The Internet - Basics

Use the hyperlinks to go to a web page that has the answer.

BEGIN:

1. What is the Internet? A giant network of computers, and a way people can communicate or post
ideas.

2. Important terms you need to know to sound cool, to follow directions like "go to the web site's home
page", and to be good at surfing the Net. (If you already know the answer, Excellent! Write it.)

a. What is a web site? A site on the web(internet) which hold a singular domain name.

b. What is a home page? The introductory page of a website with the basic information.

c. What is a browser? Name three. Google, Safari, and Bing.

d. What is the home page of the browser you are using to do this activity? (Careful!) Google
Chrome

3. Write the names of the first icons in the Tool Bar. Read what each one will do. Then, read each
problem. Underline the Tool Bar icon you would use.

● You are reading a cool story in an e-book online. It mentions a person you do not remember
being in the story. You would like to scan the previous web page.

You click: Back | Forward | Refresh | Stop

● Your cursor is spinning and spinning, but nothing is appearing on the web page.

You click: Back | Forward | Refresh | Stop

● The web page opens, but there are little question marks where some images do not appear.
You also notice the words stop in the middle of a sentence.

You click: Back | Forward | Refresh | Stop

● You backed up 3 pages to check out an interesting photo of a starfish.

Now you want to return to the page you were one BEFORE you surfed to the starfish page.
 You click: Back | Forward | Refresh | Stop

5. An important part of your web browser is the address bar. It tells you the address of the page you
are viewing. Some people, who make web sites, use addresses that have words, all numbers, or a
blend of numbers and letters together, very similar to the address for your house. Use the information
to answer the following:

● Each web page has a unique address called: omnibox

● What is the acronym (Initials) for this?URL

● If a web site's URL ended in the extension .gov what would you expect it to be about?
Goverment
● If the URL ended with .com it might be related to – Companies

● A URL such as booksforpuppies.edu would be about – Educational books about puppies

● Write the URL for your school’s official web site. What is the extension of their URL? edu

6. Hyperlinks and hotlinks help you navigate the Web.

● What clues tell you text is a hyperlink? Blue text and it states crtl+click to follow link

● How do hyperllinks work? By sending you to another website with a double click

● What is hotlinking? Sending you to another website with a click on an image.

If you click on this word hyperlink nothing happens. That is because it is not linked.
I underlined the word and added the same color as the linked words.
Not all underlined words and not all colored words are linked. You know a word is linked if the cursor
changes to a hand or gives instructions to “ctrl +click to follow link”

It can be confusing when some words that are not colored and not underlined ARE linked. Look for
the cursor change.

Some images - pictures are linked. You might guess this because there is a
colored border around it.
The color often matches the color of the hyperlinked words on the page.
(Not all linked images have a colored border.)
Click on the “Bill of Rights” image.

Not all links are to another web page. Some links are within pages. We call them anchors.
They speed you to a specific paragraph or section or back to the top or
7. Take some notes about Finding things - Search.
- to search a term press enter after typing your desired result
- Press I’m feeling lucky to find the exact key words on chrome
- Scroll to see more obscure results
- You can add a boolean search term
- These terms help add or reduce terms

8. Why should you "Post to be Private" in social networking sites?

Because it can be used against you, and people can use to hack your account. Furthermore in the
future it is possible a job hirer would look at you social media.

Done Already? Explore more:

o Watch the How the Web Works animations
o Small Pieces, Loosely Joined activity |
o What is the Web for? Read Chapter One. Write your own answer.
o Exploring the Google Search Engine
o Google Alternatives Yes, there are many alternatives.
o FYI - Do you have a computer acronym you would like to understand? Find it at The Internet
Acronym Server
o What do the following acronyms mean?
o ISP - internet service provider
o FAQ - frequently asked questions
o FYI - for your information
o WWW - World Wide Web
o TAI - (Think about it) Write your personal acronym
o Use this Internet Glossary to make a crossword puzzle for the class.
o A more advanced Internet Facts activity
o Learn about email

Information and resources for this internet hunt are from the following: gcfglobal.org, learnthenet.com,
computerhope.com, netforbeginners, Mozilla, youtube, mrsoshouse.com, smallpieces.com,
stanventures.com, acronyms.silmaril.ie, pc.net, puzzle-maker.com,