The document provides an introduction to basic internet concepts for seniors. It covers what the internet is, how to use a web browser and mouse, how to visit known and unknown websites, and basic terminology like URLs, hyperlinks, home pages, and web pages. It aims to explain the essential tools and navigation needed to begin exploring the internet.

1. INTERNET BASICS FOR
SENIORS

2. Welcome!
The Internet is a powerful, all though sometimes
intimidating, tool for research, communication,
and more.

3. What We’re Covering
 Basic Description of the Internet
 What is WWW
 What an Internet browser is and how to use it
 How to visit a website you know
 How to find websites you don’t know
 How to use a keyboard and mouse

4. What We’re Not Covering
 How to use FACEBOOK

5. Quick Survey
 Has anybody not used a keyboard and
mouse?
 Has anybody used the Internet?
 Do any of you have the Internet at
home?

6. Using Your Mouse
 To move your cursor (the arrow on the
screen) you move your mouse. This is
how you navigate the screen
 Most mice have two buttons – a left
button and a right button
 99% of the time you will be using the left
button

7. Drop Down Boxes
 Sometimes on the Internet you are
provided with a choice of items
(shown right)
 Click on the down arrow which
results in all the options appearing
and the list of options will appear
 Click the ESC key if you don’t want
to select anything

8. Scrolling
 Sometimes a webpage is too long to fit on
the screen. When this happens we need to
“scroll”
 You can scroll by:
 Clicking the arrows on the right hand of the
screen
 Clicking and dragging the bar on the right
hand of the screen
 Rolling the scroll wheel

9. What is the Internet?
 The Internet is a worldwide, publically
accessible series of interconnected computer
networks
www.youtube.com

10. What is an IP address?
 Internet Protocol
 Number that uniquely identifies each computer
device connected to the internet
 Four groups of numbers, separated by a
period
 Number in each group is between 0 and 255
 Ex. 74.125.71.103 | (google.com)

11. What is a domain name?
 Text version of an IP address
 Each domain name represents one or more IP
addresses

12. 2 types of computer in terms of internet
 1. CLIENT – computer that knows how to
communicate with a particular type of server to
use the information stored on that server.
 2. SERVER – computer that handles requests
for data, email, file transfer, and other network
services. It stores information for use by
clients.

13. How did the Internet originate?
 In 1969, the US Department of Defense
started a project to allow researchers and
military personnel to communicate with each
other in an emergency. The project was called
ARPAnet and it is the foundation of the
INTERNET.

14. Who controls the internet?
 No one – it is a public, cooperative, and
independent network
 Several organizations set standards
 WORLD WIDE WEB CONSORTIUM (W3C)
 Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee (director)
 Oversees research, set standards and guidelines
 Mission is to contribute to the growth of the Web

15. How Do You Get On The
Internet?
You need three items to get on the Internet:
 Computer
 with System Software and Application Software
 Cables, modem or router to hook up your computer
to other computer or to the Internet via the ISP
 Internet Service Provider (ISP)

16. Also Recommended(!)
While not technically necessary it is highly
recommended your computer also have the
following when hooked up to the Internet:
 Anti-virus Software
 Firewall
 Anti-Spyware Software
 Latest Updates To Your Operating System

17. What is the WWW?
 WORLD WIDE WEB
 A worldwide collection of electronic documents,
also called WEB
 Each electronic document is called a Web page
 Can contain text, graphics, audio, video, and
built-in connections
 A Web site is a collection of related Web pages

18. Who invented the WWW?
 World Wide Web was invented by Tim
Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau in 1990,
while working at CERN (the European
Organization for Nuclear Research)

19. How Do You Surf Web and The
Internet?
 First you start your Internet browser (Internet
Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari, etc.)
 If you know where you want to go then enter
the address in the Internet browser
 If you don’t know where you want to go then
you go to a search engine, perform a search,
and then go to the website

20. What is a Web Browser
 Application software that enables you to
access and navigate the Web or the Internet
by viewing web pages.
 Ex. Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome,
Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera,
Safari

21. Starting Your Internet Browser
Via The Start Menu Or Via The
Desktop

22. Visiting A Known Website
 If you know the address of the website you
want to visit (i.e. http://www.sca.edu.ph/) you
type it in the address bar and click on the
button
Type In Address
Here
And Click Here

23. Visiting An Unknown Website
(1/2)
 Go to a search engine – a web page that helps
you find websites. Google (www.google.com) is
the most popular
 Enter into the search box what you want to
search for and click search
Type In What You’re Searching For
Here
And Then Click Here

24. Visiting An Unknown Website
(2/2)
 After you click
search the search
engine will display
your results
 It may take several
searches to find what
you’re looking for
 The more keywords
you search with the

25. Searching For Known Websites
 Don’t waste your time searching for a website
you all ready know the address to
 Not all websites are in search engines
 The Internet is more than websites

26. What is a website?
 Site or area o the World Wide Web that is
accessed by its own Internet Address (domain
name)
 Collection of related web pages.
 Contains a home page and additional pages.
 Owned by:
 Individual, company or organization

27. Home Page
 Web page that your browser uses when it
starts
 Refers to the main web page out of a
collection of web pages

28. Web page
 Basic unit of every website
 It can be an article, an ordering page or a
single paragraph
 It is usually combination of text, pictures,
videos, and sound.

29. What is a hyperlink?
 Also called a link
 Built-in connection to another related Web
page or part of a Web page
 Link can be a word, phrase, or graphics
 The shape of the pointer on the screen changes to a
small hand with a pointing index finger when you
position it on a link or point to the link

30. What is URL?
 Uniform Resource Locator
 Address that points to a particular document or
other resources on the Internet.
 Address of a web page or web address

31. What are the parts of a URL?
protocol domain name path
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/index.html

32. First Part - PROTOCOL
 Tells the web browser what server it will be
talking to in order to fetch the URL
 Common Protocol
 http, https, ftp, pop3, smtp

33. Second Part- DOMAIN NAME
 Identifies the web site containing the pages.
 TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN
 Last part of the domain name (ex. .com)

34. TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN
 Generic TLD
 Ex. .com, .edu, .gov, .net, .org, .info
 Country Code TLD
 Ex. .ph, .us, .au, .jp

35. Third Part - PATH
 Indicates where the web page is located within
the web space of the web site.