information server -- like finding info in a library
internet Explorer -- a browser of web space, a navigational tool
Other browsers (AOL, Netscape Navigator)
What you need to know to use the web
1. Understanding web addresses (URLs)
e.g. www.cruzio.com
2. How to get to a web site if you know the address
"file" menu select "open location" and enter address in address bar
3. How to navigate within a web site
Back and forward, scrolling up and down
4. How to save web page addresses for future use
favorites
5. How to search (next class)
Let's look at cruzio web site
browser basics -- title, menus, buttons, tabs, location bar, activity bar
links (button, underlined word, or graphic)
go to another web page to get more info
Web page, web site, homepage -- first page of a web site
scrolling -- arrows, slider, screen at a time
forward/back buttons
"home" button to get to your home page
favorites -- permanent storage of your favorite web addresses
there is a favorites menu and a favorites tab
add one -- "favorites" menu, click "add favorites"
edit existing favorites -- "favorites" menu, click "organize favorites"
"organize" gives you a new window, called "favorites" and new menus
delete one -- select one, hit "delete" key
create a favorites folder
"favorites" menu, point to "organize favorites", click "new folder" and give it a name
to move favorites from folder to folder, use drag and drop or cut and paste
history -- list of web addresses you have visited recently
"history" tab or "go" menu
you can specify how many to save ("edit" menu, Preferences, Advanced)"
print -- "file" menu, "print preview" and "page setup" to reduce size
font size changes
"edit"menu, preferences, language and fonts
choose a font size, click ok to close this window
choose your home page to start your browser
"edit" menu/preferences/browser display
change address of home page
HTML -- Hyper Text Markup Language
instructions on how to display a file
where to put text and graphics
HTTP -- Hyper Text Transport Protocol
receives URL
locates remote computer
retrieves requested URL/file
loads requested file on your computer
web site for this class
people.ucsc.edu/~alan/class.html