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Using Information Technology

Introduction to The Internet & the World Wide Web

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Exploring Cyberspace
Choosing Your Internet Access Device & Physical Connection Choosing Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) How Does the Internet Work? Sending & Receiving Email The World Wide Web
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Types of Transmissions

Download - to transmit data from a remote computer to a local computer


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Upload - to transmit data from a local computer to a remote computer

Telephone (Dial-Up) Modem:

Modem - a device that sends and receives data over telephone lines to and from computers
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Low Speed but inexpensive Widely Available

High-Speed Phone Lines: More Expensive but Available in Most Cities


ISDN - hardware and software that allows voice, video, and data to be communicated over traditional copperwire telephone lines
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DSL - uses regular phone lines like ISDN, a DSL modem, and special technology to transmit data in megabits per second.

Choosing Your Internet Service Provider (ISP)


ISP - a company that connects you through your communications line to its servers, or central (host) computer, which connect you to the internet via another companys network access points

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TCP/IP

A protocol that enables all computers to interpret and use data transmitted over the internet.

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The Web & How It Works

A computer with a domain name is called a website

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Example: www.google.com www.metu.edu.tr

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Web pages the documents on a website A web page is a document on the World Wide Web that can include text, pictures, sound, and video.
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Web browser - software that enables users to view web pages and to jump from one page to another

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Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator are most commonly used browsers

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URLs addresses for web pages

The URL is a string of characters that points to a specific piece of information anywhere on the web
The URL consists of the web protocol, the name of the web server, the directory on that server, and the file within that directory
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Email Addresses
Joe_Black@earthlink.net.us

User name/ID: Joe_Black


Domain name: earthlink Top-level domain: .net
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Two-letter country extension: .us

Using Your Browser to Get Around the Web


The five basic elements of a web browser are: Menu bar Toolbar URL bar Workspace Status bar

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Using Your Browser to Get Around the Web


History list - allows you to return to a page you have recently visited Bookmarks or favorites let you store the URL of web pages you frequently visit so that you do not have to remember or retype the URLs

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Using Your Browser to Get Around the Web


Scrolling Navigating up and down a web page using scroll arrows Frames are independently controllable sections on a web page. They allow looking at the two pages simultaneously.

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Sending Emails (Using METU Webmail) http://webmail.metu.edu.tr/ http://webmail2.metu.edu.tr/


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-Composing

an e-mail (using to, cc, bcc, attachments, saving drafts) -Using mailboxes (creating and deleting a new mailbox) -Using address book -Preferences (Compose the name, language, and signature) -Logout

Search Engines Tips for Smart Searching


Choose search items well with the correct spelling Use phrases with quotation marks Put unique words first in a phrase Use operators Use wildcards Read the Help or Search Tips section Try an alternate general search site or a specific search site

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Make a Google Search


Search one of your favorite movies. Find out: About the Film Genre Scenario Writer Director Cast and Crew Release Date Poster Picture (use graphics search) Soundtrack Album Songs Lyrics of one song from soundtrack

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Connect to remote server by using SSH (Secure Shell Client)


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What is orca? Connect to orca.cc.metu.edu.tr (or use narwhal, beluga, or other servers) by using SSH program
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Login to server Change passwords Use SSH Secure File Transfer Client to upload a file to the remote computer

Concept Check

Which language consists of tags, and is used to create web pages?


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Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

Concept Check

What are the four components of a URL?


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1. 2. 3. 4.

The web protocol The name of the web server The directory on that server The file within that directory

Concept Check

What is the term for the transmission of data from a remote computer to a local computer?
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Download

Concept Check

What is the first component of a URL?


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The protocol (for example, http)

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