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Internet Basics

Internet Basics. What’s in a name? Internet Vocabulary Where do I start? Browsers Where exactly am I? Internet Addresses-URLs How can I come back here? Bookmarks. Internet Vocabulary adapted from The Non-Designer’s Web Book.

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Internet Basics

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  1. Internet Basics • What’s in a name? • Internet Vocabulary • Where do I start? • Browsers • Where exactly am I? • Internet Addresses-URLs • How can I come back here? • Bookmarks

  2. Internet Vocabulary adapted from The Non-Designer’s Web Book • Internet = the worldwide network of computers that communicate information according to agreed rules and procedures. • World Wide Web (the Web) = a section of the Internet. • Internet Service Provider (ISP) = 24 hr. Internet connection service. • Browser = software that finds web pages for you. • Microsoft Internet Explorer or NetscapeNavigator • Web Site = a collection of web pages starting with a home page.

  3. URL (Universal Resource Locator) = a web address that must be typed EXACTLY in the Locator Box at the top of the browser window. • Link (hypertext) = text connected to other pages. • looks like an underlined title; little hand appears when the pointer is positioned over it. • clicking on a link allows you to “jump” to other pages. • takes time to load. • Bookmarks (Favorites) = place holders that are usually used to hold on to the URL of a site you will want to visit again. • Plug-ins = little pieces of software that make special things happen, e.g., sound, and must be downloaded (follow directions).

  4. Browsers They may not LOOK alike… …but they all ACT alike!

  5. WebTeach Internet Address - URL ADDRESS: home ADDRESS: personal ss# ADDRESS: Internet 123 West SunnysideChicago, IL  60600 444-77-9642 http://cuip.uchicago.edu In the same way that your home has an address and you have a social security number, each of the millions of pages on the Internet has an address.   An Internet Address is called a URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

  6. URLs are typed in the Netscape "location" box and the Internet Explorer "address" box. • The importance of writing home addresses and social security numbers accurately is also true of URLs: • URLs consist of letters, numbers, and punctuation and are read from left to right. • URLs are case sensitive; be sure to use upper and lower case letters appropriately. • URLs must be typed perfectly or an error message will occur. • URL example: http://cuip.uchicago/~ldernbach/tlib/home.html

  7. http://cuip.uchicago.edu/~ldernbach/tlib/home.html PROTOCOL SERVER NAME DOMAIN NAME PATH -DIRECTORIES FILE NAME http:// cuip. uchicago.edu/ ~ldernbach/tlib/ home.html • PROTOCOL  • http "hypertext transfer protocol" indicates this page is on the Internet. • SERVER NAME • name of computer connected to the Internet 24 hours a day. • DOMAIN NAME • indicates owner of site. • PATH-DIRECTORIES (FOLDERS)      • tells browser hierarchy of  folders. • FILE NAME  • specifies file name within last folder.

  8. Advantages Easy to use Saves search time Can be organized in folders Advice Never wait to save a site Keep your list organized Delete old bookmarks BookmarksBookmarks are most often used to “save” the URL of the site that is visible in the browser window.

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