eLearning @ CPCC
Student Orientation
Module Two

Lesson Two

Internet Knowledge

What is the Internet?

• A worldwide network of computers
• Allows access to send and receive information almost instantly
• Combines the immediacy of broadcast with the in-depth coverage of the newspaper
• Provides access to numerous reference materials such as library collections, museums, and research facilities.

What is a browser

• Reads the HTML text and converts it into a page you can read
• Finds, retrieves, views, and sends information
• Send/receive electronic mail

• Netscape and Internet Explorer are the two most popular browsers.

What is a URL

• Uniform Resource Locator:
• Consists of four parts:

            protocol

            domain/server name

            path 

            file

What do the domain/server names mean?

• .edu – educational institution
• .com – commercial enterprise
• .org – nonprofit organization
• .gov – government organizations
• .net – for networks
• .mil – for military
• .int – for organizations established by international treaty

What is on the Toolbar

• Refresh – updates any web page
• Home – returns you to designated Home Page
• Search – displays a choice of internet search engines and a place to enter the key words for your search
• Back – moves backward through the pages you’ve viewed, beginning with the most recent
• Forward – moves forward through the pages you’ve viewed using the Back button
• Stop – halts the process of the action being performed (usually downloading a page)
• Favorites – displays a list of sites that you have saved as favorites
• Print – prints the page you are viewing

What is HTML

• HyperText Markup Language
• Programming language used to build web sites
• Contains standard codes (tags) that determine how a page will look
• Tags allow for the hyperlink connections across the internet

What is a search engine

• A service that indexes, organizes, rates, and reviews web sites
• Different search engines
• Some use software to identify key information on sites

How to spot the links

• Move the pointer over the page
• When the pointer changes to a hand, the item is a link
• A link can be a picture, a three-dimensional image, or colored text (usually underlined)
• Click on the link to go to another page (inside or outside of the current site)

How to Bookmark a Web page

• Go to the page you want to add
• On the favorites/bookmark menu, click Add to Favorites/Bookmark
• Use the default name that is shown or rename the page (do whichever helps you identify the site quickly and accurately)

What’s next?
Take an online self assessment and save your results

• View the tutorials
• Go to Module Three of the eLearning @ CPCC online orientation