Introduction to the internet 032611
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Erica Sterling – Instructor & Webmaster March 26, 2011
Transcript of Introduction to the internet 032611
Erica Sterling – Instructor & WebmasterMarch 26, 2011
The Internet is the large group of millions of computers around the world that are all connected to one another.
These computers are connected by phone lines, fiber optic lines, coaxial cable, satellites, and wireless connections.
When you log on to the Internet you are given access to many of the other computers that are connected around the world.
Synonyms for Internet World Wide Web
(WWW) The Web The Net
Yes and No You usually have to pay
a monthly fee to an ISP (Internet Service Provider like AOL, Verizon, Comcast, Earthlink, Clear, etc.
Free WIFI Hotspots or Wireless Internet Access located around the city Free at all Barnes and
Noble Book Stores Borders Book Store (free
for T-Mobile users) Starbucks Coffee Shops
(2 hours free)
What is WIFI? The name of a popular
wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide wireless high-speed Internet and network connections
Wi-Fi is often used as a synonym for IEEE 802.11 technology
an IEEE 802.11 device is installed in many personal computers, video game consoles, smartphones, printers, and other peripherals, and virtually all laptop or palm-sized computers.
Internet service provider (ISP) by modem Comcast Clear
Internet ready cable Digital subscriber line (DSL)
Verizon Simply turning on your computer which
is on a network at work or school connected to the Internet
A web browser is a program that displays a web page.
The most important buttons of your web browser are back, forward, and stop.
Your web browser remembers the last few pages you have been at.
POPULAR BROWSERS
Internet Explorer- the most popular (the blue e)
Mozilla Firefox – 2nd most popular browser..has may extra features
Safari - created by Apple..works on Macs and PCs now
Chrome – created by Google
Browsers upgrade to new versions often
A webpage is a text file that contains information and the instructions on how to display that information in a format we call HTML.
Webpages can include text, pictures (images or graphics), sounds (audio), video and, most importantly, links.
The main difference between a webpage (or 'homepage') and a website is that a website generally contains multiple webpages, all linked to one another in some fashion.
Using hypertext, a link is a selectable connection from one word, picture, or information object to another
Links are one of the most important parts of a web page.
Links can be images or text image link text link Course Index
A web search engine is a tool designed to search for information on the World Wide Web.
The search results are usually presented in a list of results and are commonly called hits.
Search Engine Examples www.google.com
(the most popular) www.yahoo.com www.bing.com
(recently created by Microsoft)
www.msn.com www.ask.com
An address identifying the location of a file on the Internet
It also consists the protocol, the computer on which the file is located, and the file's location on that computer.
http://www.fedex.com Synonyms: Domain
name,URL (uniform resource locator), website, webpage, site
Businesses www.walmart.com
Non-profits & Churches www.enontab.org
Colleges & Universities www.cheyney.edu
Government Agencies www.whitehouse.go
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Electronic mail, or e-mail (and mail) for short, is one of the most popular uses of the Internet.
Once you have an e-mail account you can send an electronic message (sort of like a letter) to just about anyone else with an e-mail account so long as you know their e-mail address.
[email protected] [email protected] Emails always include
the @ symbol You can have multiple
emails
Free Email Accounts AOL.com Gmail.com Yahoo.com Hotmail.com Msn.com
Other Email Accounts Your own company Your job Your college or university Your Internet service
provider
Please Do Not Confuse the email address with the website address.
Email Address [email protected]
Website Address http://www.websiteplant.com or www.websiteplant.com
Direct Approach Type in the website address into the
address bar of your website browserUse a Search Engine
Google Yahoo Bing
Walmart.com Qvc.com Phila.gov Whitehouse.gov Temple.edu Cheyney.edu Sharonbc.org Enontab.org
Ebay.com Amazon.com Facebook.com Myspace.com Youtube.com Flickr.com Craigslist.org Barackobama.com Wolframalpha.com
Any Questions?
