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Basic Internet Skills

Basic Internet Skills. What is the internet?. A large group of computers connected to one another. Its purpose is to send information back and forth to individual computers very quickly. It is a network of networks. Glossary of useful terms.

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Basic Internet Skills

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  1. Basic Internet Skills

  2. What is the internet? A large group of computers connected to one another Its purpose is to send information back and forth to individual computers very quickly It is a network of networks

  3. Glossary of useful terms WEB ADDRESS (DOMAIN): a unique address for a web site BROWSER: software to access the web FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (FTP): a method for downloading and uploading files on the internet

  4. Glossary of useful terms INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS (IP ADDRESS): a unique identification number for every computer on the internet E-MAIL: electronic mail transferred from one computer user to another HOME PAGE: the first page available to the computer user when the browser is opened

  5. Glossary of useful terms HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL (http): establishes the rules by which web pages are transferred LINK, or HYPERTEXT LINK: an underlined word or phrase that directly links to a page on the web UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR (URL): an addressing schematic used to located web pages

  6. Glossary of useful terms WEB PAGE: a single hypertext file that is part of a web site WEB SITE: a collection of web pages HYPERTEXT: a software system that links topics on a screen to related information

  7. Address bar

  8. Title bar (tab)

  9. Forward and Backward Buttons

  10. Search Button

  11. Refresh Button

  12. Home

  13. Favorites

  14. Tools

  15. Congratulations! You are ‘surfing’ the web!

  16. Type ‘library,’ then click on the “Google Search” button

  17. Click on a link

  18. Congratulations! You have the basic tools you need to access the internet!

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