Web Browsing 101
The Internet is a collection of computers linked together around the world. The World Wide Web is a collection of machines running software for sending graphics and text across the Internet. (Kind of like TV.)
The Internet is a remarkably friendly place, and the Web can make it the next best thing to being there (can log on to virtually anywhere in the world.)
Many aspects of the Internet include e-mail, bulletin boards, FTP sites, games, Chat rooms, newsgroups, and millions of informational pages.
Web browser: Software for maneuvering though The Web.
I. Assumptions
· You are totally unfamiliar with the Internet
· You want to learn how to browse or surf the web
· You don't want to spend a lot of time learning how to surf
II. The Browsers
· Internet Explorer (IE)
· Netscape Communicator or Navigator
· Icon on desktop
III. URL (Universal
Resource Locator)
· Pointer or address of a specific destination
· Tells your browser which page to display
· Usually always begins with http://www
a) Samples: http://www.microsoft.com; http://www.yahoo.com
IV. http://www.Netcenter.com
· Good place to begin
· Has many links to different sites
· Provides a lot of information
· Has search capabilities
V. Searching
· Search engines - Yahoo; Alta Vista; Lycos, Excite, Web Crawler
· Some are included on many web sites that you'll visit.
· Narrow your searches with Boolean Operators - and; or; not; "".
VI. Bookmarks (Saved
URL's that you visited and would like to easily return to at a later date.)
· Netscape / Bookmark
· IE / Favorites
VII. End
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