INTERNET LITERACY

TRAINING
By: Michael G. Divinagracia, Ph.D.

Lesson 1: Understanding
Basics
This section will help you understand
common terms and tools of the
internet:
The Internet
Internet Browsers
Web Sites
Web Pages
Home Pages

The Internet
The Internet is a network of computers
spanning the globe.
A global Web of computers, the Internet
allows individuals to communicate with
each other.
Often called the World Wide Web, the
Internet provides a quick and easy
exchange of information and is recognized
as the central tool in this Information Age.

Internet Browsers
An Internet browser is a software program
that enables you to access and navigate
the Internet by viewing Web pages on
your computer.
Netscape Navigator and Internet
Explorer (IE) are the two browsers most
commonly used for viewing the Internet.

Internet Explorer
Browser

Netscape Browser

Web Pages
A Web page can be explained as one
area of the World Wide Web.
Comparable to a page in a book, the
basic unit of every Web site or
document on the Web is a page.
A Web page can be an article, an
ordering page, or a single paragraph,
and it is usually a combination of text
and graphics.

Sample Web Page

Web Sites

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A site or area on the World Wide Web that

is accessed by its own Internet address.
A Web site can be a collection of related
Web pages.
Each Web site contains a home page and
may also contain additional pages.
Each Web site is owned and updated by
an individual, company, or organization.
Because the Web is a dynamically moving
and changing entity, many Web sites
change on a daily or even hourly basis.

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Home Pages

It is the Web page that your browser uses

when it starts, and also the Web page that
appears every time you open your browser.
Home page also refers to the main Web page
out of a collection of Web pages. On each
site, often you will see home page as a choice
on a Menu Bar. Clicking on the word Home on
a Web page will take you to the home or main
page of that particular Web site.

End of Lesson 1
In this section youve learned the
common terms and tools of the
internet:
The Internet
Internet Browsers
Web Sites
Web Pages
Home Pages

Lesson 2: Title, Menu,

and Toolbars
This section will help you understand
common terms and tools of the
internet:
Title Bar
Menu Bar
Address Bar
Tool Bar
Back/Forward
Stop and Refresh Icons
Home Page Icon

Title Bar
The name of the Web site or title of the
page you are viewing is found on the top
left hand corner of your screen which is
called the Title Bar.

Menu Bar
The Menu Bar is the horizontal band that
contains commands and options that
can be chosen. In Internet Explorer,
these selections are File, Edit, View,
Favorites, Tools, and Help.

Address Bar
A bar that contains the address of a web
page.

Tool Bar
Tool Bar is the workhorse of bars, it is
larger and contains many useful icons
divided into three areas.

Back/Forward
The Forward icon can return you to square
one by revisiting each page successively.
To return to the last page you viewed, simply
click the Back arrow icon on the toolbar.

Stop and Refresh Icons

Click the Stop icon if a page is taking too long
to download.
What if you changed your mind and do not
want to visit a page? Just click this icon.
Occasionally you find that you have clicked on
a wrong link. Again, the Stop icon to the rescue.

Refresh makes sure you are viewing the

latest version of the current Web page.
Information is continuously being added, and
Web pages are constantly changing.

Stop and Refresh Icons

Home Page Icon

In reference to this icon, home page is the
Web page that your browser uses when it
starts, the Web page that appears every
time you open your browser.

End of Lesson 2
In this section youve learned common
terms and tools of the internet:
Title Bar
Menu Bar
Address Bar
Tool Bar
Back/Forward
Stop and Refresh Icons
Home Page Icon

Lesson 3: Addresses /
Address Bar
This box gives you the location or address
of the current page you are viewing.

URL (Uniform Resource

Locator)
The URL (pronounced U-R-L) is the
specific address of a Web page.

