The Internet, the World Wide Web

1. The Internet, the World Wide Web …and what it means to us here in Quambone

2. What is the Internet • The Internet and the World Wide Web are NOT the same thing • The Internet is a vast network of computers all linked together. • The World Wide Web is a way of viewing information that is stored on the internet using a special language (html).

3. How do I access the World Wide Web? • You need: • Computer (with modem) • Phone line • Internet Service Provider • Browser program

4. Browsers • Internet Explorer Netscape Communicator or Navigator Allow us to access the WWW

5. Opening a browser • Double click on the Internet Explorer symbol on your desktop • It will open to the “home page”

6. What a web page looks like • Title Menu Bar Buttons Address Text and graphics Scroll bars http://www.yahoo.com

7. How do you read an World wide web address? • H T T P : / / • World Wide Web ( W W W ) • Domain name which includes: • Identifier (eg thefarmshed) • Type of site (.gov, .edu, .com etc) • Country identifier (.au, .uk etc) • Everything is separated by dots or forward slashes – http://www.thefarmshed.com.au

8. Navigating • Navigating means moving around the web You can use: Links Buttons Addresses Favourites/Bookmarks

9. The page itself • The page contains graphics and text. • It also has links. • You find a link by moving your cursor over the page • Links can be text, graphics, photographs or blank areas • A link will take you somewhere

10. Those buttons and how to use them Favorites History Mail Print Edit Discuss • Back • Forward • Stop • Refresh (reload) • Home • Search

11. Tricky stuff 1 • Multiple back or forward clicks • Using the little arrow

12. Tricky stuff 2 • Using the address bar – click • Auto-complete

13. There are different search engines Results differ Search button is limiting Add good search engines to favourites in folder Try a variety of engines Not searching - finding

14. Be specific. The clearer you are, the more you’ll find Use lower case letters Use “+” Use “-” Use inverted commas Search tips

15. Search engines • www.google.com • www.altavista.com • www.yahoo.com • Australian search engines include: • www.webwombat.com.au • www.anzwers.com.au • www.altavista.com.au

16. Websites • http://www.graincorp.com.au/ • http://www.thefarmshed.com.au/ • http://www.theweather.com.au/ • http://www.ezibuy.com.au/ • http://theland.farmonline.com.au/ • http://www.smh.com.au/ • http://www.rirdc.gov.au/ • http://www.beef.crc.org.au/ • http://www.amazon.com • http://www.dstore.com.au/

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18. HTML This is how the previous page of HTML is read by the computer and displayed.

19. HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language WWW – World Wide Web ISP – Internet Service Provider Browser – program we use to “read” the World Wide Web Internet – a network of computers – world wide Domain – the name of a site Web page – a place where information is displayed in HTML on the internet TCP/IP – transfer control protocol/internet protocol Glossary