Internet I

• Internet Basics
  • Definition :The Internet is the physical network of computers on which the information travels.
  • History of the Internet:
    • timeline
    • History of the Internet & the World Wide Web from the WWW Virtual Library
    • more web sites on the Internet History
    • Net History - A site dedicated to Internet history links, including Internet, email, web and other related history sources.
     
  • Components of the Internet
   
  • Format of Information
   
  • Glossary of Internet Terms:
  • Information Literacy Terms
  • Glossary of Internet Terms
 

• Hardware and software needed to use the Internet

• computer hardware:
  • Central Processing Unit (CPU) Keeps upgrading each year
  • modem from wireless, T1 line ,cable to dial up (56.6 Kbps -28.8 still used but slow)
  • monitor (flat screen or regular)
• mouse
• keyboard
• providers:
  • Comcast, Digex, Mindspring, AOL, Net Zero, ...
  • Different speeds - dial up, cable, dedicated T1 line...
• Article on providers
• Software browsers:
  • Mozilla Fireworks
  • Internet Explorer
  • Netscape
  • others
• Operating System: Windows: 95, 98, XP, MAC OS, Linux
• Extra's on Computer but not needed for connection to Internet:
• Different Drives, Floppy Disk Drive, Zip Drive, CD ROM Drive, DVD, Flash Drive...
 
• Dave's Guide for Buying a Home Computer Click on the Buying a Home PC and Buying a Notebook on left column. Dave has been teaching Introduction to home Computing at Michigan State University since 1990

• How to read a web page
  
  

  Menu bar	Logo
  Command Tool bar	Hypertext Links
  Location or Address field	Status bar
  Bookmark button or Favorites	Scrollbar

  • Exercise: Use the CNN website to find the weather in Dundalk for the next five days
    
  • Methods of finding Information and resources on the World Wide Web
  • Using an Internet Address
    How to Understand a URL or Internet Address
    
  • Hypertext Links
  • Searching with:
    • Subject Directories
    • Search Engines
    • Meta Search Engines
    • Evaluative Directories & Web Sites
    • Invisible Web
    • Periodical Databases
  • Search Strategy

  • Searching Techniques

   

  • Evaluating the Information

    • Criteria
    • Evaluative Search Tools

   

  • Citing Web Sites

    • Citing Sources

  Updated 2/05