1. SOS Workshop Internet Searching Searching the Internet for Information 2009 Presented by Guy Inaba

2. Keywords and Background Research Understand your assignment or research goals. Find background information. Create a list of keywords to use in your searching strategies.

3. What is the Internet? A network of networks, linking computers to computers Each computer either serves or access and views information The transport vehicle for the information stored in files or documents on another computer

4. How Does it All Work? Each computer talks to each other via the same language (protocols) With the correct software your computer will be able understand and process (translate) the information so you can understand it.

5. Brief History of the Internet 1957: USSR launches Sputnik 1962: RAND Corporation commissioned by the US Air Force to do a study on how it could maintain its command and control over its missiles and bomber after a nuclear attack. 1968/1969: ARPANET linking 4 nodes, UC at LA, SRI (Stanford), UC at Santa Barbara, and University of Utah.

6. Brief History of the Internet 1972: First email program 1979: USENET, 56 Kbpd (Dial-up speed) 1993: Mosaic (first graphical browser) --> Netscape 1998: Microsoft Explorer Released (June)

7. What Are Browsers Simple Explanation: Browsers are the software on your computer to view the Internet / Word Wide Web (WWW).

8. 20 Browsers 01) Amaya 02) AOL Explorer 03) Avant 04) Camino 05) Epiphany 06) Firefox 07) Flock 08) Galeon 09) iCab 10) IE7 11) IE5 12) K-Meleon 13) Konqueror 14) Maxthon 15) Netscape 16) Omniweb 17) Opera 18) Safari 19) Seamonkey 20) Shiira Chrome

9. Popular and New

10. Browser Watch Resources Link

11. Search Tools - Background Popular:  Nielsen NetRatings Nielsen NetRatings  World Ranking World Ranking Type of Results  Crawlers VS Human VS Paid and Results Database Crawlers VS Human VS Paid and Results Database  Search Engine Relationship Chart Search Engine Relationship Chart

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