Instructor: Shayna Keces , ext. 441 Introduction to the Internet February 2002

Agenda History of the internet Internet functions Browsing Chat Other Internet browsers/Internet explorer

History of the internet Network of networks Original purpose - Defence Early form Cumbersome text-based menu driven system Development of WWW in mid 1990’s

Most popular uses of the internet

Browsing Research Finding people Playing games Reading newspapers Banking Government information Job searching Shopping Downloading programs or files

Electronic mail Non-secure Client software – company or ISP Resides on computer Outlook, Eudora, Netscape Messenger Not available in public libraries Advantage re contacts on webpages "Ottawa Public Library contacts, " "Ottawa Public Library contacts, " ( ndex.htm)

(cont.) Web-based Program resides on web page Free service Available from any internet computer Must go to website to send/receive mail Attached files may be problem

Chat Used most often by children and teens Safety precautions necessary Wide variety of chat rooms/subjects dir.yahoo.com/computers_and_internet/inter net/world_wide_web/chat/ Should monitor first IRC, web-based and instant messenger

Web-based chat Most common with improvements in bandwidth Kind used in libraries Need plugin or applet to use so not all will work Available from many websites

Other functions Usenet Newsgroups (groups.google.com)groups.google.com Telnet Joining another computer system Often used for receiving non web-based Ftp Site set up to distribute files (called anonymous ftp)

Browsers Way to view html documents (URLs) Structure of a URL Often needs plugins for multimedia applications 3 main browsers Internet Explorer (Microsoft) Netscape Navigator (Communicator) Opera (independent company known for efficient design, linked to Qualicum)

Webpages Effects and display different in different browsers Applications not always available on public computers Frames Scroll bars within page (up and down and side to side Address bars not real site Printing

Internet Explorer Ways to access a Web page or URL Address bar (type in or drop-down menu) Open file (website or file) Hypertext links Bookmarks/Favourites (not available in library) Personal links (not available in library)

Internet Explorer menu bar File New (CTL +N) – New window View two pages at once or waiting for new page Keep to minimum Open (CTL +O) – File or webpage Saving webpages Html (open in browser) Text (for word processor and ) Print – Page one to see no. of pages or selection (new version of IE has Print Preview)

Practice Open a new screen Use File menu to open tml Save this webpage as an HTML file on your desktop

Internet Explorer menu bar (cont.) Edit Find (CTL-F) View Go To Stop (ESC) Refresh (F5) Source Text size Encoding (for non roman alphabets)

Practice A Minimize the screen Open ICYouSee webpage which you saved on the desktop Find the words EDGAR Click on that hyperlink

Practice B Type the following URL in the address bar chaos.umd.edu/history/time_line.html Click on Era and Timeline of Chinese history Click on Stop after a few seconds

Tool bars Back and forward buttons Stop Refresh Home (choose wisely) Search History Print

Bookmarks/Favourites Way to keep track of useful websites Not available on library machines Should have organizational structure Personal links for heavily used sites

Bookmarks/Favourites (cont) Add to favourites Create in (choose folder or create a new one) Make sure correct folder is highlighted when creating subfolder or favourite Press create in Access offline if don’t want to have to be connected (not applicable in library environment)

Further study Carroll, Jim. Canadian Internet new user's handbook C319c The Internet handbook for writers, researchers, and journalists I Snell, Ned. Sams teach yourself the Internet in 24 hours S6715t 2002 Kent, Peter. The complete idiot's guide to the Internet K

Further Study : Videos The interconnected world of Internet basics V I61 Teach yourself Internet Explorer 5.0 V I5v Internet getting on-line V I616 An Introduction to Microsoft Internet Explorer V I5Lib

Further Study : Websites Internet Exploring the Web Browsing Basics – Internet Explorer avfram.htm avfram.htm