URL
The URL or Web address is typically composed of
four parts:
A protocol name (a protocol is a set of rules and
standards that enable computers to exchange
information)
The location of the site
The name of the organization that maintains the
site
A suffix that identifies the kind of organization it
is

For example, the address http:// www. aarp. org

is made up of the following areas:
http://
This Web server uses Hypertext Transfer Protocol
(HTTP). This is the most common protocol on the
Internet. Another is File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
www
This site is on the World Wide Web.
aarp
The Web server is at AARP.
org
This is a nonprofit organization

Some common extensions

are:
com (commercial)
edu (educational institution)
gov (government)
int (international)
mil (military)
net (network)
org (organization)

Foreign addresses that

add a country code
au (Australia)
ca (Canada)
fr (France)
it (Italy)
us (United States of America)

Address Bar
The Address Bar is an excellent tool that
can be used for navigating the Web.
If you know the address of a page you want
to visit, type the URL in the Address Bar.
Then press Enter on the keyboard or click
on the word Go on the right side of the
Address Bar.

End of Lesson 3
In this section youve learned the
following:
Address
Address bar

Lesson 4: Navigating Web

Pages and Web Site
This section will help you understand
common terms and tools of the internet:
Hyperlinks
Underlined Link
Hand Icon
Graphics
Links in Menus
Using Wheel Mouse
Using Arrow Keys.

Hyperlinks
These links provide a connection between
Web pages that allows for amazingly easy
access to other Web pages.
A link or hyperlink can be text, an icon, a
picture, or an icon that moves a user from
one Web page or Web site to another.
A hyperlink has an unseen Web address i
mbedded in it
.

Underlined link
A text link appears as an
underlined word and often is
indicated by a color different from
the rest of the text on the page.
When you click this underlined
word, you will instantly jump from
one place to another.
Once you click on a hyperlink, it
changes color to indicate that you
have previously used the hyperlink.

Hand Icon
If you want to see if an item on the
page you are viewing is a hyperlink,
move the mouse pointer over the
item.
If the pointer changes to a hand, the
item is a link.
This hand icon is a symbol letting
you know that that word, picture, or
graphic is a hyperlink.

Graphics Used as Links

A graphic or picture can also be a
hyperlink.
Position your cursor over the graphic on
a page.
If the hand icon appears, you have found
a link that will move you to another area
on the Internet.

Links in Menus
Sometimes you will find a Web
page which has a list of items,
generally called a Menu of items.
Although the words themselves
may not be underlined, these
items may still be hyperlinks

Links in Menus

Navigating Within a Web

Page
Using Scrollbars
Using Arrow Keys
Using Wheel Mouse

End of Lesson 4
In this section youve learned common
terms and tools of the internet:
Hyperlinks
Underlined Link
Hand Icon
Graphics
Links in Menus
Using Wheel Mouse
Using Arrow Keys.

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Lesson 6: Finding Things

This section will help you understand
common terms and tools of the
internet:
Search
Favorites
History

Search
To use the Search feature, click the Search
icon (magnifying glass) on the Tool Bar and
you will gain access to a search engine.
In the Search bar, type that word or phrase
that describes what you're looking for.

Search Engine (Google)

Search Engine (Yahoo)

Favorites
Favorites is a customized list of links to
your most frequently used and popular
online areas or Web sites.

History
This icon will offer you the option of
revisiting a Web site you have
previously visited during your last
several Internet sessions.
This is a real treat and can save you
from having to type long, complicated
URLs in the search box.

History

End of Lesson 6
In this section youve learned
common terms and tools of the
internet:
Search
Favorites
History

Lesson 7: Handling
Common Problems
This section will help you understand
common terms and tools of the
internet:
Pop Up Ads
Page Not Found
Web Traffic
Stuck in a Page

Pop Up Ads
Pop ups are ads that appear without
your request usually on top of the
information that you want to view.

Page Not Found

The most common reason for a Page
Not Found error is a typo, so first
check the address that you have typed
to make sure that it is a valid address
with no spaces or mistakes.

Web Traffic
Sometimes a Web page becomes
inaccessible simply because there are
too many people trying to visit it at the
same time.
This happened with several news sites
after the September 11th terrorist
attacks. .
If this is the case, you may get a "Page
Not Found" or other error.

End of Lesson 7
In this section youve learned common
terms and tools of the internet:
Pop Up Ads
Page Not Found
Web Traffic

Thank You!