Basic Internet Skills

What is the internet?

A large group of computers connected to one another

Its purpose is to send information back and forth to individual computers very quickly

It is a network of networks

Glossary of useful terms

WEB ADDRESS (DOMAIN): a unique address for a web site

BROWSER: software to access the web

FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (FTP): a method for downloading and uploading files on the internet

Glossary of useful terms

INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS (IP ADDRESS): a unique identification number for every computer on the internet

E-MAIL: electronic mail transferred from one computer user to another

HOME PAGE: the first page available to the computer user when the browser is opened

Glossary of useful terms

HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL (http): establishes the rules by which web pages are transferred

LINK, or HYPERTEXT LINK: an underlined word or phrase that directly links to a page on the web

UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR (URL): an addressing schematic used to located web pages

Glossary of useful terms

WEB PAGE: a single hypertext file that is part of a web site

WEB SITE: a collection of web pages

HYPERTEXT: a software system that links topics on a screen to related information

Address bar

Title bar (tab)

Forward and Backward Buttons

Search Button

Refresh Button

Home

Favorites

Tools

Congratulations!

You are ‘surfing’ the web!

Type ‘library,’ then click on the “Google Search” button

Click on a link

Congratulations!

You have the basic tools you need to access the internet!