Unit 1 Welcome to the Internet: the Tools of the Trade

Welcome to the Internet: Background Info Network Connection User will usually dial up from home, or has dedicated connection at work/school. Servers should have a dedicated connection. What would happen if they didn’t? Hint: what’s the difference between a dedicated connection and a dial-up connection?

Background Info Keep the Client / Server model in mind; Browser application (Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer) installed on user’s computer is the client for the HTML coded files on the server.

Background Info A Web page is made up of tags defining how text, and graphics will be displayed and Hyperlinks, which can be used to transfer the browser to another location within the same site/page or to another site/page located anywhere on the Internet. Today it is common to use Hyperlinks to access audio/video files.

Background Info

Hyperlinks

Background Info A Web Site is made up of directories and files stored on a server which is connected to the Internet Web servers can host multiple Websites simultaneously

Background Info Internet Clients and Servers:

Lesson 1 Quick Browser and Operating System Know-How

Welcome to the Internet There are two browsers that dominate: – Internet Explorer – Netscape Navigator Graphical User Interface – Click pictures called Icons – Underlined words called hypertext links

Communicating with the Internet To open your browser, click the icon on the desktop Or, click the icon on the Windows taskbar or Macintosh Dock

Review the Key Parts of Your Browser Menu bar Toolbar Pull-down menu

Changing Windows and Scrolling Around Windows Minimize, Maximize and Close buttons Macintosh Close, Minimize, and Maximize buttons

Changing Windows and Scrolling Around Click and drag the lower corner in and out to resize a window View more of the page by clicking scroll bars and dragging them.

Saving, Moving, and Deleting Files and Folders Windows list, icon, and thumbnail views

Saving, Moving, and Deleting Files and Folders To create a folder: – From the File menu, select New Folder to create a new folder To delete a folder or file: – Drag the folder to the Recycle Bin or Trash

Downloading Web Pages From the File menu, select Save as… Enter homepage.html for the file name Find the folder you created Click Save

Downloading Graphics Right-click or click and hold an image on a web page From the menu, select Save Picture As… In the save dialog box, enter mypicture.gif or mypicture.jpg

Moving Files Locate your folder Create a new folder called Downloads Drag your downloaded files onto your Downloads folder to move them

Copying and Pasting Text Open your word processor Launch your browser Select some text From the Edit menu, select Copy Switch to your word processor From the Edit menu, choose Paste

Copying and Pasting Images Right-click or click and hold an image on a Web page Choose Copy Image (or Copy) Switch to your word processor From the Edit menu, choose Paste Or, right-click in document and select paste.

Lesson 2 Through the Looking Glass: A Browser Primer

Introduce Yourself to Your Browser’s Tools Title bar Back button Forward button Home button Address box Search tool

Introduce Yourself to Your Browser’s Tools Title bar Back button Forward button Home button Address box Search tool

“Address Please”-Entering Internet Addresses A Web address is known as the Uniform Resource Locator or URL You enter Web addresses into the Address or Location Box

The Toolbar: One-Click Commands Choose the Back button to take you back to a previous site Choose the Forward button to take you to a page futures came back from

The Toolbar: One-Click Commands Choose the Home to quickly jump to your browser’s homepage Choose the Stop button to stop loading a page before finishes

The Toolbar: One-Click Commands Choose the Refresh/Reload button to load your current Web page again

Using the History Folder The History folder keeps track of sites that you have visited and their addresses

Adding to Favorites/Bookmarks Use the Favorites/Bookmarks option to keep track of sites that you visit frequently

Lesson 3 Wwwhat? Understanding Net Addresses

Hyper About Hyperlinks Hyperlinks allow you to point your mouse at words or pictures, click once, and jump to another page instantly The mouse pointer turns to a hand when passing over links

How Hyperlinks Work URLs are like street addresses for the Web A street address has as many as six parts: – (1) A name – (2) A street address – (3) A city – (4) A state – (5) A ZIP code – (6) A national code (from overseas) (1)John Doe (2)1234 Anywhere Street (3)Santa Clause, (4)CA (5)09876 (6)USA

How Hyperlinks Work A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) serve the same purpose as a street address to help locate resources on the Web A URL has three parts: – (1) The Web server with a Web page is located – (2) The folder(s) the Web page is in – (3) The actual name of the file (1)

Creating Hypertext Links Hidden HTML tags make hyperlinks or “links” work They are written similar to this: Click to link to Disney’s Web Site This link appears on the screen as this: Click to link to Disney’s Web site

Domain Names and IP Numbers URLs contain domain names such as apple.com, microsoft.com and abc.com Computers have an Internet Protocol (IP) numbers such as that identify it on the Internet. A Domain Name Server (DNS) matches an IP number with its domain name

Top-level Domain Names Top-level domain names (TLDs) tell you what kind of identity owns a particular domain name The first top-level domain names to appear on the net were:.comCommercial institutions or businesses.eduEducational institutions.govGovernment sites.milMilitary sites.netNetwork gateways.orgOrganizations.intInternational organizations

Lesson 4 Beyond the Looking Glass: Your Dream Browser

Toggling the Toolbar and Status Bar You can customize your browser to fit your needs Use the View menu to toggle toolbars on or off You can also click buttons on your toolbar to change views as well

Changing Font Options Choose Fonts in the Internet Options or Preferences to change your font options You can use the View menu to increase or decrease the font size in your Web browser

Changing Colors You can change the color of hyperlinks, fonts, and the background in your browser Choose Colors in the Internet Options or Preferences to change your colors

Faster Browsing To browse the Web faster, such as when you are on a modem or have a slow connection, you can turn certain options off For example, to browse the Web more quickly, you can turn images off and then load them as you need them Go to your Internet Options, or Preferences to turn multimedia options on or off

Lesson 4 Beyond the Looking Glass: Your Dream Browser

Toggling the Toolbar and Status Bar You can customize your browser to fit your needs Use the View menu to toggle toolbars on or off You can also click buttons on your toolbar to change views as well

Changing Font Options Choose Fonts in the Internet Options or Preferences to change your font options You can use the View menu to increase or decrease the font size in your Web browser

Changing Colors You can change the color of hyperlinks, fonts, and the background in your browser Choose Colors in the Internet Options or Preferences to change your colors

Faster Browsing To browse the Web faster, such as when you are on a modem or have a slow connection, you can turn certain options off For example, to browse the Web more quickly, you can turn images off and then load them as you need them Go to your Internet Options, or Preferences to turn multimedia options on or off