World Wide Web?

1.Tim Berners-Lee / 2.Marc Andreesen

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