Internet Basics

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Top-level domain

.com, .gov, and .org are examples of Top-level domain

Top-level domain

.org, .edu and .com are all examples of Top-level domain

Hyperlink

A clickable bit of text or image used to navigate the Web

ISP ( Internet Service Provider)

A company that provides Internet for home users

Internet

A global network of billions of computers and other electronic devices

Router

A hardware device that allows us to connect multiple computers to a single Internet connection

Website

A website is a collection of related text, images, and other resources viewed through the Internet

Examples of Plug-ins

Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight

Plug-ins

Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight are examples of plugins.

Cable Modem

Cable broadband connections use a Cable modem to provide an Internet

Quotation marks (" ")

Certain search engines can match exact words or phrases from the search by using special characters such as quotation marks

Web Browser

Computer users can access and view websites

Web browser

Computer users can access and view websites using a type of application called a Web browser. i.e. Google Chrome, Moxzilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge

What is a router used for?

Connecting several devices to a single Internet connection

Main reason to use Cloud

Convenience and reliability

Examples of Physical cables

Copper Wire (twisted pair ) -- transmit data

Internet Services

DSL, Dial UP, and Cable

Internet Services

DSL, Dial Up, Cable, Wifi

Popular cloud-based storage service

Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive

Web Browsers

Examples : IE, Opera and Edge

Chat

Form of communication that takes place in real time.

Examples of Cloud-based File Storage

Google Drive, Dropbox

Search Engines

Google, Yahoo! and Bing are examples of Search Engines

Network name on your router

Is NOT set by the manufacture and can be changed

Mbps

Mega bits per second is a measure of Internet connection speed

Media Streaming

Netfilx, Hulu and Pandora

Hulu

Offers the a large library of TV shows to users who pay a monthly subscription fee

What are browser tabs mainly used for?

Opening multiple webpages in the same browser window

Netflix

Provides service for a low monthly fee that allows you to watch as many movies and TV shows as you desire from their large collection

Global Network

The Internet is a Global Network of billions of computers and other electronic devices.

A global Network

The Internet is a global network of billions of computers and other electronic devices.

The Internet and The Web are not the same

The Internet is a network of networks while the Web is a collection of webpages connected by hyperlinks

Hyphen ( - ) used to search

The hyphen at the beginning of a word is used to exclude a word from a search

Domain Name

The most prominent part of a web address

Bookmark

To mark a web page to view later, you would Bookmark the web page.

You can usually leave out the www. when typing a URL into the web browser

True

Address bar

URL goes into the browser's address bar to access the web page

URL

Unique Website

Abbreviation for Hyperlink

Web "link"

URL

Web pages have a standard addressing system known as URL which allows them to be located on the Internet

Social networking websites

Web sites to keep in touch with current friends, reconnect with old friends, and find and contact people with interests similar to your own through people that you already know.

Hypertext

What sets Web pages apart from other documents is that they contain a special kind of text called "hypertext" which is document text that is able to respond to user input and link to other objects.

hypertext

What sets Web pages apart from other documents is that they contain a special kind of text called hypertext which is document text that is able to respond to user input and link to other objects

Youtube

When it comes to social video, no service is a as large or popular as : Yoututbe. Popular video sharing site offering millions of different videos that have been uploaded by users

Hand icon

When you hover over a link or hyperlink, the pointer changes to a Hand icon.

Example of Instant messenger

Yahoo messenger

To configure a Router

You can use the Router's default IP address

Excluding a word from a search

You can use the hyphen (- ) at the beginning of a word to exclude that word from the search.

Plug-ins

are separate programs that allow your web browser to play several types of multimedia content.

Search Engines

are sophisticated services that store the URL of millions of web pages and most of the content on those pages

Servers

are specialized computers that wait for client computers( workstations ) to request some service such as a website, a file or application

Social networking sites

are used to create connections between friends, family members, and organizations

Links

are used to navigate between different web pages by clicking on them within the web pages.

Pixlr

is an image editing application that runs in your web browser

Google Docs

is an office suite ( word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation apps ) that runs in your browser

Mozilla Firefox

is an open source browser

Instant Messaging

is the act of having an online, text-based conversation with one or more individuals that occurs in real time.

Google Chrome

is the default browser for Android OS

Safari

is the default browser for Mac OS

Microsoft Edge

is the default browser for Windows 10

Email

is the oldest form of communication on the Internet and is still widely used by billions of people

WPA2

is the recommended encryption option to use to secure your router.

Dial-up

is the slowest type of Internet connection. it is considered an Internet connection where your computer uses the phone line to connect to the Internet

Wifi

it is NOT an Internet Service ; it is a mode of connecting devices wirelessly ; stands for Wireless Fidelity

Instant messenger

it is an example of a written medium that mimics spoken conversation.

Downloading

means receiving data or a file from the Internet on your computer

Uploading

means sending data or a file from your computer to somewhere on the Internet

Yahoo and Gmail

are examples of web-based emails

Bing

is NOT a web browser it is a search engine

DSL, Cable, Satellite Internet

is a broadband Internet connection

Tabbed browsing interface

All newer web browsers use the tabbed browsing interface, which allows you to have multiple web pages open in one browser window

Anchor

An anchor is a link that is directed to a different part of the current web page.

Carbonite

An app that automatically backs up your data to the cloud

Web app

An application such as word processing or photo imaging that run within the browser

Scheme, Domain Name, Top Level Domain

Parts of a Uniform Resource Locator or URL

Web Browsers

Safari, Chrome, Firefox


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