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CONTENTS
WORLD
WIDE WEB INTERNET FUNDAMENTALS BROWSING AND SEARCHING CONCEPTS INTRANET FUNDAMNETALS
Internet Fundamentals Introduction

The World Wide Web The Internet
Using a Web Browser Netscape Navigator
Finding Information on the Web

(Using Effective Search Strategies)
Directories Search Engines
World Wide Web (WWW) An

Introduction
a vast collection of information
thats
connected like a web

accessible through the Internet using
connections called hyperlinks

view the WWW resources through a program
called a Web Browser, such as:
Netscape Navigator Internet Explorer
World Wide Web (WWW)

Navigate through the WWW by pointing to and clicking on hyperlinks (underlined or boldfaced words, phrases, icons, or images) Also called Cyberspace or the Information Superhighway
Often confused...
URL or Email Address?
URL
- Uniform Resource Locator Web Address Example:
or
http://www.weather.com
Used
by Browsers to locate sites Often confused with Email addresses johndoe@netscape.net
Entering a URL
http://netscape.com
Location Box Enter URLs here (or Web Address) http://netscape.com

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Sample URLs
(or Internet Addresses)
Internet Address or URL Domains http://www.angelfire.com http://www.msstate.edu http://www.intop.net http://www.navy.mil http://www.____.org http://www.____.gov Global
commercial site educational inst. network organize. military not for profit org. gov. agency,dept.
Web Pages
Web
Pages - documents on the WWW Written and constructed using HTML HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language
a special language
or code used to design and publish on the
<html> <head> <title>MBJ ONLINE</title> documents <base Web href="http://www.msbusiness.co m/"> </head>
The Internet
An information system Communication tool A large network of computer world wide
systems
can be explored by using a Web Browser
Services available through the Internet:

Email (Discussion groups,Chat Rooms, etc.) Information search (including research) Education (Online courses; virtual colleges) Entertainment, News, and more...
Internet Fundamentals
Using a Web Browser
Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer
Web Browsers
Software
programs used to access the World Wide Web Two most popular web browsers:
Microsoft Internet Explorer Netscape Navigator
Netscape Navigator
Similar
with slight differences
Using a Web Browser
Starting and stopping the Browser The Web Browsers window Getting around a page and the WWW Saving, printing, and mailing items from the WWW Bookmarks - Keeping track of favorite sites Setting preferences and options
Finding Information on the Web
using
Directories Search
Engines
(Effective Search Strategies)
Searching the Web
Guessing Domain Names such as:

ibm.com or weather.com maps.com or abcnews.com
Performing Keyword Searches

Using Search Engines Single keyword search (such as tennis) More exact search results (using 2 or more words, or even a phrase such as womens tennis) continued...
Complex
Searching the Web Search

contains several words, but uses operators such as
AND, OR, NOT, and phrases in quotation marks
Examples:
stock AND quotes stock quotes orange NOT county Web OR Internet
Be
Patient and Persistent!
SearchSearch Engine ? Engines What is a

program that connects you
base or Web address used to perform a thorough search
to a data
Some Popular Search Engines

Alta Vista, Excite, Hotbot, Lycos, InforSeek, etc.
Random Browsing (takes too much time) Mark Favorite Sites (bookmark the sites) Use several Search Engines for a thorough search
finds that match your keyword(s) additional pages of sites Exite
Some
sites it and up to 19
Favorite Search Engines Alta Vista (http://www.altavista.digital.com)

Characteristic: returns links to first 10 web
(http://www.excite.com)
10
will return a page with links to the first
sites it found that match you keyword(s) Hotbot
(http://www.hotbot.com)
Search
Engines, continued
Advice: Make bookmarks for Search Engine Sites
Search Engine Web Address (or URL) Alta Vista http://www.altavista.digital.com Excite http://www.excite.com HotBot http://www.hotbot.com InfoSeek http://www.infoseek.com Lycos http://www.lycos.com WebCrawlerhttp://www.webcrawler.com
Search Engine or Directory?
Whats the difference?
Search Engine - allows you to collect and then browse information from more sources
(Excite, AltaVista, InfoSeek, etc.)
Directory - generally doesnt include every single web page or resource. Organizes resources of web pages by categories.
(Yahoo!)
Some Favorite Directories
Directory Name
Yahoo!
Web Address (URL)
(favorite) http://www.yahoo.com Magellan http://www.mckinley.com Point http://www.pointcom.com
Built-In Search Pages
Netscape
and Internet Explorer have 2 built-in search pages

