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Internet BasicsInternet Basics
An Introduction to the World Wide An Introduction to the World Wide Web…Web…
Part IPart IIntroduction…Introduction…
What is the Web & Where did it What is the Web & Where did it come from?come from?
What is the Internet?What is the Internet?
The internet is a world-wide computer The internet is a world-wide computer network.network.
A A computer networkcomputer network consists of consists of computers connected with one another to computers connected with one another to communicate and share information.communicate and share information.
The Internet is an ever changing network The Internet is an ever changing network of computer networks.of computer networks.
What is the Internet?What is the Internet? - -continuedcontinued
Television or radio networks (like ABC Television or radio networks (like ABC and NBC) are one-way networks: they and NBC) are one-way networks: they talk to you, but your TV or Radio can’t talk to you, but your TV or Radio can’t talk back.talk back.
The Internet is a 2-way network…The Internet is a 2-way network… You can take information from itYou can take information from it You can add new information to itYou can add new information to it
What can you use the What can you use the Internet For?Internet For?
Web BrowsingWeb Browsing EmailingEmailing ChattingChatting Instant MessagingInstant Messaging BloggingBlogging
Web BrowsingWeb Browsing
Web PagesWeb Pages are screens of information are screens of information containing words, pictures, sounds, videos, etc. containing words, pictures, sounds, videos, etc. about every conceivable topic.about every conceivable topic.
Web pages are created by:Web pages are created by: Ordinary PeopleOrdinary People CompaniesCompanies ClubsClubs Interest groupsInterest groups Schools, etc.Schools, etc.
Web Browsing: Web Browsing: A typical Webpage:A typical Webpage:
Web BrowsingWeb Browsing--continuedcontinued
Web browsing is sometimes called web surfing.Web browsing is sometimes called web surfing. When you browse the web you are flipping When you browse the web you are flipping
though pages of information much like flipping though pages of information much like flipping through pages of a book.through pages of a book.
You can find stuff like news, weather, traffic You can find stuff like news, weather, traffic conditions, how to grow flowers, what car to conditions, how to grow flowers, what car to buy, what is global warming, etc…buy, what is global warming, etc…
Web BrowsingWeb Browsing--continuedcontinued
Today the internet contains Today the internet contains hundreds of hundreds of millionsmillions of webpages…so your bound to of webpages…so your bound to find information on whatever you are find information on whatever you are looking for!looking for!
EmailEmail
Email stands for Email stands for EElectronic lectronic MMailail Email allows users to send messages to Email allows users to send messages to
one or more people, anywhere in the one or more people, anywhere in the world, instantly.world, instantly.
Anything sent via regular mail (also Anything sent via regular mail (also called “snail mail”) can be sent via the called “snail mail”) can be sent via the web.web.
What Email Looks LikeWhat Email Looks Like
Chat RoomsChat Rooms
Chat Rooms are screens where people Chat Rooms are screens where people from anywhere log onto and discuss from anywhere log onto and discuss topics.topics.
Chat rooms exist for almost any topic.Chat rooms exist for almost any topic.
Instant MessagingInstant Messaging
Instant messages Instant messages are messages that are messages that pop up on your pop up on your screen when a friend screen when a friend wants to talkwants to talk
Messages are typed Messages are typed and sent back and and sent back and forth to hold a forth to hold a conversationconversation
What is a Blog?What is a Blog?
The word The word BlogBlog is short for is short for WebLogWebLog.. A blog is like an online journal, with A blog is like an online journal, with
entries displayed in chronological order.entries displayed in chronological order. Blogs are useful to document events that Blogs are useful to document events that
you would like to shareyou would like to share
A Blog…A Blog…
What is a Message What is a Message Board?Board?
A message board is a place where users A message board is a place where users can hold a forum regarding just about can hold a forum regarding just about any topic.any topic.
Different topics start different threads, Different topics start different threads, with users responding to posts by other with users responding to posts by other users.users.
Message boards are sometimes called Message boards are sometimes called discussion forums, bulletin boards, etc.discussion forums, bulletin boards, etc.
A message board…A message board…
Part IIPart IISurfing the WebSurfing the Web
Finding information (useful and Finding information (useful and otherwise) on the Web…otherwise) on the Web…
Some Common Web Some Common Web Terms:Terms:
Webpage:Webpage: A document with text, photos, A document with text, photos, sounds, etc. available over the world sounds, etc. available over the world wide webwide web
Hyperlink:Hyperlink: (or just “link” for short) Text or (or just “link” for short) Text or pictures on a webpage that when clicked pictures on a webpage that when clicked takes you to another webpage.takes you to another webpage.
Website:Website: A collection of webpages A collection of webpages regarding the same topic.regarding the same topic.
