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Understanding
the Language
Parts of the Computer
Useful Words
Turn On - Work Safely
First Assessment
Word
Processing
Second Assessment
DeskTop
Publishing
Third Assessment
Why
We Use IT
Fourth Assessment
Health
& Safety
Fifth Assessment
Understanding
The Internet
Sixth Assessment
Surfing
The Net
Why Use The Net
(Eighth Assessment)
Getting
on EMail
Student
Evaluation
Aims
of the Course
Additional
Learning Resources
Technical
Specifications
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The
Internet or World Wide Web or WWW is the most exciting recent development
of computers. It connects millions of people from big organisations to
individuals enjoying their hobbies at home. You can get up-to-the-minute
news by downloading the headlines from a newspaper. You can download computer
games and programs; book your holidays; buy your new car or television
on-line. Most organisations and businesses now have their own web pages
with the latest information accessible to anyone through a Personal Computer.
- E-mail
stands for electronic mail. You can type your letter on the screen and
send it to other computers. It is faster than normal post and cheaper.
You can also send pictures, sounds and computer programs across the
world in an instant and copies to any number of people at the same time.
- The
World Wide Web allows you to surf all over the world through the Internet.
You can find information on any topic you can think of by typing in
a key word or phrase. This will take you on a search through large databases,
quickly finding the information you want.
Below
are some of the words you will need to surf the net. Some of them you
will have seen before. There are a number of search engines which are
used for searching web sites for key words or phrases. The easiest way
to find a search page is to click the button Net Search and type in your
key word or phrase.
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Browser
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programs
like Netscape and Internet Explorer that download and display web
pages
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E-mail
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electronic
mail carried on the net
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E-mail
address
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the
private e-mail address to which e-mail is sent
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Excite
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a
search engine (http://www.excite.co.uk)
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homepage
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the
first page loaded by your browser at start up
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Hotpot
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a
search engine
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HTML
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HyperText
Markup Language which is used to create web documents
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HTTP
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HyperText
Transfer Protocol - a set of standards used by computers to communicate
and share files
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Infoseek
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a
search engine
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Internet
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a
co-operatively run global collection of computer networks
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Key
word
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the
important word you need to find a particular piece of information
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link
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a
reference to another document
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Lycos
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a
search engine (http://www.lycos.co.uk)
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modem
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modulator/demodulator
- a device that allows electronic communication through a phone
line
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Netscape
Navigator
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a
web browser
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search
engine
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database
of web page information that can be searched to find something on
the net
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surf
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to
skip from page to page by following links on the web
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Times
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a
typeface
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URL
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Uniform
Resource Locator - the addressing system for the World Wide Web.
This is a series of letters and numbers e.g. http://www.the-times.co.uk
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The
Web
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the
World Wide Web or WWW. Documents on the Internet connected through
links
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Web
Crawler
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a
search engine (http://www.webcrawler.com)
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Web
page
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a
single document
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Web
site
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collection
of related documents
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Yahoo
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a
search engine (http://www.yahoo.co.uk)
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You
will find more information about the World Wide Web in the City College
booklet "Finding Information on the World Wide Web"
available in the Learning Resources Centre.
There
are many other books to help.
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