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INTERNET CONCEPTS

Discover the basics of the Internet, types of information, search tools, managing resources, browsing mail, and composing emails. Learn about Internet terminology and get started with browsing. Explore various search tools and techniques for efficient web navigation and information retrieval. Understand how to manage Internet resources, such as bookmarks and email. Stay safe online by learning about computer viruses and how to protect your system.

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INTERNET CONCEPTS

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  1. INTERNET CONCEPTS

  2. Topics • Basic Internet Concepts. • Types of Information. • Search Tools & Techniques. • Managing Internet Resources. • Browsing a mail. • Composing a mail. • Attaching & Sending a file.

  3. Basic Internet Terminology • What is the Internet? • Network of Computer Networks • Telecommunications • Protocols • Uses • Information Networks • Libraries • Research Centers

  4. How to get started. • Open the Internet explorer • By double click this Icon.

  5. This page is being viewed in the Internet Explorer Browser. Browsers allow computers to read Hyper Text Mark-up Language OR HTML The Address or URL is typed in here.

  6. After Entering a URL address in the address box click ok “go” or hit the RETURN key. In this example we have entered http://www.who.int for the WHO website

  7. Links to other pages are usually underlined or in another colour of text.

  8. The arrow buttons on the tool bar allow users to move back and forward to pages within the website.

  9. Home page button The house icon on the tool bar will take you back to the browser’s default Home Page.

  10. Types of Information • Library Catalogues • Multimedia • Reference Tools • Journals, Newspapers & Magazines • Databases

  11. Sources of Information • Academic Institutions • Government Agencies • Publishers • Commercial - Proprietary Databases • Non Profit • Professional organizations- • International Agencies- http://www.who.int/tdr/

  12. Internet Search tools • Which search tools are needed? • Directories • Search Engines • Meta Search Engines • Invisible or Deep Web

  13. Search Engines • Search Engines • What are search engines? • Components of a search engine • Search Options • Search Box : Google- http://www.google.com • Natural Language : http://sp.ask.com/docs/help/

  14. The Google search engine This is the Google search engine. Type your query into the Google search box and click on the “Google Search” button

  15. Search results on Google This is how Google presents the results of your search. Follow the links to the websites you wish to visit.

  16. Web Search Techniques • Searching • Which Tools? • Types of Searches • Browsing • Keyword Searching • Full Text Searching

  17. Advanced Searching Techniques - Tips • Truncation • Proximity Searching • Phrase searching • Near operator. • Case sensitivity

  18. More Search Techniques • Field Specific Searching • Title • Date • URL • Language Restrictions

  19. Managing Internet Resources • Bookmarks • What is a Bookmark? • Netscape • Favorites • Internet Explorer • Offline Activity

  20. Adding favorites 1 To add a page to Favorites click on the link on the Tool bar.

  21. Adding favorites 2 You can now give your new Favorite a name.

  22. Adding favorites 3 When you select favorites from the tool bar you can see that your page has been added to the list.

  23. Type the URL Name

  24. Type Your Username. Type Your Password.

  25. Gmail INBOX

  26. This is the Tool Box. In which You Have Your MailBox Details as INBOX SENT DRAFTS CONTACTS This is the Contact Details in which You have the Details of the persons in your address book. The Green Colour is for the persons who are online at the moment. The Yellow Colour is for the persons who are online BYT Busy. The Ash Colour is the people not in online.

  27. For Signout Click on this. This Is Your email ID. This is the Mail searching area where we can search our mails Type any Key word by which you want to search the mail & click Search Mail.

  28. A MAIL

  29. How to Print an Individual Email Message in Gmail • If you open a message, Gmail automatically displays the complete thread. This is extremely useful as it lets you see the context immediately and without having to search for previous correspondence. • Print an Individual Email Message in Gmail • Open the desired message. • If the message is collapsed in a thread, click its headline to expand it. • Click the down arrow next to Reply. • If you see no Reply button, click More options. • Select Print from the menu. • Print the page that comes up.

  30. COMPOSING A MAIL

  31. Choosing a file for attachment.

  32. What is a computer virus? • Computer viruses are small software programs that are designed to spread from one computer to another and to interfere with computer operation. • A virus might corrupt or delete data on your computer • Viruses are most easily spread by attachments in e-mail messages or instant messaging messages. • They can be hidden in software or other files or programs you might download. • To help avoid viruses, it's essential that you keep your computer current with the latest updates and antivirus tools.

  33. Thank You..

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