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Internet Fundamentals Learning to Use the World Wide Web The Internet Teacher

Internet Fundamentals Learning to Use the World Wide Web The Internet Teacher. Internet Fundamentals. Introduction The World Wide Web The Internet Using a Web Browser Netscape Navigator Finding Information on the Web (Using Effective Search Strategies) Directories Search Engines.

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Internet Fundamentals Learning to Use the World Wide Web The Internet Teacher

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  1. Internet FundamentalsLearning to Use the World Wide WebThe Internet Teacher

  2. Internet Fundamentals • Introduction • The World Wide Web • The Internet • Using a Web Browser • Netscape Navigator • Finding Information on the Web(Using Effective Search Strategies) • Directories • Search Engines

  3. World Wide Web (WWW) An Introduction • a vast collection of information that’s connected like a web • accessible through the Internet using connections called hyperlinks • view the WWW resources through a program called a Web Browser, such as: • Netscape Navigator • Internet Explorer

  4. World Wide Web (WWW) • Navigate through the WWW by pointing to and clicking on hyperlinks (underlined or boldfaced words, phrases, icons, or images) • Also called Cyberspace or the Information Superhighway

  5. Often confused…...URL or Email Address? • URL - Uniform Resource Locator or Web Address • Example: http://www.weather.com • Used by Browsers to locate sites • Often confused with Email addresses johndoe@netscape.net

  6. Entering a URL http://netscape.com Location Box Enter URL’s here (orWeb Address) http://netscape.com MDCC Faculty Training - 10/5/99

  7. Sample URL’s(or Internet Addresses) Internet Address or URLGlobal Domains http://www.angelfire.com commercial site http://www.msstate.edu educational inst. http://www.intop.net network organiz. http://www.navy.mil military http://www.____.org not for profit org. http://www.____.gov gov. agency,dept.

  8. Web Pages • Web Pages - documents on the WWW • Written and constructed using HTML • HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language • a special language or code used to design and publish documents on the Web <html> <head> <title>MBJ ONLINE</title> <base href="http://www.msbusiness.com/"> </head>

  9. The Internet • An information system • Communication tool • A large network of computer systems world wide • can be explored by using a Web Browser • Services available through the Internet: • Email (Discussion groups,Chat Rooms, etc.) • Information search (including research) • Education (Online courses; virtual colleges) • Entertainment, News, and more…...

  10. Internet FundamentalsUsing aWeb Browser Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer

  11. Web Browsers • Software programs used to access the World Wide Web • Two most popular web browsers: • Microsoft Internet Explorer • Netscape Navigator • Similar with slight differences Netscape Navigator

  12. Internet FundamentalsUsing a Web Browser • Starting and stopping the Browser • The Web Browser’s window • Getting around a “page” and the WWW • Saving, printing, and mailing items from the WWW • Bookmarks - Keeping track of favorite sites • Setting preferences and options

  13. Internet Fundamentals Finding Information on the Web using • Directories • Search Engines (Effective Search Strategies)

  14. Internet FundamentalsSearching the Web • Guessing Domain Names such as: ibm.com or weather.com maps.com or abcnews.com • Performing Keyword Searches UsingSearch Engines • Single keyword search (such as tennis) • More exact search results (using 2 or more words, or even a phrase such as women’s tennis)continued...

  15. Internet FundamentalsSearching the Web • Complex Search • contains several words, but uses operators such as AND, OR, NOT, and“phrases in quotation marks” • Examples: • stock AND quotes • “stock quotes” • orange NOT county • Web OR Internet • Be Patient and Persistent!

  16. Internet FundamentalsSearch Engines • What is a Search Engine ? • program that connects you to a data base or Web address • used to perform a thorough search • Some Popular Search Engines • Alta Vista, Excite, Hotbot, Lycos, InforSeek, etc. • Random Browsing(takes too much time) • Mark Favorite Sites(bookmark the sites) • Use several Search Engines for a thorough search

  17. Internet FundamentalsSome FavoriteSearch Engines • Alta Vista (http://www.altavista.digital.com) • Characteristic: returns links to first 10 web sites it finds that match your keyword(s) and up to 19 additional pages of sites • Exite (http://www.excite.com) • will return a page with links to the first 10 sites it found that match you keyword(s) • Hotbot (http://www.hotbot.com)

  18. Internet FundamentalsSearch Engines, continued • Advice: Make bookmarks for Search Engine Sites Search EngineWeb Address (or URL) Alta Vista http://www.altavista.digital.com Excite http://www.excite.com HotBot http://www.hotbot.com InfoSeek http://www.infoseek.com Lycos http://www.lycos.com WebCrawler http://www.webcrawler.com

  19. Internet FundamentalsSearch Engine or Directory?What’s the difference? • Search Engine - allows you to collect and then browse information from more sources (Excite, AltaVista, InfoSeek, etc.) • Directory - generally doesn’t include every single web page or resource. Organizes resources of web pages by categories. (Yahoo!)

  20. Internet FundamentalsSome Favorite Directories Directory Name Web Address (URL) • Yahoo!(favorite) http://www.yahoo.com • Magellan http://www.mckinley.com • Point http://www.pointcom.com

  21. Internet FundamentalsBuilt-In Search Pages • NetscapeandInternet Explorer have 2 built-in search pages • NetscapeorExplorerIcon (upper right) • Search Button (or Icon) on Tool Bar (at top) • Easiest way to perform a search (for beginners especially) N

  22. Internet FundamentalsMeta-Search tools • Multi-Search Engines • Searches 5 or 6 engines at once • prefer this type of search engine (personally) • Recommended Multi-Search Engines MetaCrawlerhttp://www.metacrawler.com Ask Jeeveshttp://www.askjeeves.com DogPile http://www.dogpile.com

  23. Internet FundamentalsFinding People & Businesses • Looking for Email Addresses • Looking for home or business addresses or phone numbers • Sites specializing in Email Addresses:Four11 http://www.four11.com WhoWhere http://www.whowhere.com

  24. Internet FundamentalsUsing a Web Browser Start your Web Browser Double-click on your Browser icon on your Desktop.

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