Transcript Safe Surfing - Amazon Web Services

Safe Surfing
An Introduction to the Internet
BOLLI Spring 2008
Lesson 2: Getting Connected
3/12/2008
Where Are We Going Today?
What's in the News
Class Q & A …. YouTube……Maps
Homework Assignment #1
eBoard Bookmark
Adobe Reader
Getting Connected
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Hands-on Exercises
Homework Assignment #2
Open Q&A
What’s In The News?
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• YouTube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-4CV05HyAbM
• Maps
http://maps.google.com/
• Mapquest
http://www.mapquest.com/
What is the Internet?
Video
E-Mail
Instant
Messaging
(I/M)
World
Wide
Web
Movies
Web Cam
VOIP (Voice Over
Internet Protocol)
TV & Radio
How Did the Internet Work?
Yesterday
WEB
SERVER
THE
INTERNET
Cable (Hi Speed)
ISP
WEB
SERVER
MY COMPUTER
Dial-Up (Low Speed)
WEB
SERVER
How Does the Internet Work?
Today
WEB
SERVER
ISP
(Web Server)
THE
INTERNET
MY TELEPHONE
SMTP
MY COMPUTER
(Browser and
Email)
Cable, Satellite, DSL, WiFi
WEB
SERVER
POP
DNS - Domain
Name Server
ISP
SMTP POP
Getting Hooked-Up
Your Home
The
Internet
Service Providers
• OSPs & ISPs (7,000+ in the USA)
• Telecom Giants & Ma & Pa Companies
• Which One?
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Content?
Cost?
Speed?
Service Level?
Location?
Speed Speed Speed
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Dial-up 56KB
DSL 128KB – 50MB
Broadband: DSL 64 – 30 MB
Broadband: Cable 64KB – 50MB
Broadband: FiOS 2 MB – 50 MB
Broadband: ISDN
Wireless, ISDN, & more
Location Location Location
Sample “The List”
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Dial up
Broadband
Hosting
Applications
Services
Questions & Answers
Exercise: Reset Browser Home Page
• Open Internet Explorer.
• Go to Google home page.
• Select “Tools”, “Internet Options” from the
Browser menu.
• Select “Use Current”.
• Click “OK”.
• Go to another Web page and test the home
page button
eBoard
eBoard
http://pc101.eboard.com
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Listserve
Listserve
[email protected]
http://lists.brandeis.edu/wws/info/pc101
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Web Portals
A portal is a gateway to the World Wide Web. Any page with a link to another Web site can technically be considered a portal. However, a
good portal will provide you with links to all the information that is important to you on a daily basis.
For example, the portal should provide links to recent news stories, current weather reports and forecasts, stock quotes, sport scores, and any
other timely information. There are several Web sites that can provide you with this information. Most of them can be customized to provide
you with the information you need.
Several of these portals are an extension of a search engine. In order for these to be useful, however, the portal needs to be more than just a
search engine.
Most Web browsers have a preset startup page. Usually it is set to the homepage of the Web browser (Netscape’s home page or Microsoft’s
home page) or the home page of your Internet Service provider.
We suggest that you change the default setting of your startup page to one of these portals:
My Yahoo
Personalize Yahoo!’s content by collecting your favorite features in a single page. Options include mail, news, weather, stock prices, sports
scores, TV, movie listings, and much more. This site also features free-email and chat.
My Excite
You customize the page to include news, weather, sports, stock quotes, and movie listings. This site also features free-email , chat and a
customized news-search tool.
My Netscape
Useful tools. Convenient services. Great content. These are just a few of the things you can look forward to as a Netscape member. One
registration. Single sign in. Immediate access. When you join the Netscape Team, you get it all. Netscape can give you things you can’t get
anywhere else. And membership is free.You can customize the page to include news, sports, weather, and stock quotes. This site also features
free-email.
Registration is required to use these Web sites since they are customized to each users particular needs. You will be asked to submit a “screen
name” (username) and a password. There is no charge to use these portals…they receive their revenue from advertising.
Exercises