Internet Explorer can be opened by double clicking its desktop icon or through the Start menu. The main components of the Internet Explorer window include the title bar, menu bar, toolbar, and address bar. The toolbar contains standard icons like Back, Forward, Stop, Refresh, Home, Search, Favorites, History, Mail and Print. Every webpage has a unique web address called a URL made up of the protocol, domain name, and top level domain name indicating the type and country. Common top level domains include .com, .org, .net, .gov, .mil, and .edu. Users can access websites by typing the URL in the address bar or clicking on links. Toolbars can be shown or hidden and

1. GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE CHIKKABASUR
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
CLASS : BA II YEAR
SUBJECT : COMPUTER APPLICATIONS II
TOPIC NAME : INTERNET EXPLORER
PRESENTED BY : PROF. SHRIDEVI S G
Dept of Computer Applications

2. INTERNET EXPLORER
• To open the Internet Explorer:
• Double click on the Internet Explorer icon on Desktop.
• Or, from Start  All Programs  Internet Explorer.
• If you were using a modem, the “Dial-up Networking” screen appears on your screen.

3. INTERNET EXPLORER WINDOW
• The main components of Internet Explorer:
• Title Bar
• Menu Bar
• Toolbar
• Address Bar

4. BROWSER ICONS
• Toolbar contains the following standard icons:
• Back
• Forward
• Stop
• Refresh
• Home
• Search
• Favorites
• History
• Mail
• Print

5. WEB ADDRESS
• Every page has its own unique address, known as URL (Uniform Resource Location) as shown
below:
• URL is made up of three components:
• http: the protocol used to access the Internet
• www World Wide Web.
• Domain Name: Location or area where the pages are stored.
• Top Level Domain: consists of two parts:
• The three letter code of a URL that indicates whether the type of the address.
• The two letter code that indicates the country.

6. WEB ADDRESS
• Top level Domain Names types:
• .com: Commercial
• .org: Organization
• .net: Network
• .gov: Government
• .mil: Military
• .edu: Educational

7. USING THE BROWSER
• Most browsers allow you to access Web site directly by typing its Web address
(URL). To access a Web site, do the following:
• Click the address box so that the current address is highlighted
• Type the new address
• Press the Enter key, or press GO.
• If you are using Internet Explorer, there is no need to type http://, as this part
will be added automatically when you press the Enter key.

8. USING THE BROWSER
• Note that some texts appear underlined and in blue. If you
position the pointer into this text, it will change to a hand shape. If
you click it, an action will be performed.
Ex: www.yahoo.com
www.google.com
• To cancel downloading, click the Stop button.
• To reload a Web page, click Refresh.

9. CHANGING THE HOME PAGE
• A Home page: is the first Web page you will see every time you launch Internet Explorer. So, it is a good idea
to choose a page that contains information that is important to you.
• To change your home page, do the following:
• Go to the page you want to appear when you start Internet Explorer
• Select Internet Options from the Tools menu
• Click the General tab
• Under Home page, click Use Current button.
• Click Apply
• Click Ok
• Once you have changed your home page, you can quickly view it by clicking the Home button on the Standard
toolbar.

10. TOOLBARS
• The toolbars appear automatically when you start Internet
Explorer.
• The Standard toolbar includes the icons (Back, Forward, Stop,
Refresh, Home,..etc)
• The Address Bar displays the web address
• The Links Bar includes a few web pages that you use
frequently. Just click the link to display the page.

11. TOOLBARS
• To show or hide these tools, select Toolbars from the View menu. Clear the check mark next to the
toolbar to hide it.

12. CLOSING AND DISCONNECTING
• Click the Close button in the top right hand corner of the browser window.
• Click Disconnect in the Connected Window.
• To disconnect but leave the browser window: Double-click the connected icon on the status bar.