COMPUTER BASICS: PART II Mrs. Sealy | Thompson Middle School

STANDARD(S) Alabama Computer Essentials Course of Study: 1.) Exhibit proper use of basic computer components, including hardware, operating systems, software, file management, and network functions. Alabama Career Preparedness Course of Study 8.) Diagnose problems with hardware, software, and advanced network systems. 9.) Demonstrate advanced technology skills including compressing, converting, importing, exporting, backing up files, and transferring data among applications.

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WHAT IS THE INTERNET? The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link several billion devices worldwide.

INTERNET BROWSERS A software application that is primarily used to access information from the World Wide Web. Major web browser applications include:  Firefox  Internet Explorer (IE)  Google Chrome  Safari (Apple Computers)

WEBSITE ADDRESSES

UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR (URL) URL is an acronym for Uniform Resource Locator and is a reference (an address) to a resource on the Internet. Example: 

INTERNET BROWSER & URL PRACTICE Open Internet Explorer (IE) Go to the URL box at the top of the screen. Type: for the URLwww.alabasterschools.org Hit the “Enter” key. You should see this page. Exit once you have completed this.

ZOOMING YOUR SCREEN Sometimes the text or images on your screen are too small. You can adjust how far you “zoom in” on your screen. There are two main ways to do this:  By using your keyboard  By using your mouse

ZOOMING YOUR SCREEN Zooming using the keyboard: Press the CTRL key on your keyboard. While holding down the CTRL key, press the “+” key to zoom in and the “-” key to zoom out. You may also zoom in or out by clicking your mouse if there is a slider or zoom tool in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen (this is not always there).

PRACTICE ZOOMING Open Internet Explorer (IE) on your computer. Enter the following website address (URL):   ***Note: Schools is PLURAL

PRACTICE ZOOMING You should see this webpage:

PRACTICE ZOOMING Now hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard, then tap the “+” key once, then twice, etc. It should zoom “in” on your screen. vs.

PRACTICE ZOOMING Now practice the same thing, but with the minus key.

TEACHER BLOGS Go to tms.alabasterschools.org Click on “faculty and staff” on the left-hand side. Go look at your teachers’ blogs for a few minutes.

REVIEW The Internet connects billions of devices around the world. 1.True 2.False

REVIEW The Internet connects billions of devices around the world. 1.True 2.False

REVIEW URL stands for: 1.Uniform Rehabilitation Locator 2.Uniform Resource Locator 3.Unified Remodel Locator 4.None of the above

REVIEW URL stands for: 1.Uniform Rehabilitation Locator 2.Uniform Resource Locator 3.Unified Remodel Locator 4.None of the above

REVIEW To zoom in on the screen by using the keyboard, the first step is to hold down what key? Enter key CTRL key Space bar None of the above

REVIEW To zoom in on the screen by using the keyboard, the first step is to hold down what key? 1.Enter key 2.CTRL key 3.Space bar 4.None of the above