WEEK FOUR
INTERNET ENVIRONMENT
An internet environment on a typical web browser consists of the following common features
- Back and forward Buttons : are used to move the web pages back and forth
- Refresh button : it reloads the current web page
- Stop Button : it cancels the sloadving action of the current web page.
- Home Button : this is a cmmasnd button that is used to return a user to the home page of the current website.
- Addesss bar : is used to input web page addresses I.e Uniform Resource identifier (URI)
- Search Bar : this is used to input terms into search engine.
- Status Bar : is used to display progress in loading the resource and also the URI of hyperlinks when the cursor hovers over them.
- Menu Bar : contains list of menu used for maniplating web browser and web pages.The web broswers may contain menu options such as Hiastory and Bookmarks which distinguish them from other GUI applications eg Microsoft Word
USES OF THE INTERNET
The internet is used for
- Sending and receiving emails
- Chatting
EXERCISE
1. Describe the internet browser environment
2. State 3 uses of the internet
WEEK 5
NETWORK GROUPS
Mailing list
A mailing list is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients. On the Internet, mailing lists include each person’s e-mail address . The term is often extended to include the people subscribed to such a list, so the group of subscribers is referred to as “the mailing list”, or simply “the list”.
News Group
Same as forum, it is an on-line discussion group. On the Internet, there are literally thousands of newsgroups covering every conceivable interest.
Newsgroups are discussion groups. To read messages posted to a particular newsgroup, you must first subscribe to the newsgroup.
Newsgroup is an excellent way to share information, to get answers, and to give your opinion to online subjects.
A USENET SEARCH ENGINE
This is a service that searches through Usenet newsgroups to find specific content. Usenet search engines can be used to search for anything. For example, you might search for photos of a famous person (such as Bill Gates)
If you want to search for regular, text-based articles, the easiest way is to use the Google Groups Web site.
EXERCISE
Define the following terms
1. Mailing list
2. Newsgroup