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Internet. Internet is. Is a Global network Computers connected together all over that world. Grew out of American military . WWW (World Wide Web). Is Global network Documents or files connected together all over the world. Can be accessed using Web Browser. . Web Browser .
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Internet is • Is a Global network • Computers connected together all over that world. • Grew out of American military
WWW (World Wide Web) • Is Global network • Documents or files connected together all over the world. • Can be accessed using Web Browser.
Web Browser • Is an application that is used to display web pages. • Ex: • Internet Explorer • Firefox • Google chrome
Internet Explorer • Define each of the following terms WWW , ISP, HTTP, FTP, URL, Hyperlink.
Internet Explorer • WWW : (World Wide Web) • HTTP : (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) • URL : (Uniform Resource Locator) • Hyperlink: ( A Clickable Item transfer you from a page to another) • ISP : (Internet Service Provider) • FTP: (File Transfer Protocol)
Understand the make-up and structure of a Web address. http://www.pua.edu.eg
http://www.pua.edu.eg • http:// Hyper Text transfer Protocol • www. World Wide Web • pua. Domain Name • Edu. Domain extension • eg country Domain
Open (and close) a Web browsing application. • Double click on the Internet Explorer icon • Start all programs Internet Explorer
Stop a Web page from loading. • Use the Stop icon to stop loading a web page
Refresh a Web page. • Refreshing (Reloading) the web page, forces the web browser to see if there is an updated version of the page
Go to a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) • If you have a Web page address such as http://www.google.com you could simply enter this into the URL Address bar at the top of the Microsoft Internet Explorer program, and press Enter
Navigate backwards and forwards between previously visited Web pages. • Use the Back or Forward icons
Change the Web browser Home Page / Start page. • Home page is the starting page of the browser. • Set the start page to a page that you find useful, such as a search engine, a news page, etc………….. • You can change home page from internet options
Changing home page From Tools Internet options • From home page at General Tab you can change home page by one of the followings: • Write the URL • Use current: to make theopened page the home page
Bookmark a Web page. • Bookmark web pages so that you can return to them at another time • You can use favorites Icon from the toolbar or use favorites menu.
Working with bookmarked Web page. • From Favorites menu you can: • Add a web page to favorites • Display a bookmarked page • Organizing your favorites
Add Web pages to a bookmark folder. • Click on the Favorites menu → Add to Favorites → from create in choose the folder you want to save in → ok • to navigate to this web page go to favorites and click on it
Create a bookmark folder. • Favorites → select the Organize Favorites, Organize Favorites dialog box will be displayed. You can use it to • Create Folder and give it a name • Delete existing folder or page. • Rename a folder or webpage • Move folders and web pages within favorites menu
Web browser history • Web browser keep previously visited URLs which can be displayed using address bar • To view the browser history click on the Favorites button → click on history Tab
Delete browsing history • To delete the history:Tools → internet options form browsing history → Delete
Delete browsing history • Select history → Delete
Web Searching Using a Search Engine
Search engine • Is a site that helps you to find information located on the internet • It gets result as hyperlink
Select a specific search engine. Alta Vista http://www.altavista.comAsk Jeeves http://www.ask.comHotBot http://www.hotbot.comGoogle http://www.google.comLycos http://www.lycos.comMSN http://www.msn.comYahoo http://www.yahoo.com