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Internet Basics. Internet Basics. Objectives. After completing this class, you should be able to: Describe what the Internet is and how it works Navigate web browsers Know how URLs work and how they are formed Perform a simple search. Internet Basics. What is the Internet?.
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Internet Basics Objectives After completing this class, you should be able to: • Describe what the Internet is and how it works • Navigate web browsers • Know how URLs work and how they are formed • Perform a simple search
Internet Basics What is the Internet? • Internet, World Wide Web, The Web, The Net • A large computer network linking individual computers around the world • Often called “the web” because of the intricate, web- like way computers are connected
Internet Basics Browsers Internet Explorer Chrome Firefox 11.8% 52.9% 28.2% Safari Opera 3.9% 1.8% As of August 2013 (w3schools.com)
Internet Basics Accessing the Internet • Double-click on your preferred browser icon on the desktop OR single-click on the icon in the task bar • Displays Homepage
Internet Basics Navigating a Browser • Forward/Back Buttons • Reload • Stop Loading • Navigation Bar • Bookmark Page
Internet Basics URLs • Acronym for “Uniform Resource Locator” • Address of internet pages and files • Consists of three parts
Internet Basics Protocol • Always at the front of the URL • http = “hypertext transfer protocol”- the language of web pages • https = “hypertext transfer protocol SECURED” - layer of encryption to hide your personal information and passwords - should always be the start of a page collecting your personal information
Internet Basics Homepage • The page that is automatically displayed when you first open your browser • Can be left at the default or changed in the settings menu • Often defaults to Google or another search engine
Internet Basics Search Engines Best Known: Google, BING, Ask, Yahoo! Three Key Features of a Good Search Engine • Relevant results (results you are actually interested in) • Uncluttered, easy to read interface • Helpful options to broaden or narrow a search
Internet Basics The Big Two:What is the Real Difference?Bing vs. Google
Internet Basics Basic Searching • Keyword Search – a search using words and/or phrases • Results return anything that include any search terms Precision & Recall
Internet Basics Sample Results
Internet Basics Review Try it! Find the names of upcoming Disney movies! Questions?