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Internet and WWW
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Internet• Network linking computers to other
computers
• Access to numerous resources– Communications systems• E-mail• Instant messaging• FTP
– WWW
• Does not contain information!
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Connecting to the Internet
• Dial-up– Telephone line & modem
• Broadband connections– Cable– Satellite– DSL
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World Wide Web (WWW)
• Incorporates Internet services to retrieve– Documents– Images
• Uses HTML– Hypertext Markup Language
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Step 5
Host server receives request and returns appropriate information.
Step 2
Request travels from your computer to local and regional companies.
Step 3
Requests are routed to national company, that provides main Internet pathway access.
Step 4
National company routes request to host server computer, where information you want is located.
Step 1
Request is made for information.
Information Sharing
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Browsers
• Computer programs/ software that enable you to:– Locate, view & navigate the WWW • Including: text, graphics, sound & video
• What are the most common browsers?– Internet Explorer & Netscape
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Navigating the Web
• Series of connected paths or links
• Each Web site has a unique address or URL– Uniform Resource Locator
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URL
– Protocol
– Domain name
– Directories or path
– Resource Name
http://
www.uark.edu
/depts/aeedhp/courses/agme2903
/default.htm
http://www.uark.edu/depts/aeedhp/courses/agme2903/default.htm
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Search Engines• Specific words • Have three parts
– Spiders select information – Indexer program organizes information into a database– Search engine software
• Searches database and returns results
• Engines only search their own index• More academic- or research-based• Most engines cannot include every Web site available
• What are examples of search engines?– Google, AlltheWeb, Altavista, Dogpile, Excite, Teoma
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Subject Directory
• Structured outlines of Web sites– Topics – Subtopics
• More commercial or consumer-oriented
• Select a subject– Narrow search by selecting successive subfolders
• What are examples of popular subject directories?– Yahoo!, MSN, Lycos, CompletePlanet, LookSmart,
Open Directory Project
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Search Strategies
• Use more than one search engine or subject directory
• Use operators– Words that make searches more effective
• And, Not, Or• Combine operators using parentheses
• Wildcards• +, -, “”
• Learn about your search engine
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Advanced Strategy Examples
COOL
119,000,000 hits
COOL and agriculture
2,010,000 hits
COOL and agriculture and commodities
178,000 hits
COOL
520,000,000 hits
COOL and agriculture
5,500,000 hits
COOL and agriculture and commodities
360,000 hits
Yahoo
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Advanced Strategy Examples
Yahoo
fashion merchandising
667,000 hits
fashion merchandising and careers
514,000 hitsfashion merchandising
and careers and international
223,000 hits
fashion merchandising
3,210,000 hits
fashion merchandising and careers
526,000 hitsfashion merchandising
and careers and international
374,000 hits
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Sources
• UC Berkleyhttp://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/
• Evans, A., K. Martin and M.A. Poatsy. (2006). Technology in Action. New Jersey: Pearson Education.