Transcript Internet Basics

 Internet Basics II
Fulton County Public Library
Mobile Digital Media Lab
A Quick Recap
 The internet is a way to share
ideas/information
 Web browsers allow you to view
internet web pages/websites
 Web browsers have only been
around since 1991
 “Links” are parts of a web page
you can click on that will take
you to other web pages/websites
How to use a web browser
 Open the web browser
 Type the URL (Uniform Resource
Locator, basically the web address)
into the Address Bar at the top
 URLs don’t have capital letters/spaces
 Hit ENTER on the keyboard
 Browse the website
 Click links to navigate the site
Other things you can do in a
web browser on the internet
 To save an item, right-click its link and click
“Save Target As…”
 To save a picture, right-click the picture, and
click “Save Picture As…”
 To create a shortcut to a website:
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Left-click the Address Bar to highlight the URL
Right-click the URL, and click “Copy”
Right-click where you want the shortcut to be
Click “New > Shortcut”
Right-click the Location field and left-click “Paste”
Click “Next” and type a name for the shortcut
Click “Finish”. Your shortcut should be where you put it!
Search Engines
 Search engines can help you find web sites with
the information you are looking for
 A few popular ones:
 Google.com
 Yahoo.com
 Bing.com
 Ask.com
 Just type a subject or phrase in the search box,
and hit ENTER.
 Search results show up as links on the next page
Searching effectively
 Don’t type anything TOO specific
 If the search results are not what you were
looking for, you can revise your search in the
search box at the top of the page
 If you got too few results, use fewer words
 IF you got too MANY results, try to be more
specific
 Try to use words you are certain would be on
the web page you are looking for
 You can revise your search as many times as
you need to. Don’t hold back!
Search tricks
 Type quote marks (“”) around words to search
the words that appear IN THAT ORDER on a web
page
 Type a minus in front of the words you DON’T
think would be on the page you are looking for
 Type “site:address.com” before your search
terms to search ONLY on that website
 If a web page or site no longer exists, or the
page’s information has changed, using google’s
cache might show you what you were looking for
Other websites for searching
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imdb.com (for movie/actor/director information)
AllMusic.com (for information about musicians)
Amazon.com (buy books, DVD’s, music, etc.)
eHow.com (How-To website)
Wikipedia.org (information about EVERYTHING)
YouTube.com (finding videos on a subject)
Craigslist.org (finding stuff locally)
YellowPages.com (finding people)
CNet.com (technology reviews)
Thanks for coming!
Class Information: 574-223-1002
• Tuesday Evenings: 6-7:30 p.m.
• Thursday Mornings: 11-12:30 p.m.
• Saturdays: Special/ Advanced Classes
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Find more computer class info at:
http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Calendars/rochester.htm
Questions or Comments?
Jonathan Gaskill/Zak Schoff/April Gross
574-223-2713
[email protected]