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The Internet - Basics
1. What is the Internet?
2. Important terms you need to know to sound cool, to follow directions like "go to the web site's home page", a. What is a web site?
b. What is a home page?
c. You are likely using a web browser to view this web page.
d. What is the home page of the browser you are using to do this activity? (Careful!)
3. Use the info on this Internet Bee's web page to help you answer the question. Write the title that appears on the title bar, of this activity's web page.
4. Write the names of the first four icons in the Tool Bar. Read what each one will do.
TAI (think about it) Read each problem. Underline the Tool Bar icon you would use. a. You are reading a cool story in an ebook online. It mentions a person you do not remember being in the story.
b. Your cursor is spinning and spinning, but nothing is appearing on the web page.
c. The web page opens, but there are little question marks where some images do not appear.
d. You backed up 3 pages to check out an interesting photo of a starfish.
5. An important part of your web browser is the address bar. It tells you the address of the page you are viewing. What is the web address called?
What is the acronym (Initials) for this?
If a web site's url ended in the extension gov. what would you expect it to be about?
If the URL ended with com. it might be related to -
A URL that read booksforpuppies.edu. would likely be about -
Write the URL for your school or your State's official web site. What is the extension of their URL?
URL's are one form of URI's (Uniform Resource Identifier) 6. Hyperlinks and hotlinks help you navigate the Web. What clues tell you text is a hyperlink? (3)
If you click on this word hyperlink - nothing happens. That is because it is not linked. It can be confusing when some words that are not colored and not underlined ARE linked. Look for the cursor change. Not all links are to another web page. Some links are within pages. We call them anchors.
7. Take some notes about Finding things - Search.
Write one helpful tip for searching online.
8. Why should you "Post to be Private" in social networking sites? (Youtube video)
Done Already? Explore more:
*FYI - Do you have a computer acronym you would like to understand? Find it at The Acronym Server *What do the following acronyms mean?
* A more advanced Internet Facts activity | * Learn about email |
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2006 Cindy O'Hora Posted 12/9/06 | Updated 2/2024
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