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2. Business English at Work What does the Internet offer? PP IM-1a Electronic mail (local and international message exchange) Information (reviews of magazines, newspapers, government documents, speeches, recipes, airline schedules, etc.) Programs (thousands of free programs)

3. Business English at Work What does the Internet offer? Entertainment (games, movie reviews, interactive conversations) Discussion groups (thousands of groups on environment, food, humor, music, pets, photography) Online shoppingcontinued PP IM-1b

4. Business English at Work World Wide Web (WWW or W3) The World Wide Web is a graphical, easy-to-use system on the Internet. A Website is a university, government agency, or company that stores Web pages. may have graphics, sound, and movies. contain vast amounts of information. are stored on computers around the world. Web pages… PP IM-2

5. Business English at Work Home Page The first page you see when you start your Web browser is the home page. You can choose any page around the world as your home page. The home page should be attractive and interesting with a variety of links to other Websites. PP IM-3

6. Business English at Work Web Browser A program that lets you view and explore information on the World Wide Web is a Web browser. Examples: Netscape Microsoft Explorer PP IM-4

7. Business English at Work Hypermedia The multimedia capability that allows delivery of graphics, sound, video clips, animation, and regular text is known as hypermedia. Hypertext is text that contains links to other pages on the Web. Hypermedia is replacing the word hypertext since pages now contain links to pictures, sound, and video. PP IM-5

8. Business English at Work Uniform Resource Locator (URL) Abbreviated URL Pronounced you are ell A unique address of a Web page The use of upper- and lower-case letters and marks of punctuation must be exact Example: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wfront.htm PP IM-6

9. Business English at Work The URL The URL has 3 parts. Example: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wfront.htm Protocol Domain name File specification PP IM-7

10. Business English at Work Protocol The protocol is the set of rules the computer follows. http:// The http means hypertext transfer protocol. This is the method a Web browser uses to read pages on the Web. The colon (:) and slashes (//) are required punctuation. PP IM-8

11. Business English at Work Domain Name The domain name is the Internet address of the computer on the Internet where the Web page is located. www.usatoday.com/ This address is a World Wide Web (www) page for USA Today (usatoday.com). The domain name includes periods (.) and is followed by one slash (/). PP IM-9

12. Business English at Work File Specification (optional) The file specification includes the filename and possibly a directory or folder name. weather/wfront.htm This information is called the path. If no path to a Web page is in the URL, a default Web page (usually the Web site’s home page) is displayed. PP IM-10

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