Browsing the Web Chapter 19 PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Objectives The students should understand What is web? What is the difference between the Internet and WWW? Is the web safe? Which browsers are most popular? Common browser activities. KFUPM Portal PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
What is the Web? The web (short for world wide web) is a collection of data that can be linked and accessed using HTTP. A web page is a specially coded document that can contain text, graphics, video and sounds. Each web page is assigned a URL (Universal Resource Locator) that uniquely identifies its location on the internet. Web pages are created using HTML (hypertext markup language), a set of specifications that a browser can display as web pages. PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
The Web and the Internet The Internet is a wide area network of local, regional, national and international computers. The Web is one of the services offered by the internet. The Web is a collection of documents linked together by hypertext links. Other services offered by the Internet are email, instant messaging, ftp, etc. PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Services offered by the Internet PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Is the web safe? Most commercial websites encrypt information sent to and from the site. URLs for secure Web connections begin with https instead of http. Most browsers indicate a secure site with a padlock icon. PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Browsers A browser is a program used to access the Web. Popular browsers are: Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Opera. PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
How do I start my browser? PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
How do I use a URL to go to a website? PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
How do I use links on a web page? PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
How do I search for information on the web? Using Search tools www.yahoo.com www.google.com Searching with keywords Combing keywords with AND or + Searching for specific text using quotation [“ “] PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Stop and Home Buttons PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Back and Forward Buttons PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
The History List PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Favorites PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Saving a Web page PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Saving a graphic PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Copying Text from a Web page PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Printing a Web page PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Downloading Software PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Downloading Software PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Error Message PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
KFUPM Portal PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
MyKFUPM tab PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Library tab PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Life @ KFUPM tab PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
IT Corner tab PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
My Services tab PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Academics tab PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web
Summary We discussed What is web? What is the difference between the Internet and WWW? Is the web safe? Which browsers are most popular? Common browser activities. KFUPM Portal PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science Brwosing the Web