1. Internet Basics Dayton Metro Library Place photo here August 18, 2015

2. Today’s session we will review: Introduction to the Internet Internet Service Options How to begin

3. What is the Internet?

4. A global network comprised of several hundred thousand interconnected networks in over 100 countries.

5. Ever wonder what it looks like? You are here http://www.opte.org/maps/

6. How does the Internet work?

7. How do you navigate the Internet? You need a fast enough computer, a modem, and an I nternet S ervice P rovider.

8. Internet service options Home Internet access services. ( ISP ) Internet Service Provider

9. Internet service options Dial-up Internet access via telephone lines DSL Digital Subscriber Line Digital data transmission (Frequency) over the wires of a local telephone network (telephone lines). Broadband A type of data transmission in which a single wire can carry several channels at once.

10. Internet service options Free Internet access at the Library Reserve a computer Wi-Fi

11. The O hio P ublic L ibrary I nformation N etwork provides Internet connections and information services to Ohio public libraries. OPLIN provides all Ohio residents fast, free public Internet access through the 251 independent local public libraries in Ohio, as well as the use of high-quality research databases not freely available on the World Wide Web. Internet service options

12. How do you navigate the Internet? The Browser A browser is a software program used to view, download, upload, browse or otherwise access pages on the Internet.

13. Internet Basics Dayton Metro Library Place photo here

14. Internet Basics Dayton Metro Library Place photo here Thank You!