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? By MG Bigras

The best way I can explain the Internet is by comparing the Internet to your telephone We all know how to use a telephone. It’s simple. You open the phone, listen for a dial tone and dial the number Example: After dialing you get a busy signal or the person you are calling will answer. Sending Mail When we need to send an invitation or send a letter to a friend we follow the simple steps Write the letter Insert a Stamp Drop it the mail Box Go to the post office Get our mail Receiving an

By MG Bigras First we look at the internet. (comparable to a telephone) To make a phone call you needTo access the internet we need A computer & an internet connection & a program called a BROWSER a telephone Your Home phone is connected to a telephone interchange. Your Internet is connected to a main server which acts the same way as the telephone interchange A server or a telephone interchange carry out the same functions Receives an address from the sender and connects to the address sent. receives the number dialed and connects to the phone dialed The difference between the internet and the phone The Phone uses Numbers The internet uses an address

By MG Bigras Lets have a look at the tool used The telephone is one item the phone box The internet needs more parts to achieve a connection. A computer connected to A Modem from (Bell,Eastlink or vianet) Finally a program called a BROWSER Examples: Internet explorer Fire fox The browser acts as your telephone on the internet. It’s the APP (application) that allows you to connect to web site anywhere in the world. With a telephone you dial a number with the Browser you enter an internet address.

By MG Bigras A review Your computer is an electronic machine that allows you to run many APPS (Applications). That is all the computer does. The modem (supplied by the internet provider)connects to your computer and to the internet via your phone line or your TV Cable depending who your internet provider is. Internet Explorer or FireFox are two APPS (Applications) that allow you to tour the internet. The browser works similar to your telephone. The browser uses an address to access a web site. The telephone uses a phone number.

By MG Bigras The FireFox Browser All browser are similar in appearance and all browser carry out the same function. Browsers connect you to a web site on the internet The Address Bar is what you need to work with All addresses start with H yper T ext T ransfer P rotocol Usually this is followed by WWW. W orld W ide W eb Most Browser will start with Some browsers will hide the All address start with the above, some browser hide the other do not. To access a web site, type in the complete address using lower case letters to avoid connection problems. All other function on the browser are tools to help you locate your favorite sites.

By MG Bigras Internet Explorer Program The Address Bar is what you need to work with All addresses start with H yper T ext T ransfer P rotocol Usually this is followed by WWW. W orld W ide Web Most Browser will start with Some browsers will hide the Some sites will start with the additional S in the address stands for SECURED Site

By MG Bigras Internet addresses ! Where are they displayed ? To find an address you have to do a search with a search engine. Example: Googles, Yahoo and many others. In this presentation I will not go into all possibilities of the Browser. Courses are offered to get you familiar with surfing the internet. This presentation covers an explanation of the basic internet and S. The next topic is s Often new internet users confuse the with the internet. New users often use the as a form of entertainment. Forwarding a Joke or a pictures can transfer virus from person to person. s is probably the most notorious method of transferring virus. s were designed for communication between two parties. Learn to use your properly and avoid virus.

By MG Bigras is a form of communication between family and friends. How do you get an ? We can compare an address this way. When you want a postal box address, you go to your post office and rent a PO Box. This PO box,the city you live in and your postal code then becomes your personal address. On the internet you have to get your from a web site that provides this service. On the internet most search engines provide an service much like your regular post office provides PO Boxes. Sites that offer this service are: Google, Yahoo, hotmail, outlook,mail.com & many more. You can also get s addresses from your internet provider. bell, eastlink, vianet, persona & others An address is made up of three component. name used sign and the provider name an example mgb1945 is the name used my provider is google their for my ends with gmail.com. sign separates the name used and the provider name. sign is mandatory for an address. To get a new , contact an provider such as google, from the google site select sign up. You will be asked a series of questions that must be answered. On question is the name to be used. This can be anything you want to make up using letters and numbers. In my I used my initials and the year 1945 to make up mgb1945 sign and gmail.com were provided by google because my provider is google.

By MG Bigras MGBigs mgb1945 ************* ************* M An example of a google sign up As you can see I did not use my real name If no one else has registered this name I can use it as my personal address This is used to contact me should I loose my password. If you do not have another you have to use the mobile phone selection. The security code to insure your not a computer or computer robot Click the check box if you agree with the terms. It may take a few seconds for google to confirm you application If you made a mistake it will be displayed in red. You then have to start over

By MG Bigras With Yahoo has similar information you have to enter. One change is the password recovery. Yahoo wants your mobile number google gave you a choice of entering an or giving a mobile number

By MG Bigras Creating a hotmail account is much like google and Yahoo

By MG Bigras Now we have an address. We are ready to communicate with family and friends. To access your you need to use your Browser or If you requested an from google your will end If you requested an from Yahoo your will end If you requested an from hotmail your will end In order to access your mail you need to go to the provider you signed up with.

By MG Bigras To access your with google. Select the google web site address Click on gmail enter your username and password in the sign in window. To access your with Yahoo Select the google web site address Click on mail enter your username and password in the sign in window. To access your with google. Select the google web site address Click on gmail enter your username and password in the sign in window.

By MG Bigras To access the internet we need a connection to the internet. To access a Web site we need an App (Application) called a browser. To access a web site we need to type in the address starting with or select from our favorite. Next we select the mail button appropriate to the site we selected. Enter your user name and password Your is displayed.

By MG Bigras This presentation is an introduction of the internet and how the internet works with web sites and s. I did not go into details on how the Browser works and it’s features. More presentation will follow on the details of the internet browser and functions of programs.