UNIT 5

USING INTERNET

10/07/2023 Prepared by Besufikad .F 1

 5.1 USING IN TERNE T
• A computer network is defined as an interconnected
collection of computers.
• A network can either be a small group of two or
more computers linked together or a high-end
network that links hundreds or even millions of
computers across the globe.
Definition of Internet
• Internet is the network that is available to users across
the globe .
• It is called “ the mother of all networks”.
• Internet is the network that contains other networks
of computers around the globe into one seamless
network
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 Uses and Services Available on the
Internet
• The major use of Internet is for searching the
information stored in millions of computers of the
Internet.
• Whether you are a doctor, an engineer, teacher, student
or businessman; the Internet can keep you update about
the latest issues in your field and the past issues already
occurred.
• You can search for the information, take part in on-
line test, audio or video conversation or you can
share the information with the other users of the
Internet.
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 The Main Uses and Services Provided on Internet

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Who governs the Internet?

• You will be surprised to know that there is no one
who owns or runs the Internet.
• Every subnetwork of Internet is responsible for
maintenance of its own part and does not
bother about the other one.
• The Internet is coordinated by many volunteer
organizations and no single organization is having
the complete control over it.

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 Terms
• World Wide Web (WWW) is a set of programs,
standards and protocols that allows the text, images,
animations, sounds, videos to be stored and accessed and
linked together in the form of websites.
• safe house for storing information on the Internet.
• Remember that the Internet and the World Wide Web are
not the same thing.
 The Internet is a massive network of networks, connecting
millions of computers via protocols, hardware, and
communications channels.
 The Web is a means of accessing information available
on the Internet using software called a browser.
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Website
• A computer with a domain name is called a website.
• The website is the location of a web domain name in a computer
somewhere on the Internet.
• Each website has a unique address.
Web Page
• A website is composed of a web page or collection of
related web pages. A web page is a document on the World
Wide Web that can include text, pictures, sound and video.
Home Page
• The first page you see on a website is like the title page of
a book.
• welcome page, which identifies the website and contains
links to other pages at the site.
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Browser
• Browsers are software for connecting with websites.
A web browser, or simply browser, is software that
enables users to locate and view web pages and to
jump from one page to another.
• For exemple, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox,
Google Chrome, etc.
• A web browser makes it easy to navigate the web and to
download items.
• To use the Web, the software you use is a browser.

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 Screen elements of Internet explorer

• Internet Explorer (IE) is one of the most

popular web browsers. Before you can use IE
to browse the web, you must be connected to
the Internet.
• When you are connected to the Internet, you
are said to be online.

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 Internet explorer

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Address Bar
• The Address bar indicates the location of the Web page
currently displayed in the content window. This location is
also known as Uniform Resource Locator (URL). You can
think of a URL as the Internet address of a web page.

Standard Toolbar
• he Standard toolbar provides buttons to facilitate navigation,
searching, printing and other common tasks.

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History
• The history list allows you to quickly return to the page you
have recently visited. If you want to return to a previously
viewed site using Internet Explorer, click on History.
Using Internet
• To connect to the Internet, we have to connect our
computer to the computer server of Internet Service
Provider (ISP).
• ISP’s are companies which provide Internet related services
to its users.
• ISP’s have special computers called Internet Servers which
are connected to the Internet from one end and to several
users from the other end.
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Browsing Information
• The words “Brow sing” or “Surfing” are used to
describe the process of looking at documents, websites
and web pages on the Internet.
Saving Images
After getting the images, perform the following steps to save
these:
1. Right click on the image.
2. A menu appears (see Fig. 5.10).
3. Select the Save Image As option.
4. The Save Image dialog box will appear.
5. Enter the file name and click Save .
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Searching Information
• In order to help you locate information easily, there are
a number of websites on the Internet that provide a
search engine (a program that helps to locate
information on the Internet).

 Hyperlinks enable you to navigate the Web

by clicking words, icons, pictures or other
graphics on a web page.
 When you point to a hyperlink, your
mouse pointer changes to a pointing hand.

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Search Engine
• A search engine is a website that collects and organizes
content from all over the Internet. Those who wish to
locate something would enter a query about what
they want to find and the engine provides links to
content that matches it.
• For example, AltaVista, Lycos, Google and Yahoo.
1. AltaVista:
• It is a web search engine owned by Yahoo! AltaVista
was once one of the most popular search engines but
its popularity declined with the rise of Google.

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• Key Features: AltaVista provides a free
translation service, branded Babel Fish, which
automatically translates text between several
languages. In May 2008, this service was re-
branded as a part of Yahoo!
2. Lycos:
• It is one of the oldest search engines. It was
originally developed at Carnegie Mellon University
to calculate the size of the web using a “spider”
robot program that walked around the Internet
from site to site through page links.
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• Key Features: Probably the top reason to use
Lycos would not necessarily be for its search
results, but for its fun features.
3. Google:
• This search engine has a great reputation for relevant
and thorough search results, and is a good first place to
start when searching.
• Key Features: Google search engine provides at least
22 special features beyond the original word-search
capability. These include synonyms, weather forecasts,
time zones, stock quotes, maps, earthquake data, movie
show times, airports, home listings, and sports scores.
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 Cont..
4. Yahoo:
• This is one of the best known and most popular Internet
portals. Originally a subject directory of sites, it now is
a search engine, directory, and portal.
• Key Features: Yahoo has a large and unique
search engine database, includes cached copies of
pages, includes links to the Yahoo! directory, supports
full Boolean searching, and includes Wild Card Word in
Phrase.

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 Review Questions
Fill in the Blanks
1. ...................................... is called “the mother of all networks”.
2. A computer with a domain name is called a ........................... .
3. To use the web, the software you need is a ............................. .
4. Google has a ...................................... engine.
State whether True or False
1. Internet is not a vast ocean of information.
2. The Internet and the World Wide Web are not the same
thing.
3. Internet Explorer is not a very popular web browser.
4. There are a number of websites on the Internet, that
provide a search engine, which help you locate
information easily.
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 Answer the Following
1. What is Internet? Who governs it?
2. Explain how Internet and WWW are used?
3. Define website, webpage and a browser.
4. List and describe some different types of browser.

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