Good Morning Everyone! Internet Essentials Course Presented by Quinte West Public Library and Peter Ferguson

What is the Internet? It is a "network of networks“ consists of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and government networks, worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data using the standard Internet Protocol (IP).

It is a "network of networks“

consists of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and government networks,

worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data using the standard Internet Protocol (IP).

History ARPANET started in 1972 TCP/IP occurred in July 1977 links were all converted to TCP/IP in 1982 late 1980s, first Internet service providers (ISP) World Wide Web in 1990 Excerpts from wikipedia.org

ARPANET started in 1972

TCP/IP occurred in July 1977

links were all converted to TCP/IP in 1982

late 1980s, first Internet service providers (ISP)

World Wide Web in 1990

Excerpts from wikipedia.org

What is the World Wide Web Internet is a physical collection of computer networks The World Wide Web accessible via the Internet a collection of interconnected documents

Internet is a physical collection of computer networks

The World Wide Web

accessible via the Internet

a collection of interconnected documents

Browsers A web browser is a software application enabling a user to display text, images, and other information typically located on a web page at a website on the World Wide Web Netscape Navigator Internet Explorer Opera Apple Safari Mozilla Firefox

A web browser is a software application enabling a user to display text, images, and other information typically located on a web page at a website on the World Wide Web

Netscape Navigator

Internet Explorer

Opera

Apple Safari

Mozilla Firefox

Finding Information Directory specializes in categorizing links to other web sites Yahoo , LookSmart, Gimpsy, Geniusfind Answers.com, Open Directory Project Search Engine is a document retrieval system designed to help find information Google , Ask.com, HotBot, MSN Search, Snap, Dogpile, Info.com, Mamma

Directory specializes in categorizing links to other web sites

Yahoo , LookSmart, Gimpsy, Geniusfind Answers.com, Open Directory Project

Search Engine is a document retrieval system designed to help find information

Google , Ask.com, HotBot, MSN Search, Snap, Dogpile, Info.com, Mamma

Searching the Internet

Google Search Engine Number one Search Engine

Number one Search Engine

Google Web Features

Google Features Google - Similar Pages Boolean Operators ( AND, OR, +, -) allintitle: search item allinurl: search URL info:site address to find out about site link:site addresses to find sites linked to initial site

Google - Similar Pages

Boolean Operators ( AND, OR, +, -)

allintitle: search item

allinurl: search URL

info:site address

to find out about site

link:site addresses

to find sites linked to initial site

Numerical Searches use it as a calculator 1965..1975 for events $150..$300 for products 225..455 for street number addresses

use it as a calculator

1965..1975 for events

$150..$300 for products

225..455 for street number addresses

Text Searches define: meaning of word following (no space) translate pages by clicking translate button Google - Language tools allow you to translate any text using Google choose language and paste text and then translate

define: meaning of word following (no space)

translate pages by clicking translate button

Google - Language tools allow you to translate any text using Google

choose language and paste text and then translate

Finding….. find a person by name and city find a business phone number by adding in the other information stocks by typing in stock code then click stock quotes on results page

find a person by name and city

find a business phone number by adding in the other information

stocks by typing in stock code then click stock quotes on results page

Travelling ? flight information (www.flightarrivals.com) just type in flight carrier and number find maps by typing in addresses check airport weather by typing flight carrier and number and three letter airport code Toronto (YYZ)

flight information (www.flightarrivals.com) just type in flight carrier and number

find maps by typing in addresses

check airport weather by typing flight carrier and number and three letter airport code Toronto (YYZ)

Finding Images Google - images Advanced image Search for searching by size or type strict filtering to avoid adult images

Google - images

Advanced image Search for searching by size or type

strict filtering to avoid adult images

Google - News Directory format Google - News (4500 news organizations) search news stories sort by date option select by Nation at bottom of results page translate foreign news by right-clicking story and choosing language Advanced News Search

Directory format

Google - News (4500 news organizations)

search news stories

sort by date option

select by Nation at bottom of results page

translate foreign news by right-clicking story and choosing language

Advanced News Search

Google - audio / video +file type (.wav, .avi, mpeg) Google - pdf, doc, etc. choose file type from advanced

+file type (.wav, .avi, mpeg)

Google - pdf, doc, etc.

choose file type from advanced

Google - Toolbar add-in Downloaded and installed into Browser allow blocked pop-ups highlight button to highlight searched words in a resulting document / page

Downloaded and installed into Browser

allow blocked pop-ups

highlight button to highlight searched words in a resulting document / page

Froogle - for products or services for sale sort by price limit results by category Advanced search by category listing

sort by price

limit results by category

Advanced search by category listing

Google - Groups listings of newsgroups which are postings by people search by topic, then by date Advanced group search select discussion thread to follow topic post a reply (response) post a new message

listings of newsgroups which are postings by people

search by topic, then by date

Advanced group search

select discussion thread to follow topic

post a reply (response)

post a new message

Google ask experts questions for as little as .50 per question

ask experts questions

for as little as .50 per question

Summary What is the Internet History of the Internet World Wide Web Browsers Directories & Search Engines Searching the Internet

What is the Internet

History of the Internet

World Wide Web

Browsers

Directories & Search Engines

Searching the Internet

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