1. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. CHAPTER 2 DIGITAL INFORMATION, ACCESS, AND SEARCH SKILLS

2. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. CHAPTER 2 LESSONS DigiTools 3e CHAPTER 2 2 LESSON 2-1 A BROWSER BONANZA LESSON 2-2 SEARCHING ONLINE RESOURCES LESSON 2-3 E-MAIL, YOUR PASSPORT TO THE CLOUD

3. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. THE CLOUD Connects you to the world Connects computer hardware Links your hardware to vast amounts of information on the Internet A digital information superhighway CHAPTER 2 3 DigiTools 3e

4. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. INTRANET Additional online activity takes place here Sharing space reserved on corporate, educational, or governmental networks Give employees a space to collaborate and share information Like private Net clouds for a company Not open to the public – they are protected by passwords and security software CHAPTER 2 4 DigiTools 3e

5. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. LESSON 2-1 A BROWSER BONANZA DigiTools 3e CHAPTER 2 5 IN THIS LESSON YOU WILL: 1. USE BROWSER SOFTWARE TO ACCESS BOTH INTERNET AND INTRANET WEBSITES AND LEARN TO USE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HYPERLINKS. 2. FOLLOW A PATH TO NET RESOURCES SUCH AS AN INTRANET WEBSITE. 3. NAVIGATE TO IMPORTANT BUSINESS INFORMATION ONLINE AND DISCOVER HOW TEAMWORK IN BUSINESS UNITS AND MISSION- CRITICAL DEPARTMENTS CAN MAKE COMPANIES MORE SUCCESSFUL. 4. COPY AND PASTE IMAGES AND TEXT FROM THE WEB TO A WORD PROCESSING DOCUMENT. 5. BOOKMARK OR ADD IMPORTANT SITES TO A PERSONAL FAVORITES LIST.

6. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. BROWSER Software application that allows users to find and view online content Popular browsers are: Mozilla Firefox Internet Explorer Google Chrome Apple Safari CHAPTER 2 6 DigiTools 3e

7. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. HYPERLINKS (LINKS) Can be any word, phrase, or picture Will take a user to another location on the Internet or intranet Hyperlinks can link information on: The same page Another Web page on the same Web site A different Web site http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~abutz/di/dc/camps.html CHAPTER 2 7 DigiTools 3e

8. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. MISSION STATEMENTS Every business and organization is on a mission to be successful They often post their goals and purposes in the form of mission statements CHAPTER 2 8 DigiTools 3e Solitude Development Team Mission Statement: To create well rounded athletes and skiers that are aware of safety, sportsmanship, mountain etiquette, teamwork, and to reach their full potential through the experiences, education and fun provided by the Solitude Development Team. Solitude Development Team Mission Statement: To create well rounded athletes and skiers that are aware of safety, sportsmanship, mountain etiquette, teamwork, and to reach their full potential through the experiences, education and fun provided by the Solitude Development Team.

9. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. NAVIGATING THROUGH THE CLOUD Uniform Resource Locator (URL) A Web address Part of the uniform system of naming Allows your Web browsers to follow the precise path to the resource Directories Where computers store files in folders CHAPTER 2 9 DigiTools 3e

10. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. NAVIGATING THROUGH THE CLOUD Long file names sometimes separate words with an underscore Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) http:// is a signal to the browser to use to acquire the requested information Browsers now automatically enter http://, as well as www., for almost any URL address CHAPTER 2 10 DigiTools 3e

11. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. EXPLORING MISSION-CRITICAL DEPARTMENTS Team/department Group of people who share a common mission, tasks, and goals Responsible for mission-critical functions in company: Research & Development, Legal Services Marketing, Sales, & Support, Corporate Communications Finance & Accounting, Information Technology Human Resources and Management CHAPTER 2 11 DigiTools 3e

12. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. BOOKMARKS OR FAVORITES Allow users to save preferred Web addresses Selecting a URL from the bookmarked list will take a user directly to a Web site For security reasons, some network administrators may prohibit creating and saving favorites or bookmarks CHAPTER 2 12 DigiTools 3e

13. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. LESSON 2-2 SEARCHING ONLINE RESOURCES DigiTools 3e CHAPTER 2 13 IN THIS LESSON YOU WILL: 1. LEARN VARIOUS SEARCH TOOL TECHNIQUES. 2. EXPLORE WAYS TO ANALYZE SEARCH RESULTS IN TERMS OF RELEVANCE. 3. DISCOVER THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORGANIC AND SPONSORED RESULTS. 4. RESEARCH AND FIND INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET. 5. EXPLORE FUN WAYS TO SEARCH ON THE INTERNET.

14. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SEARCH: ULTIMATE ONLINE RESEARCH TOOL Search tools Programs that perform keyword searches Help you find the information you need on the Internet or intranet CHAPTER 2 14 DigiTools 3e

15. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. TLD: TOP LEVEL DOMAINS The last few letters following the period in a domain name ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) Responsible for Internet naming and numbering CHAPTER 2 15 DigiTools 3e.comcommercial business domains.co.ukbusiness in the United Kingdom.edueducational domains.netnetwork providers.milmilitary domains.bizbusiness sites.orgorganizational non-profit.usUnited States country code.govgovernment domains.tvTuvalu country code

16. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. FIRST SEARCH Query Type of question the search engine is asked to resolve Search tools use filtering logic to satisfy your query based on keyword(s) Results Answers to a query CHAPTER 2 16 DigiTools 3e

17. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. ANALYZING SEARCH RESULTS Organic results Occur naturally based on the search criteria NOT influenced by advertising dollars Sponsored links Often appear shaded in color, flanking results on side or near top Listed because advertisers have paid to list them CHAPTER 2 17 DigiTools 3e

18. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. ANALYZING SEARCH RESULTS Cached pages Link to an earlier version of a page that has been saved by a browser in case the page is down Similar link Jumps to pages like the one described in the snippet CHAPTER 2 18 DigiTools 3e

19. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. STEMMING AND PHRASE SEARCHING Stemming Features that find the stem of a word Do not worry about capitalization Phrase searching Turn individual words into phrases by using quotation marks Force a search for the exact sequence of words enclosed within the marks CHAPTER 2 19 DigiTools 3e

20. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. INSIGNIFICANT WORDS Do not worry about Words such as and, I, it, the, or Single digits, such as 1 or 7 If a word is absolutely essential to the success of a search Put a + directly in front of it preceded by a space; for example, +1 CHAPTER 2 20 DigiTools 3e

21. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. LESSON 2-3 E-MAIL, YOUR PASSPORT TO THE CLOUD DigiTools 3e CHAPTER 2 21 IN THIS LESSON YOU WILL: 1. LEARN ABOUT E-MAIL ALTERNATIVES. 2. RESEARCH E-MAIL NETIQUETTE. 3. ESTABLISH AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT AND SEND AN E-MAIL. 4. RECEIVE, FORWARD, AND READ E- MAIL AS WELL AS ADD AN ATTACHMENT TO AN E-MAIL MESSAGE.

22. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. E-MAIL Short for electronic mail Allows electronic messages to be sent to inboxes Once in an inbox, messages are stored until they can be opened, answered, forwarded, or deleted CHAPTER 2 22 DigiTools 3e

23. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. ESTABLISHING AN ACCOUNT To use e-mail, you must establish an account May need to set it up with an Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company or organization that provides customer connections to the Internet and related services CHAPTER 2 23 DigiTools 3e

24. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. MAKING E-MAIL EASY Manage your e-mail messages to prevent your inbox from becoming overcrowded To manage most effectively, handle each e-mail message the first time you read it CHAPTER 2 24 DigiTools 3e

25. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. MAKING E-MAIL EASY After reading an e-mail message, you can: Reply to an individual Reply to All people listed in To and Cc Forward the message to another person Delete the message File or save the message Add an attachment and reply or forward CHAPTER 2 25 DigiTools 3e