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Principles of
Information Technology
Basic Internet Functions
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What is the Internet?
The Internet is a system of interconnected
computer networks that use standard
communications protocols.
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Before the Internet
Prior to 1991, people had to physically go the
library to perform research.
College students spent hours and hours in the
library to find information that we now can find by
clicking a few times on the Internet.
Can you imagine actually going to the library?
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The Day of the Internet
ARPAnet began researching and developing
strategies in the 1960s after the Soviet Union
launched satellites into outer space.
The US felt threatened.
The Internet was launched to the public in
1991.
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How to get the Internet
ISP
Internet Service
Provider
A company who provides
access to the Internet
Examples
Verizon Wireless
AT&T
Time Warner Cable
Comcast
Hot Spot
A Place/Spot that offers
Internet wirelessly
Examples
McDonald’s
Books A Million
Starbucks
Chick-Fil-A
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Accessing the Internet
Web Browsers
Software applications used to locate and display
the Internet
Examples
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome
Netscape Navigator
Each web browser performs the same duties, but
each person has a preference on which to use.
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All about the Internet
ADDRESS BAR
FAVORITES
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All about the Internet
Double click on your web browser to access
the Internet.
Your homepage will automatically appear
The page that automatically comes up when you start your web
browser is your homepage.
Once you open the Internet, type your URL
address in the address bar.
URL—Uniformed Resource Locator
Example: http://www.unt.edu/
Your website should now be accessible.
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Parts of a URL
http://
www.
PROTOCOL
LOCATION
OF THE
SITE
unt.
NAME OF THE
ORGANIZATION
edu/
EXTENSIONS
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Extensions
Suffixes at the end of the URL that tell you
what type of site you are visiting
.com _____ COMMERCIAL
.edu _____ EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
.gov _____ GOVERNMENT
.mil _____ MILITARY
.net _____ NETWORK
.org _____ ORGANIZATION
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Uses of the Internet
Perform Research
Play Games
Network
Socialize
Email
Make video calls
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Searching the Internet
Search Engines
A program that searches documents for
specified keywords and returns a list called
hits
Examples
Google
Yahoo
Bing
Ask Jeeves
Dog Pile
MSN search
Ask.com
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How to Use a Search
Engine
When using a search engine, type in
keywords.
Keywords are short important words used in
search engines.
They narrow down the search.
The results of a search are called hits.
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Let’s Practice Using
Search Engines
Open a web browser.
Type in google.com in the address bar.
Google should pop up.
In the search bar, type the following:
Cracking knuckles problem
Notice that we did not type in a question…just the
keywords.
The lists that appear are called hits.
We will now find out if cracking your knuckles is a
problem.
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Things to know about the
Internet
Websites have underlined links and linked
photos called hyperlinks.
Hyperlinks take you to another page on the
Internet.
Favorites
Has a star icon and allows you to save your
favorite sites
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LET’S BROWSE
THE INTERNET
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