Some Common Web Some Common Web Terms:Terms:
Web Browser:Web Browser: The actual program on The actual program on your computer that allows you to surf the your computer that allows you to surf the web (common programs are Internet web (common programs are Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
URL:URL: The acronym for Uniform Resource The acronym for Uniform Resource Locator, which is the address to the page Locator, which is the address to the page on the internet.on the internet. URLs typically start with www. and end URLs typically start with www. and end
in .com .org .net or .govin .com .org .net or .gov
Opening Internet Opening Internet ExplorerExplorer
Double-click on the Double-click on the Internet Explorer Internet Explorer Icon.Icon.
If the icon is already If the icon is already highlighted, just hit highlighted, just hit enter.enter.
Internet Explorer Icon
Highlighted InternetExplorer Icon
Internet Explorer Opens Internet Explorer Opens to its Home Site…to its Home Site…
Internet Explorer will open, and the home site Internet Explorer will open, and the home site for this computer will appear, the Watchung for this computer will appear, the Watchung Hills Regional High School Website.Hills Regional High School Website.
Going to a WebpageGoing to a Webpage
Click in the Address Click in the Address BoxBox
Type in any web Type in any web addressaddress
Hit EnterHit Enter Internet Explorer Internet Explorer
searches the web for searches the web for the page you are the page you are requestingrequesting
The Address box
Check the News at…Check the News at…www.cnn.comwww.cnn.com
Once at the CNN Once at the CNN homepage, you can homepage, you can scroll around the scroll around the screen and read the screen and read the headlinesheadlines
To move to anything To move to anything interesting, click on interesting, click on Blue Underlined TextBlue Underlined Text
Such text are Such text are linkslinks
Links
Pages Everyone Visits…Pages Everyone Visits…
www.cnn.com – World Newswww.cnn.com – World News www.msn.com – Microsoft’s World Newswww.msn.com – Microsoft’s World News www.weather.com – The Weather Channelwww.weather.com – The Weather Channel www.amazon.com – Popular Online Shoppingwww.amazon.com – Popular Online Shopping www.ebay.com – Online Auctionwww.ebay.com – Online Auction www.youtube.com – Online Videoswww.youtube.com – Online Videos www.wikipedia.com - Encyclopediawww.wikipedia.com - Encyclopedia www.mapquest.com – Driving Directions/Mapswww.mapquest.com – Driving Directions/Maps
Going Back…Going Back…
Click the BACK Click the BACK button to go button to go backward to your backward to your previous webpageprevious webpage
You may click back You may click back as many times as as many times as you’d likeyou’d like
The BACK button…
Stopping a Page Stopping a Page Midstream…Midstream…
To stop a page from To stop a page from loading click the loading click the STOP buttonSTOP button Stopping a page is Stopping a page is
handy if a large page handy if a large page is taking too long to is taking too long to load.load.
The Stop Button
Reloading a PageReloading a Page
To reload a page, To reload a page, click the REFRESH click the REFRESH button.button.
Refresh if:Refresh if: the page doesn’t load the page doesn’t load
properlyproperly You want to see the You want to see the
most recent change most recent change to a page.to a page.
Refresh Button
Searching the WebSearching the Web
Searching the web for information is Searching the web for information is similar to using a card catalog in a library.similar to using a card catalog in a library.
Your online “card catalog” is a special Your online “card catalog” is a special website called a website called a Search EngineSearch Engine
When you use a search engine, the site When you use a search engine, the site searches the web for relevant matchessearches the web for relevant matches A typical search will yield A typical search will yield tens of thousandstens of thousands
of web pages!of web pages!
Typical Search Sites:Typical Search Sites:
Google:Google: The most The most frequently visited frequently visited web page.web page. www.google.comwww.google.com
Yahoo!:Yahoo!: The second The second most frequently most frequently visited web pagevisited web page www.yahoo.comwww.yahoo.com
Using Google…Using Google…
Go to: Go to: www.google.comwww.google.com
Type the subject you Type the subject you are looking for in the are looking for in the box on the screenbox on the screen
Click “Google Click “Google Search”Search”
Type subject here…
Click Google Search when done
Search Results…Search Results…
The websites found, in order of most relevant, The websites found, in order of most relevant, are shown as links.are shown as links.
SitesFound
GoogleFound449,000sites
Tips on SearchingTips on Searching
Use capital letters as you would normally Use capital letters as you would normally (don’t search in all caps)(don’t search in all caps)
If words should appear together put them If words should appear together put them in quotes:in quotes: ““April fools day”April fools day”
Use + and – to indicate what words Use + and – to indicate what words should and shouldn’t appear:should and shouldn’t appear: +steam locomotives -diesel+steam locomotives -diesel
Add a New Site to your Add a New Site to your List of FavoritesList of Favorites
Internet Explorer Internet Explorer allows you to save allows you to save sites to a list of sites to a list of favorites so you do favorites so you do not need to type long not need to type long URLs or constantly URLs or constantly do a web search for do a web search for a site.a site.