Netscape or Explorer Icon (upper right) Search Button (or Icon) on Tool Bar (at top)
Easiest
way to perform a search

beginners especially)
N
(for
Meta-Search tools
Multi-Search Engines
Searches 5 or 6 engines at once prefer this type of search engine (personally)
Recommended
Multi-Search Engines
MetaCrawler http://www.metacrawler.com Ask Jeeves http://www.askjeeves.com DogPile http://www.dogpile.com
Finding People & Businesses
Looking
for Email Addresses Looking for home or business addresses or phone numbers
Sites
specializing in Email Addresses: Four11 http://www.four11.com WhoWhere http://www.whowhere.com
Browsing vs. Searching
Browsing is used to describe casual looking through material generally with nothing specific in mind. Searching describes looking for something specific, and generally by entering search terms at a search engine to find information you want. Browsing is scanning the worldwide web through links from one site to another or one page to another. Searching on the other hand refers to looking for specific pieces of information using search engines.
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Intranet fundamentals
Intranet
is the generic term for a collection of private computer networks within an organization. An intranet uses network technologies as a tool to facilitate communication between people or work groups to improve the data sharing capability and overall knowledge base of an organization's employees.
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Whats an Intranet?
An Intranet is an internal information system based on Internet technology, web services, TCP/IP and HTTP communication protocols, and HTML publishing. The Intranet is a technology that permits your organization to define itself as a whole entity, a group, a family, where everyone knows their roles, and everyone is working on the improvement and health of the organization.
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Intranet Utilities
Intranets
utilize standard network hardware and software technologies like Ethernet ,Wi-Fi, TCP/IP, Web browsers and Web servers. An organization's intranet typically includes Internet access but is firewalled so that its computers cannot be reached directly from the outside.
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Uses of Intranets
Intranets can be used for so many different functions within your organization. Applications that youve been using for years are finding their way to the Intranet. Every developer from 1996/97 is creating new Web applications, or retrofitting existing applications to run seamlessly in Intranet environment. Uses include executive decision support systems, sales cycle automation tools, financial systems, online analytical processing (OLAP) applications, personal productivity applications, financial trading floor systems, procurement and business-to-business commerce applications, document management systems, and customer support and help desk applications. The list just goes on and on.
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CONTENTS

Internet Fundamentals Introduction

Finding Information on the Web

Directories Search Engines

World Wide Web (WWW) An

connected like a web

connections called hyperlinks

called a Web Browser, such as:

Netscape Navigator Internet Explorer

World Wide Web (WWW)

- Uniform Resource Locator Web Address Example:

by Browsers to locate sites Often confused with Email addresses johndoe@netscape.net

Location Box Enter URLs here (or Web Address) http://netscape.com

or code used to design and publish on the

An information system Communication tool A large network of computer world wide

can be explored by using a Web Browser

Services available through the Internet:

with slight differences

(Effective Search Strategies)

Guessing Domain Names such as:

Performing Keyword Searches

Searching the Web Search

AND, OR, NOT, and phrases in quotation marks

Patient and Persistent!

SearchSearch Engine ? Engines What is a

base or Web address used to perform a thorough search

Some Popular Search Engines

Favorite Search Engines Alta Vista (http://www.altavista.digital.com)

will return a page with links to the first

sites it found that match you keyword(s) Hotbot

Advice: Make bookmarks for Search Engine Sites

Whats the difference?

Web Address (URL)

(favorite) http://www.yahoo.com Magellan http://www.mckinley.com Point http://www.pointcom.com

and Internet Explorer have 2 built-in search pages

way to perform a search

MetaCrawler http://www.metacrawler.com Ask Jeeves http://www.askjeeves.com DogPile http://www.dogpile.com

specializing in Email Addresses: Four11 http://www.four11.com WhoWhere http://www.whowhere.com

Browsing vs. Searching

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