WELCOME

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WELCOME to the INTERNET
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• What is the Internet?
• a bunch of computer networks all connected
  together.
• this is millions of computers
• you have access to a portion of these through
  the internet

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• Identification of Computers
• Computers on the Internet (hosts) are
  identified by names and numbers
• The numbers are written in four parts
  205.238.207.92
• The names are written in two or more parts
  xuxa.iecc.com
• Every machine on the Net has a number.

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• Electronic Mail and Mailing Lists
• Email mwarren_at_bristolvaschools.org
• Mailing Lists send a message to a large list
  of people.
• Mail server robots automatically send a
  response.

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• The World Wide Web
• Often referred to as WWW or the Web
• A huge collection of pages which have text,
  pictures and other stuff.
• The cool part is that they are all linked
  together.
• You can go from page to page to page etc.

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• Live Chat
• You can converse with people in other towns,
  states, or countries.
• AOL, AIM, Yahoo, IRQ, MS Messenger
• Be careful as you may not be talking to who
  you think you are talking.

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• Browsers
• This is what you must have to view web pages.
• Internet Explorer (IE)
• Netscape Navigator

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• Now what do I do?
• URL the address usually begins with http//
• Click on a link on the page you are on.
• Use a search engine.
• Click on a link in an email.

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• Search Engines
• A way to find information easily.
• Lots of search engines to choose from
• Google
• Yahoo
• Lycos
• Dogpile

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• How to Search
• Use key words
• Dont be too broad, BUT dont be too narrow.

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• Grabbing Software over the Net
• Freeware vs. Shareware
• Music
• Application Programs
• Zipped Files
• Make sure you have a good virus scanner

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• Where do I find things to Download?
• Tucows.com
• Download.com
• NoNags.com
• http//downloads-zdnet.com.com
• AudioBooksforFree.com

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Surf and Have Fun!