Pc basics 2
- 1. PC BASICS II Introduction to the Internet How to access information online
- 2. Review of Basic Computer Terms Computer Hardware ∗Desktop ∗Laptop ∗Mouse ∗Monitor ∗Keyboard ∗External devices – printer, scanner, speakers, etc.
- 3. Review of Basic Computer Terms Computer Software ∗Windows (also Linux or Mac OS) ∗Microsoft Office (also Open Office) ∗ Word ∗ Powerpoint ∗ Excel, etc. ∗Offline ∗Online ∗Internet Browser
- 4. PC BASICS II PC Basics I and getting an initial orientation on developing computer skills focuses more on the computer itself OFFLINE. Our goal for this class and succeeding classes is to maximize the potential of a computer that is ONLINE that is, hooked up to the World Wide Web!
- 5. Internet (A little history & some serious stuff) ∗ Began in the 19602 as military network ARPNET ∗ Made of the items that allow computers to share information: satellites, telephone and fiber optic cables, modems
- 6. World Wide Web ∗ Web sites are written in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) and can be set up by anyone with the know-how. ∗ Web sites are composed of individual web pages connected to one another by hyperlinks. ∗ The Internet is like a highway system that allows you to get from one web site to another.
- 7. Keeping it simple… World Wide Web in Plain English World Wide Web
- 8. Basic Components of a Web Page
- 9. Finding Information on the Internet ∗ The World Wide Web carries information from universities, the government, businesses, and everyday persons ∗ Each web site has a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) which is unique to that site. Typing the URL will take you to the requested site
- 10. Finding Information on the Internet ∗ The World Wide Web is also indexed in search engines which allow you to search for just the information you need.
- 11. Using URLs ∗ URLs usually start with www (but sometimes no need to type this in address bar) ∗ For example, www.unf.edu will take you the University of North Florida. ∗ The ending of the URL can vary depending on what the site is Some common examples: .edu (education) .gov (government) .org (organization) .net (network)
- 12. Keyword Searching in Search Engines ∗ Useful when you don’t have an exact web site in mind ∗ Yahoo and Google are most popular, but there are several others (Alta Vista, Bing, Ask.com) ∗ Using more than one search engine is good because not every web site is indexed on all the search engines
- 13. Search Engine vs. Metasearch Engine Search engines (Google and Yahoo for example search their own indexed web sites Metasearch engines, such as Dogpile.com search multiple search engines A keyword search in Dogpile will find the results from Yahoo and from Google.
- 14. PC BASICS II Practice Session and Q&A
- 15. PC BASICS II