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Living Online. Unit 12 Using the Internet & Browsing the Web. Objectives. Understand the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web Identify items on a web page Identify types & purposes of web sites Use a browser Refresh a web page
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Living Online Unit 12 Using the Internet & Browsing the Web
Objectives • Understand the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web • Identify items on a web page • Identify types & purposes of web sites • Use a browser • Refresh a web page • Show & manage history of recently visited pages • Manage bookmarked sites • Copy elements from web pages to other programs • Identify problems associated with using the Web
Internet and WWW • Internet • The network of hardware/devices • World Wide Web • The way of accessing the info over the Internet
Terms • HTTP • Rules to transmit documents over Internet • HTML • Language of a web page • View…Source • Mosaic • 1st graphical browser • Web 2.0 • Web with participation • Wiki, social networking
Terms • FTP • Rules for transferring files over Internet • Wiki • Collaborative site • URL • The address of a page
Cookies • Many sites require cookies • Small text file • Stored on your HD • Contains customer id info • Personalizes your web visit • When you visit the site, the ID# in cookie is sent to web site to look up history of your past visits • Profiles are formed from your activities
Cookie Example • Hosting the banner on servers and using third-party cookies, an advertising company is able to track the browsing of users across these two sites.
Cookie Example Play Video
Plug-In • Plug-In (Add-on) • Add-on for a program that adds functionality • Flash & QuickTime allow a browser to play multimedia files • iLyrics allows iTunes to get song lyrics
Pop-Ups & Unders • Pop-Up Ads • Appear in separate window • Annoying; generally not dangerous • Update IE/browser or Windows XP SP2 or pop-up blocking software • Pop-under
Secure Sites- SSL • Password DOES NOT mean secure • Secure Socket Layer (SSL) • Encrypts the data (credit card #’s, etc.) • URL will begin with https:// • Log Off after leaving site • Why?
Browser Tasks • Copy from a page into Word • Text • Picture • Print a Page • Use Print Preview • Select range
Browser Issues • “Page Not Found” or “404 error” • Page not there/moved • Typing error • Turn Pop-up blocker on/off
Living Online Unit 12 Using the Internet & Browsing the Web