1. Basic Internet Skills

2. What is the internet? A large group of computers connected to one another Its purpose is to send information back and forth to individual computers very quickly It is a network of networks

3. Glossary of useful terms WEB ADDRESS (DOMAIN): a unique address for a web site BROWSER: software to access the web FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (FTP): a method for downloading and uploading files on the internet

4. Glossary of useful terms INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS (IP ADDRESS): a unique identification number for every computer on the internet E-MAIL: electronic mail transferred from one computer user to another HOME PAGE: the first page available to the computer user when the browser is opened

5. Glossary of useful terms HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL (http): establishes the rules by which web pages are transferred LINK, or HYPERTEXT LINK: an underlined word or phrase that directly links to a page on the web UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR (URL): an addressing schematic used to located web pages

6. Glossary of useful terms WEB PAGE: a single hypertext file that is part of a web site WEB SITE: a collection of web pages HYPERTEXT: a software system that links topics on a screen to related information

8. Address bar

10. Title bar (tab)

12. Forward and Backward Buttons

13. Search Button

14. Refresh Button

16. Home

17. Favorites

18. Tools

22. Congratulations! You are ‘surfing’ the web!

23. Type ‘library,’ then click on the “Google Search” button

24. Click on a link

26. Congratulations! You have the basic tools you need to access the internet!