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The Internet

The Internet. BTEC 149. Internet: A network of connected computers and computer networks located around the world An international community 200 Million users Share text, graphics, sound, video, and computer programs. What is it?. US Department of Defense (ARPANET) Began in 1969

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The Internet

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  1. The Internet BTEC 149

  2. Internet: A network of connected computers and computer networks located around the world • An international community • 200 Million users • Share text, graphics, sound, video, and computer programs What is it?

  3. US Department of Defense (ARPANET) • Began in 1969 • 1986 National Science Foundation expanded the internet • 1989 corporations began to use it for communication • 1991 US Congress further expanded the Internet’s capacity and speed and opened it to commercial use. Where did it come from?

  4. Internet Explorer • Firefox • Netscape • Opera • Google Crome • Apple Safari What is a Browser

  5. Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) is one of the most popular browser today. IE was introduced in 1995 and passed Netscape in popularity in 1998. • New Features (IE 8): • Accelerators • Web slice • Compatibility Views • Search suggestions • New Tab features Internet Explorer

  6. Firefox is a browser from Mozilla. It was released in 2004 and is one of the most popular browser today. • New Features (Firefox 3) • Password Manager • One-Click Bookmarking • Smart Location Bar • Instant Web Site ID • Full Zoom Mozilla Firefox

  7. Netscape was the first commercial Internet browsers. Netscape was introduced in 1994, but gradually lost its popularity to Internet Explorer. The development of Netscape officially ended in February 2008. • On December 28, 2007, Netscape developers announced that AOL would discontinue their web browser on February 1, 2008, due to low market share. Netscape

  8. Opera is a fast, small, and standards-compliant web browser. • Opera is the preferred browser for a number of small devices like mobile phones and hand-held computers. Opera

  9. Google Chrome is a free, open-source web browser developed by Google. It was released in 2008. • The start page contains your nine most visited web pages, a list of recently visited pages, your favorite search engines and more. Crome

  10. The Safari browser is the default browser for Mac systems. The Safari browser is know for its sleek design. • New Features (Safari 4) • Cover flow • Full History search • New engine for Javascript • Full Page Zoom Apple Safari

  11. A software program that searches a database, gathers data, and reports information that contains or is related to specified terms within web pages. • A website whose primary function is providing a search engine for gathering and reporting information available on the Internet or a portion of the Internet. What is a Search Engine

  12. General: • Ask • Bing • Duck Duck Go • Google • Yahoo • Business • LexusNexus • Global Spec • Thomasnet • Job • Craigslist • Jobdango • Monster • Medical • WebMD • PubGene • People • PeekYou • Wink What do they do?

  13. Web Page Navigation • See Page Internet 6 • Tabbed Browsing • See Page Internet 8 How Do I Use Them?

  14. Open Your Web Page—www.nps.gov • Click Print button list arrow - on the command bar • Click Page Setup-- option to change the way your page looks when it prints • Click Print Preview - Use the "Print Preview" option to see what your page will look like before you print it. • Click Landscape or Portrait • Click “Print Document” button • Make sure 1 appears in the “Number of copies” text box, then click “Current Page.” Printing a Web Page

  15. Skills Review • Challenge 3 Pre-Assignment Exercise

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