1. About the Internet: being Internet savvy!

2. What is a URL? Uniform Resource Locator (URL) = web address http://www.sac.sa.edu.au

3. What does it mean? http://www.sac.sa.edu.au hypertext transfer protocol data can be available in a number of different protocols (rules) eg ftp (file transfer protocol) mailto (email)

4. http://www.sac.sa.edu.au world wide web

5. http://www.sac.sa.edu.au  Saint Aloysius College, South Australia  Most organisations have their own server name organisation name

6. http://www.sac.sa.edu.au type of organisation  identifies the type of organisation - educational  have to apply for a domain name to ensure each Internet address is unique  domain names can offer clues as the type of organization

7. http://www.sac.sa.edu.au geographic indicator  clues as the country of origin of the server can be gained from the country code - australia  as the Internet originated in the United States, this is assumed to be the point of origin, unless specified by a country code

8. http://www.sac.sa.edu.au/Library/Library/library.htm directory and file name  Internet resources are organized into directories and file structures Library folders contains file called library  this can give you a clue into the structure of the site  the more directories, then the deeper into the site the file is embedded

9. Types of organisations.edu educational servers.com commercial server.gov government server.org non-government, non- profit organisations.biz for businesses

10. Geographic Indicator.auAustralia.uk United Kingdom.caCanada.deGermany.frFrance

11. The tilde ~ sign often indicates a personal page within an official site often indicates a personal page within an official site http://www.unisa.edu.au/~dbrown/ http://www.unisa.edu.au/~dbrown/ can indicate a personal page of a member of staff, but it is not an official page of the University

12. Finding the Home Page a URL can often lead to a file deep within a website a URL can often lead to a file deep within a website  the Home Page is like the cover of a book – it can give useful information such as the author, their qualifications, last update and the purpose of the site  you can often find the Home Page by deleting everything after the geographic indicator and pressing return

13. Search engines A tool for searching the web A tool for searching the web Strategies for searching the Internet Strategies for searching the Internet Strategies for searching the Internet Strategies for searching the Internet http://www.sac.sa.edu.au/Library/Library/library.htm