Adding to your Adding to your Favorites…Favorites…
Go to the site you Go to the site you want to add.want to add.
Click on Click on “FAVORITES”“FAVORITES”
Click on “Add to Click on “Add to Favorites”Favorites”
Adding to your FavoritesAdding to your Favorites--continuedcontinued……
In the box that In the box that appears you may appears you may type in a new name type in a new name for the site, or leave for the site, or leave the name that the name that appears.appears.
Click ENTERClick ENTER
Adding to your FavoritesAdding to your Favorites--continuedcontinued……
Check back in the Check back in the favorites menu- your favorites menu- your new site will be new site will be added to the list.added to the list.
Going to a Favorite SiteGoing to a Favorite Site
Click on the Click on the Favorites MenuFavorites Menu
Click on the site you Click on the site you want to visit.want to visit.
Internet Explorer Internet Explorer automatically take automatically take you to the site you you to the site you want to visit.want to visit.
Printing a WebpagePrinting a Webpage
Sometime you might Sometime you might want a “hard copy” of want a “hard copy” of the information on a the information on a page.page.
To print a page, go to To print a page, go to the FILE menu.the FILE menu.
Click on “PRINT”Click on “PRINT”
Printing a WebpagePrinting a Webpage--continuedcontinued
In the box that In the box that appears select the appears select the printer, and the printer, and the number of copies number of copies you’d like to print.you’d like to print.
Click on the print Click on the print button.button.
The page will print in The page will print in the selected printer.the selected printer.
Copying and Pasting TextCopying and Pasting Text
Sometimes you may want to take who Sometimes you may want to take who passages of text and incorporate them passages of text and incorporate them into a document you are creating.into a document you are creating.
Use the “COPY” and “PASTE” Use the “COPY” and “PASTE” commands to copy text to another commands to copy text to another program.program.
How to Copy and PasteHow to Copy and Paste
Highlight the text to copy by pressing the left Highlight the text to copy by pressing the left mouse button and dragging over the text you mouse button and dragging over the text you want to copy.want to copy.
Highlighted text will turn blue.Highlighted text will turn blue.
How to Copy and PasteHow to Copy and Paste--continuedcontinued
Right-click on the highlighted text using the Right-click on the highlighted text using the right mouse button.right mouse button.
In the menu that appears, choose COPYIn the menu that appears, choose COPY
How to Copy and PasteHow to Copy and Paste
Go to the program you want to transfer your Go to the program you want to transfer your material too.material too.
Right click in that program and choose Right click in that program and choose “PASTE”“PASTE”
How to Copy and PasteHow to Copy and Paste
The material you pasted will appear in the new The material you pasted will appear in the new program.program.
How to Save a PictureHow to Save a Picture
Search the web and Search the web and find the picture you find the picture you like.like.
Right click on the Right click on the picture.picture.
Choose “Save Choose “Save Picture As…”Picture As…”
How to Save a PictureHow to Save a Picture
Choose the drive to Choose the drive to save the photo to.save the photo to.
How to Save a PictureHow to Save a Picture
Choose the folder to Choose the folder to save the photo to.save the photo to.
How to Save a PictureHow to Save a Picture
Give the picture a file name in the File Name Give the picture a file name in the File Name boxbox
Click “SAVE”Click “SAVE”
Shopping OnlineShopping Online
Sites like Sites like Amazon.com sell Amazon.com sell everything from CD’s everything from CD’s and DVD’s to books and DVD’s to books and small and small appliances.appliances.
Online ShoppingOnline Shopping
ADVANTAGESADVANTAGES Convenient- stores Convenient- stores
are always openare always open Prices- tend to be Prices- tend to be
lowerlower Selection- greater Selection- greater
selection than can be selection than can be housed in a storehoused in a store
DISADVANTAGESDISADVANTAGES You can’t physically You can’t physically
look and touch the look and touch the stuff first.stuff first.
You’re taking You’re taking business away from business away from local stores.local stores.
Using Your Credit Card Using Your Credit Card Online…Online…
The act of paying using your credit card only The act of paying using your credit card only transmits your card number over the internet transmits your card number over the internet for a very brief moment in time.for a very brief moment in time.
Hackers would need to know the exact moment Hackers would need to know the exact moment you make an order to even attempt to get that you make an order to even attempt to get that number.number.
Your number is encrypted when it is sent, so Your number is encrypted when it is sent, so even if someone were to happen to get your even if someone were to happen to get your transmission it would not be possible to transmission it would not be possible to decode.decode.
Using Your Credit Card Using Your Credit Card Online… Online… continuedcontinued
Using your credit card online is no less Using your credit card online is no less safe than using it in a store (when a safe than using it in a store (when a purchase is made in a store your same purchase is made in a store your same number is sent encrypted to a credit number is sent encrypted to a credit company over the internet)company over the internet)
