Welcome Computer 101 Session 4 With Laura Crichton

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard

Webpages and Websites Website: http: //www. wikipedia. org/ Top level of the domain Webpage:

Minimum Requirements Computer or device Internet connection Browser SHOULD have anti-virus software (Avast, AVG,

Connecting to the internet Internet Connection Internet Service Provider (ISP) Wired Ethernet cable &

Browsers The purpose of the browser is to interpret the complex coded information that

Parts of the browser From the top: Minimize/Maximize/Close Tab/New tab <- -> Back/Forward Refresh

Search Engines Search engines are programs that search documents for specified keywords and returns

Results Search engines will return a set of webpages & URLs.

Getting the results you expect Getting good results depends on the keywords in your

Not getting the results you want? Do some research for better keywords Wikipedia –

Evaluating your results High quality websites . gov –official government site (irs. gov) .

*Any* quality websites . uk – United Kingdom . org – advocacy group (though

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Welcome! Computer 101 Session 4 With Laura Crichton

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to serve several billion users worldwide. W 3 C—World Wide Web Consortium provides international standards for the world wide web (www)

Webpages and Websites Website: http: //www. wikipedia. org/ Top level of the domain Webpage: http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/James_Dean

Minimum Requirements Computer or device Internet connection Browser SHOULD have anti-virus software (Avast, AVG, Mc. Afee, Norton, Spybot)

Connecting to the internet Internet Connection Internet Service Provider (ISP) Wired Ethernet cable & Ethernet card Modem (for dial up) Wireless/ Wi. Fi ('IEEE 802. 11‘) Wireless router (broadcast) Wireless cards (receive)

Browsers The purpose of the browser is to interpret the complex coded information that makes up Web pages and display them as organized text and graphics on your screen. Chrome (55. 7%) Firefox (26. 9%) Internet Explorer (10. 2%) Other (Safari, Opera) (7. 2%)

Parts of the browser From the top: Minimize/Maximize/Close Tab/New tab <- -> Back/Forward Refresh Home “Omnibar” –Search engine AND location bar Favorites (star) Settings

Search Engines Search engines are programs that search documents for specified keywords and returns a list of the documents where the keywords were found. Google & Bing are the top two. Yippy, Yahoo, Webopedia, Dogpile, Duck. Go, Yandex (Russia), Baidu (China), etc.

Entering your search terms

Results Search engines will return a set of webpages & URLs.

Getting the results you expect Getting good results depends on the keywords in your search Search entity: James Dean images James Dean bio James Dean death James Dean news location

Not getting the results you want? Do some research for better keywords Wikipedia – User created/contributed encyclopedia Webopedia – Technical encyclopedia Advanced operators for Google search google operators

Evaluating your results High quality websites . gov –official government site (irs. gov) . edu – site affiliated with higher education . mil – US Military.

*Any* quality websites . uk – United Kingdom . org – advocacy group (though anyone can buy this domain type) . com – commercial/business, but anyone can buy this domain . mobi – mobile site.