1. The Internet BTEC 149

2. What is it? Internet: A network of connected computers and computer networks located around the world ◦An international community ◦200 Million users ◦Share text, graphics, sound, video, and computer programs

3. Where did it come from? US Department of Defense (ARPANET) ◦Began in 1969 ◦1986 National Science Foundation expanded the internet ◦1989 corporations began to use it for communication ◦1991 US Congress further expanded the Internet’s capacity and speed and opened it to commercial use.

4. What is a Browser Internet Explorer Firefox Netscape Opera Google Crome Apple Safari

5. Internet Explorer Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) is one of the most popular browser today. IE was introduced in 1995 and passed Netscape in popularity in 1998. New Features (IE 8):IE 8 ◦Accelerators ◦Web slice ◦Compatibility Views ◦Search suggestions ◦New Tab features

6. Mozilla Firefox Firefox is a browser from Mozilla. It was released in 2004 and is one of the most popular browser today. New Features (Firefox 3)Firefox 3 ◦Password Manager ◦One-Click Bookmarking ◦Smart Location Bar ◦Instant Web Site ID ◦Full Zoom

7. Netscape Netscape was the first commercial Internet browsers. Netscape was introduced in 1994, but gradually lost its popularity to Internet Explorer. The development of Netscape officially ended in February 2008. On December 28, 2007, Netscape developers announced that AOL would discontinue their web browser on February 1, 2008, due to low market share.

8. Opera Opera is a fast, small, and standards- compliant web browser. Opera is the preferred browser for a number of small devices like mobile phones and hand-held computers. Opera

9. Crome Google Chrome is a free, open-source web browser developed by Google. It was released in 2008.Chrome The start page contains your nine most visited web pages, a list of recently visited pages, your favorite search engines and more.

10. Apple Safari The Safari browser is the default browser for Mac systems. The Safari browser is know for its sleek design. New Features (Safari 4)Safari 4 ◦Cover flow ◦Full History search ◦New engine for Javascript ◦Full Page Zoom

11. What is a Search Engine A software program that searches a database, gathers data, and reports information that contains or is related to specified terms within web pages. A website whose primary function is providing a search engine for gathering and reporting information available on the Internet or a portion of the Internet.

12. What do they doWhat do they do? What do they do General: ◦Ask ◦Bing ◦Duck Duck Go ◦Google ◦Yahoo Business ◦LexusNexus ◦Global Spec ◦Thomasnet Job ◦Craigslist ◦Jobdango ◦Monster Medical ◦WebMD ◦PubGene People ◦PeekYou ◦Wink

13. How Do I Use Them? Web Page Navigation ◦See Page Internet 6 Tabbed Browsing ◦See Page Internet 8

14. Printing a Web Page Open Your Web Page—www.nps.gov Click Print button list arrow - on the command bar Click Page Setup-- option to change the way your page looks when it prints Click Print Preview - Use the "Print Preview" option to see what your page will look like before you print it. Click Landscape or Portrait Click “Print Document” button Make sure 1 appears in the “Number of copies” text box, then click “Current Page.”

15. Pre-Assignment Exercise Skills Review Challenge 3