Internet CyberSurfing

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Internet CyberSurfing
Introduction to the Internet

• Academic Computing Network Services

Developed by Alan Stromberg and John Braswell
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Exploring the Internet

• What is the Internet?

The Internet,or "Net"for short, is simply a
series of computer networks inked to one another
around the world, communicating almost
instantaneously with one another.
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You are now entering . . .
Cyberspace
Welcome to my virtual world
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Agenda

• Concept of Internet
• Understand Netscape Display
• Options and Preferences
• General - homepage settings
• Mail News groups settings
• Disk Cache Memory
• Home pages - Cool Sites

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Agenda

• Search Engines
• Bookmarks
• creating folders for bookmarks
• organizing bookmarks in folders
• import/export bookmarks
• Downloading
• save as/copy to commands
• helper applications

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Overview

• Navigate your way around the Internet
• Using the web for business pleasure
• Easy to get lost - know what youre looking for
• Strategy for surfing the web - bookmark
• Use the tools at your disposal- download software
  when applicable
• Web is constantly changing - be flexible
• know when to end your session

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Naming Conventions

• astrombe_at_acns.fsu.edu
• Read right to left
• .edu - (domain) used for educational
  institutions (com,mil,org,gov,country abbrev.)
• .fsu - (institution) directs mail to FSU WAN
• _at_acns - (computer name) Name server distributes
  mail to servers (LANs)
• astrombe (login name) used by server to get mail
  to correct user

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Web Terminology

• http - (hypertext transport protocol)
• url - (uniform resource locator) better known
  as a web site
• http//www.fsu.edu F SU Homepage
• http//www.netscape.com Netscape homepage
• Search Engines - excite, magellan, alta vista,
  yahoo,lycos,etc.
• Cool Sites - 5-star sites, top 5 sites on Web
• Whats New- different areas of interest
• Newsgroups - postings and spams
• Live Audio - live radio concerts over the
  Internet
• Java Script - programming that makes web pages
  come alive

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Understanding the Netscape Display

• Option menu preferences
• Specify home page on launch
• Identify helper applications
• Set mail news preferences

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Understanding the Netscape Display Tools that
help you navigate the net
Menu Bar
Buttons
Tool Bar (Icons)
Location Site Box - url address
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Understanding the Netscape Display
Options pull-down menu reveals the Preferences
dialog box
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Understanding the netscape display
General Preferences
Select startup view
Customize toolbar
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Understanding the netscape display
Helper Applications Plug-Ins
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Understanding the netscape display
News Mail Preferences
Set your email address here
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Understanding the netscape display
Clear your Disk Cache once per session depending
upon use to keep your web browser running smoother
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Cool Sites on the Web
Corporate America has discovered the Web. . . the
next frontier.
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Bookmarks

• adding a bookmark
• creating folders for bookmarks
• organizing bookmarks in folders
• importing/exporting bookmarks

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adding a bookmark
when you reach a desired destination . . .
Netscape on a Mac
. . . Click add bookmark under bookmarks on the
menu bar to add the website to your list
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creating folders for bookmarks
find bookmarks under window on menu bar
THEN
click item to reveal insert folder dialog box
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organizing bookmarks in folders
By creating a new folder, you can organize your
bookmarks by subject or interest
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importing/exporting bookmarks
From the file menu, choose import bookmarks. . .
. . . a dialog box reveals a list of files,
select open bookmarks to import into your web
browser
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Summary

• Concept of Internet
• Understand Netscape Display
• Home pages - Cool Sites
• Search Engines
• Bookmarks
• Downloading

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Where to get more information
surf the web. . .
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