2. The Internet Connecting to the World

3. Browsers zDefinition: A graphic interface program that helps manage the process of locating information on the WWW. zTwo main browsers: yNetscape Navigator (Communicator) yMicrosoft Explorer

4. Search Engines zDefinition: A software program that goes out on the Web, seeks Web sites, and catalogs them--usually by downloading their home pages.

5. Popular Search Engines zAlta Vista (altavista.digital.com) zWeb Crawler zExcite zInfoSeek zYahoo zLycos zMagellen Rated sites - green light sites--no adult content.

6. More Search Engines zHotBot (hotbot.com) zWWW Worm (www.cs.colorado.edu/www) z META Search Sites: yAll4One (www.all4one.com xsearches AltaVista, Lycos, WebCrawler, Yahoo yHighway61 (www.highway61.com) xsearches 7 incl. Excite, HotBot, Infoseek, Lycos yMetacrawler(www.metacrawler.com xsearches 9 incl. Excite, Lycos, Open Text, WebCrawler

7. Terms to Know: zBookmark ysaves URL zFAQ yfrequently asked questions--most important ANSWERS zDownload ycopying files from a remote computer to yours

8. More Terms to Know: zHit yAddresses listed as a result of a search zUpload ycopying files from your computer to a remote computer zZIP file ycompressed file - usually need to be unzipped to use z Cookie yinformation put on YOUR computer to provide data - makes it easier to access sites

9. Your Assignment for 1610 z2 options y1. Surfing exercise. Pick 10 items from list. xUse copy/paste in Word or WordPerfect. xFollow instructions carefully please. y2. Advanced exercise. Pick 1 of 3. xCan also use copy/paste. xFollow instructions carefully.

10. Enjoy!