Basic Internet

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Basic Internet

• Fall 2008

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What is the Internet?

• The worlds largest computer network

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Terms to Know

• Network
• a several computers hooked together, where each
  computer is able to communicate with the other
  computers.
• World Wide Web (www)
• multimedia hyperlinked databases that spans the
  globe

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Terms to Know

• Internet
• connects the databases of the World Wide Web
  together
• Browser
• Software used to navigate the World Wide Web.

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Terms to Know

• Firewall
• a barrier between your computer and the
  Internet.
• Viruses
• programs that arrive through e-mail or in a
  downloaded program and demolish your computer.

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Saftey Tips

• When in chat rooms or communicating with new
  people, NEVER use your full name
• NEVER provide your name, address or phone number
  to someone you dont know.
• NEVER provide your passwords to anyone unless you
  are logging into an account you have set up.

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Using the Internet- Getting Started
Back and forward buttons
Address bar
Menu Bar
Home button
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Using the Internet- Getting Started
Stop and Refresh
Favorites
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Using the Internet- Getting Started

• Open the web browser
• Internet Explorer
• Netscape
• Firefox

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Searching the Internet

• Select a search engine
• In the address bar type
• www.yahoo.com or www.google.com

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• In Search area type
• McKinney Library

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• To view a website from the search list
• Click on the blue underlined heading

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• To add attachments such as a photo or resume
• Before sending the e-mail click on attach file

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• Click on the location where your file is located.
• Then click on Open to attach the file.

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• Opening attachmentsclick on one of the options
  at the bottom of the email.

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• If the file is an item that you need to modify or
  just want to save to a disk or your hard
  driveClick Download and then click Open.

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• Printing an e-mail

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• Printing an e-mail

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• Deleting an e-mail

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• Logging out

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Questions ?