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Internet Essentials CourseInternet Essentials Course Presented by Presented by

Quinte West Public Library Quinte West Public Library and Peter Fergusonand Peter Ferguson

What is the Internet?What is the Internet?• It is a "network of networks“

• consists of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and government networks,

• worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data using the standard Internet Protocol (IP).

HistoryHistory• ARPANET started in 1972 • TCP/IP occurred in July 1977

• links were all converted to TCP/IP in 1982

• late 1980s, first Internet service providers (ISP)

• World Wide Web in 1990

Excerpts from wikipedia.org

What is the World Wide WebWhat is the World Wide Web• Internet is a physical collection of

computer networks

• The World Wide Web – accessible via the Internet– a collection of interconnected

documents

BrowsersBrowsers• A web browser is a software application

enabling a user to display text, images, and other information typically located on a web page at a website on the World Wide Web

– Netscape Navigator– Internet Explorer– Opera – Apple Safari– Mozilla Firefox

Finding InformationFinding Information• Directory specializes in categorizing links

to other web sites– Yahoo, LookSmart, Gimpsy, Geniusfind

Answers.com, Open Directory Project

• Search Engine is a document retrieval system designed to help find information– Google, Ask.com, HotBot, MSN Search,

Snap, Dogpile, Info.com, Mamma

Searching the InternetSearching the Internet

Google Search EngineGoogle Search Engine• Number one Search Engine

Google Web FeaturesGoogle Web Features

Google FeaturesGoogle Features• Google - Similar Pages• Boolean Operators

( AND, OR, +, -)• allintitle: search item• allinurl: search URL• info:site address

– to find out about site• link:site addresses

– to find sites linked to initial site

Numerical SearchesNumerical Searches• use it as a calculator• 1965..1975 for events• $150..$300 for products• 225..455 for street number

addresses

Text SearchesText Searches• define: meaning of word following

(no space)• translate pages by clicking translate

button• Google - Language tools allow you to

translate any text using Google• choose language and paste text and

then translate

Finding…..Finding…..• find a person by name and city• find a business phone number by

adding in the other information• stocks by typing in stock code

then click stock quotes on results page

Travelling ?Travelling ?• flight information

(www.flightarrivals.com) just type in flight carrier and number

• find maps by typing in addresses

• check airport weather by typing flight carrier and number and three letter airport code Toronto (YYZ)

Finding ImagesFinding Images• Google - images• Advanced image Search for

searching by size or type• strict filtering to avoid adult

images

Google - NewsGoogle - News• Directory format• Google - News

(4500 news organizations)• search news stories• sort by date option• select by Nation at bottom of results page• translate foreign news by right-clicking

story and choosing language• Advanced News Search

Google - audio / videoGoogle - audio / video• +file type (.wav, .avi, mpeg)

• Google - pdf, doc, etc.

• choose file type from advanced

Google - Toolbar add-inGoogle - Toolbar add-in• Downloaded and installed into

Browser• allow blocked pop-ups

• highlight button to highlight searched words in a resulting document / page

Froogle - for products or Froogle - for products or services for saleservices for sale

• sort by price

• limit results by category

• Advanced search by category listing

Google - GroupsGoogle - Groups• listings of newsgroups which are

postings by people• search by topic, then by date

• Advanced group search• select discussion thread to follow

topic• post a reply (response)• post a new message

GoogleGoogle• ask experts questions • for as little as .50 per question

SummarySummary• What is the Internet• History of the Internet• World Wide Web• Browsers• Directories & Search Engines• Searching the Internet

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Peter FergusonPeter Ferguson613-965-6777613-965-6777

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