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University Of Human Development

College of Administration and Economics
Second Stage

ICDL: International Computer Driving License

Module 7 : The Internet and

Communication

Prepared by: Karzan Wakil + Najat Hassan

Rebwar Bakhtyar+ Rzgar Sirwan
Miran Hama Rahim , Chra Ali

2016 / 2017

Introduction: Concepts/Terms

• The Internet consists of all computers and

networks across the world which are able to
communicate with each other.

• Internet is open for everyone. Any body can

use internet.

• It was started by US Military.

• Internet has a huge amount of information

about everything of the world.

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World Wide Web & Internet

• World Wide Web (WWW).
- The World Wide Web (WWW) is part of
the Internet. This consists of servers
that store web pages which can be read
by web browsers.
• Web Browser: Is a computer program
that gives the ability to surf the WWW.

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World Wide Web

• World Wide Web (WWW).

- The World Wide Web is a hyperlinked network of documents and

other resources found on the computers of the Internet.

• Hyperlinks are links attached to text and icons in web pages and
documents that enable you to jump directly to another site without
having to type its URL into the search window.
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Websites & URLs

 Locating Recourses
• In order for the WWW to be useful, we need a way of referencing all the resources
available.
• A Uniform Resource Locator ( URL ), allows every resource (e.g. HTML page, image,
sound clip etc.) on the WWW to have a unique address.
• Each website has a unique address called its URL sometimes referred to as a web
address.

Menu bar Favorites bar

Command bar

• Web Site: A storage area in which web pages are stored and can be accessed
through WWW.

• Web Page: is like a page in a book. Websites often have several pages that you can
access by clicking on links. A Web site can be a collection of related Web pages.
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Parts of a URL

Home page Directory/folder

Protocol

http://www.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/xwendkaran/agadary.html

Page/Document/
Server/Host Name Country code Filename

Domain
Name
• Home Page: The first web page displayed when opening browser.

• HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language):The Language used to create Web Pages

• Protocol: is a set of rules a browser and a web server use to communicate

with and understand each other.
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Some common endings to web addresses

 Endings of web pages tells us a bit about the page. Some common endings to web addresses
are:

• com (commercial)

• edu (educational institution)

• gov (government)

• net (network)

• org (organization)

 You might also see addresses that add a country code as the last part of the address such as:

• krd (Kurdistan)

• Iq (IRAQ)

• uk (United Kingdom)

• fr (France)

• us (United States of America)

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Homepage

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Open (and close) a Web browsing application

• Open Internet Explorer.

• Internet Explorer Window.
• Using address Bar (Typing URL).
• Stop downloading (Stop Button).
• Reloading a web page (Refresh Button).
• Close Internet Explorer.

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Open (and close) a Web browsing application

1. To open Internet Explorer browser, click the tile on your

Start screen or on metro.

or alternatively, while on the Start Screen, search for a

chrome then click Chrome browser.
or Click on any other existing Web Browser icon.

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Set homepage
 Set Home Page.
• Open the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser.
• Click Tools Internet explorer on the Menu bar.
• Select Internet Options from the drop-down menu that appears.
• Under the general tab, type the URL of the web page you want to
set.
• Click Apply.
• Click Ok.

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Set homepage (cont.)

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Adding to favorites
1. Go to the page you want to bookmark/add to your favorites.

2. Click Favorites in the top Menu bar then Add to Favorites.

3. The Add Favorite dialogue box appears. The title from the web

page will be in the name box. Click the Create In button if your

dialogue box does show a list.

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Adding to favorites (cont.)

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View your browsing history

1. In Internet Explorer, select the Favorites button.

2. Select the History tab, and choose how you want to view your

history by selecting a filter from the menu.

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View your browsing history (Cont.)

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How to Search the Internet?

Two basic ways
1. if you know the address of the web page
(example: www.hp.com)
or
2. Using a search engine like Google to find the
address. This is called a keyword search

Google Search, commonly referred to as Google Web Search or simply

Google, is a web search engine developed by Google. It is the
most-used search engine on the W3 handling more than three
billion searches each day.
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Search engine
• Search engine
• Collects copies of web pages from various host servers
• Assembled into a data base
• Displayed according to relevancy and rank
• Search engines examples :
– Google, Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, AOL, Ask.com, Excite, DuckDuckGo

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Google search
You can use Google search engine to search for information
• Enter terms to search
• Use quotation marks to search as a phrase and keep the words linked together
• Common words are ignored (that, to, which, a, the, …)
• + and – can be used to include or exclude a word

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Google advanced search

You can use Google advanced search option to:
• Refine your search result and receive more specific result
• Search According to file Format.
• Search According to Date, language, region, usage rights ..etc.

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Websites for Information

• Moving Between Websites.

• Using Help and Printing Pages

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Security Issues
 Malicious Software (Malware).
– Malware is a malicious software intentionally designed to harm
computer systems.
– Malicious software program causes undesired actions in
information systems.
Types of Malware:
• Viruses
• Trojan Horse
• Spyware
• Adware
• Worms

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Security Issues
• Viruses:
 Software that replicates itself and spreads by
damaging and deleting the files.
 Virus enters your device via attached images,
greeting, audio/video files , downloads etc.

• Trojan Horse:
 A Trojan Horse is a program containing
malicious or harmful code.
 Entering a computer, it performs various
tasks like corrupting files and sending out
personal information.
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Security Issues
• Spyware:
 Spyware is a program that gets installed without the user’s
permission.
 It monitors the user’s activities on the internet and transmits that
information to the third party.

• Adware :
 Software where advertising banners are displayed while any
program is running.
 It automatically downloads to your device while browsing any
website.
 It is used by companies for marketing purposes.

• Worms:
 Malicious program that make copies of itself on local device,
network shares etc.
 They make the working of your device slower.
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Prevention
1)Install Anti-Virus/Malware Software.
2)Keep Your Anti-Virus Software Up to Date.
3)Run Regularly Scheduled Scans with Your
Anti-Virus Software.
4) Keep Your Operating System Current.
5)Think Before You Click.
6)Keep Your Personal Information Safe.
7) Don’t Use Open Wi-Fi.
8) Back Up Your Files.
9)Use Multiple Strong Passwords.

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Electronic Mail

• Open Microsoft Outlook.

• Show or Hide Navigation Pane.
• Show or Hide Tool Bar.
• Close Microsoft Outlook.

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Electronic Mail

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Electronic Mail

• Using Contacts List:

- Open Contacts Folder .
- Add a New E-mail Address to Contacts.
- Delete a Contact
- Add E-mail Address from Contacts.

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Contacts List

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Electronic Mail

• Using Distribution List:

- Create a New Distribution List.
- Receive and Save E-mail Messages.
- Open and Save Attachment Files.
- Replaying to E-mail Messages.

- Delete E-mail Messages.

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Distribution List

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