1. Computers Going Online Internet Browsers Browsers retrieve and view Internet-based information interact with servers download and upload information © 2005 Prentice-Hall, Inc.Slide 17

2. Computers Going Online Internet Browsers Applets or ActiveX controls give designers added flexibility animation multimedia displays © 2005 Prentice-Hall, Inc.Slide 18

3. Computers Going Online Internet Browsers Web site pages home page – first page you see at a site hyperlinks – allow user to click on an icon and be taken to other resources on the Internet © 2005 Prentice-Hall, Inc.Slide 19

4. Computers Going Online Navigating the Internet Microsoft Internet Explorer Netscape © 2005 Prentice-Hall, Inc.Slide 20

5. Computers Going Online Navigating the Internet Back: go to previous page Forward: go to next page Stop: ends transmission Refresh: reload Web page Favorites: have browser remember favorite sites Location bar: where user enters URL © 2005 Prentice-Hall, Inc.Slide 21

6. Computers Going Online Browser Plug-ins Plug-in – gives the browser added capabilities © 2005 Prentice-Hall, Inc.Slide 22

7. Computers Going Online Browser Plug-ins Shockwave Player Flash Player RealJukebox Liquid Player © 2005 Prentice-Hall, Inc.Slide 23

8. Computers Going Online Browser Plug-ins Windows Media Player QuickTime iPix Movies Acrobat Reader © 2005 Prentice-Hall, Inc.Slide 24

9. Computers Going Online Browser Plug-ins Streaming audio and video media is presented continuously instead of being downloaded © 2005 Prentice-Hall, Inc.Slide 25