Living OnlineUnit 12

Using the Internet & Browsing the Web

Understand the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web

Identify items on a web page Identify types & purposes of web sites Use a browser Refresh a web page Show & manage history of recently visited pages Manage bookmarked sites Copy elements from web pages to other

programs Identify problems associated with using the Web

Objectives

Internet◦ The network of hardware/devices

World Wide Web◦ The way of accessing the info over the Internet

Internet and WWW

HTTP◦ Rules to transmit documents over Internet

HTML◦ Language of a web page◦ View…Source

Mosaic◦ 1st graphical browser

Web 2.0◦ Web with participation◦ Wiki, social networking

Terms

FTP◦ Rules for transferring files over Internet

Wiki◦ Collaborative site

URL◦ The address of a page

Terms

Many sites require cookies ◦ Small text file

Stored on your HD

Contains customer id info◦ Personalizes your web visit◦ When you visit the site, the ID# in cookie is sent

to web site to look up history of your past visits

Profiles are formed from your activities

Cookies

Hosting the banner on servers and using third-party cookies, an advertising company is able to track the browsing of users across these two sites.

Cookie Example

Cookie Example

Play Video

Cookie Options in Browser

Plug-In (Add-on)◦ Add-on for a program that adds functionality

Flash & QuickTime allow a browser to play multimedia files

iLyrics allows iTunes to get song lyrics

Plug-In

Pop-Up Ads◦ Appear in separate window◦ Annoying; generally not dangerous◦ Update IE/browser or Windows XP SP2 or pop-up

blocking software Pop-under

Pop-Ups & Unders

Password DOES NOT mean secure

Secure Socket Layer (SSL)◦ Encrypts the data (credit card #’s, etc.)◦ URL will begin with https://

Log Off after leaving site◦ Why?

Secure Sites- SSL

Secure Sites

The Web Browser- IE

The Web Browser- IE

Copy from a page into Word◦ Text◦ Picture

Print a Page◦ Use Print Preview◦ Select range

Browser Tasks

Customizing the Browser

“Page Not Found” or “404 error”◦ Page not there/moved◦ Typing error

Turn Pop-up blocker on/off

Browser Issues

Review

Review

Living OnlineUnit 12

Using the Internet & Browsing the Web