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Browser and E-mail Basics
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Learn about Web browser software
and Web pages
• The Web is a collection of files that reside on computers,
called Web servers.
– Web servers are connected to each other through the Internet
• When using your Internet connection to become part of the
Web, your computer becomes a Web client.
• The software you use to connect your computer to the Web
server is your Web browser.
– Common Web browsers are Navigator and Internet Explorer
– These browsers use a standard Graphical User Interface design
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The server/client structure
A client makes a request for data or services and a server processes the request.
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Anchor tags are used
to define hyperlinks
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• Text files on Web servers are coded with HTML formatting
tags that enable your browser to read text.
• The tag that gives HTML its power, however, is the anchor
tag.
• Each anchor tag used in an HTML document, or Web page,
creates a hypertext link or hypermedia link to other HTML
documents or to other media.
• These links are a different color than other text on the
page, and are sometimes underlined. When you click the
link, you connect to another Web page.
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Identify a hyperlink on a Web page
Hyperlinks are usually
underlined and in a
different color.
Clicking a hyperlink will
instantly transfer you to
that page.
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Hyperlinks enable you to jump
from page to page
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Hyperlinks can be
used to chain multiple
pages together.
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Learn about Web addresses and URLs
• Each computer on the Internet has an unique identification
number, called an IP (Internet Protocol) address.
• The IP addressing system currently in use on the Internet
uses a four-part number.
• Each part of the address is a number ranging from 0 to
255, and each part is separated from the previous part by a
period, for example: 106.29.242.17.
• Although each computer connected to the Internet has a
unique IP address, most Web browsers use domain name
addressing to locate Web sites and pages.
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Commonly used domain names
The domain name assigned to a Web site’s address helps to identify what type of
Web site it is, such as business, government, or educational related, etc.
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Identify the parts of a URL
To identify a Web page's exact location, Web browsers rely on Uniform
Resource Locators (URL). The URL consists of a transfer protocol,
domain name, pathname, and filename, as shown in this figure.
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Save and organize Web addresses
• Use Internet Explorer's Favorites list to store and organize
a list of Web pages that you have visited so you can return
to them easily.
• The Favorites button on the Standard Buttons toolbar
opens the Favorites Explorer Bar.
• Use the Favorites Explorer Bar to open URLs you have
stored as favorites.
• Create folders to organize your favorites in the way that
best suits your needs and working style.
• Organize your folders in a hierarchical structure using the
Organize button on the Favorites Explorer Bar.
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Favorite Web sites can be
saved and organized
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The URL’s of sites you want to revisit
can be saved and organized into folders
using the Favorites Explorer Bar.
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Organize favorites into folders
Click the Organize button to open the Organize Favorites dialog box.
You can create new folders to
organize your favorites by
category. You can also move
existing favorites from one
folder to another.
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Navigate the Web
• The easiest way to move from one Web page to another is to use
hyperlinks.
• You can also use the Back and Forward buttons on the Internet
Explorer toolbar to go to previously visited pages and the Address bar
to display a list of previously visited Web sites from which you can
select one to revisit.
• To open a copy of the Web sites you have visited, you can click the
History button on the Standard Buttons toolbar.
• The History bar displays on the left side of the window, and it
organizes sites you've visited by day and week.
• When you want to return to your home page, click the Home button.
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Use the History bar
You can use the History
bar to see a list of sites
you have recently visited.
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Change your home page
You can change your home page in the
Internet Options dialog box.
The home page is the first page that
appears when you start your browser.
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Use the Web to find information
• To find information on a general topic you can use a Web
directory, which is a Web page that contains a list of Web
page categories.
• The hyperlinks on a Web directory page lead to other pages
that contain lists of subcategories.
• These lead to other category lists and Web pages that relate
to the category topics.
• You can also use Web search engines to search the Web for
words or expressions that you enter.
• Once you find a Web page you want, you can bookmark
the page or add it to your Favorites list.
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Use a search engine
Many browser home
pages have a search
engine (or multiple search
engines) that is available
directly from that page.
In this figure, the Google
and alltheweb search
engines are accessible for
quick and easy searches.
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Internet Explorer Web browser
• The Internet Explorer Web browser uses a standard GUI
design that includes many screen elements standard to
Microsoft Windows applications.
– The title bar shows the name of the open Web page and the Web
browser's program name
– The scroll bar enables you to bring more of the page than appears
on the screen into view
– The status bar includes information about the browser's operation
– The menu bar enables you to execute typical File, Edit, View, and
Help commands
• You can hide the toolbars on your Web page by clicking
View on the menu bar and then clicking Full Screen.
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Identify the Explorer’s
interface components
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Change security options
Internet Explorer lets you classify
Web pages by the security risk they
present. You can change your security
settings in the Internet Security
Properties dialog box. You can choose
from four security settings.
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Access specific Web pages
• To access a specific Web page:
– Enter its URL in the Address bar
– Search the Web using a search engine or directory
– Click on a Bookmark or Favorites folder item you had
previously saved
• You can save your favorite Web sites to your
Favorites folder so that you can quickly and easily
access them later.
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Use the Address bar
You can go to a
specific Web site
by entering the
URL into the
Address bar and
pressing the
Enter key, or
clicking the Go
button.
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Learn about e-mail
and e-mail software
• E-mail, or electronic mail, is an efficient way to exchange
messages with others on a network.
• This network may be small and self-contained, such as
within an office, or as large as the Internet.
• E-mail messages can go to only one recipient or to dozens
of recipients at once.
• When you send a message, it travels through the network
to an e-mail server.
• The e-mail server stores messages until the recipient(s)
request them.
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How E-mail works
This figure illustrates the path an e-mail message takes from creation to reception.
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E-mail address components
• You may have an e-mail account through a
business network or you may create an e-mail
account with a service that provides Internet
access.
• An e-mail address consists of:
– A user name or login ID
– The “at” symbol (@)
– The name of the e-mail server
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Send and receive e-mail using
Microsoft Outlook Express
• To access your e-mail account you also need an e-mail
program, which is also called e-mail client software.
• You use the e-mail program to open, print, delete, reply to,
forward, and save mail from your e-mail server.
• One such program is Microsoft's Outlook Express, which
installs as part of Internet Explorer.
• Outlook Express can be accessed through the Start menu
on the Programs submenu.
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The Outlook Express main window
This figure shows the Outlook Express main window you see when the program starts.
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Send and receive e-mail
• To send an e-mail message:
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Press the New Mail button on the Outlook Express toolbar
Type in the e-mail addresses of the recipient
Type your subject matter
Type your message and then click the Send button
• To retrieve mail that has been sent to you:
– Click the Send/Recv button on the toolbar
– Outlook Express will contact your e-mail server and download your email messages
• To reply to a message:
– Click the Reply button
– The recipient address and the subject matter are automatically filled in
– When you have completed typing your reply, click the Send button
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The Outlook Express
New Message dialog box
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This is the window you use to create a new e-mail message.
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Reply to an e-mail message
When you click the Reply button, this window will appear.
The subject and
recipient are already
filled in, and the
original message is
also visible.
Type in your reply and
click the Send button.
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