For this assignment, you will have several applications running at the same time, and will need to develop this skill.

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1. In step 4, you will open a worksheet file.
   
   
2. When you click the link, the file will open automatically in Word. Answer the questions directly on the worksheet, making sure that you save it often.
   
   
3. You can switch tasks using the task bar or the [Alt][Tab] method.
   
   
4. Click here to open the worksheet called Introduction to the Internet.
   
   
5. Read the questions prior to starting the Internet. Be sure to type your name, class and date where required. Use Text Boxes for labeling the Diagram
   
   
6. There are two major components of the Internet: one is the World Wide Web and the other is electronic mail. Electronic mail is used to communicate with people around the world using a computer. The World Wide Web (WWW) is used to view information that other people have placed on the Internet.
   
   
7. In this project, you will be learning about the World Wide Web. Electronic mail is the subject of the next lesson.
   
   
8. Actually, you are using the WWW right now, as you read this information. This Web site is located in the school, but it could just as easily be located in another part of the world.
   
   
9. If you wanted to start the Internet without going to this web site first, you would simply double click the Netscape or Internet Explorer icon located on your desktop (do not do this yet):
   
   
   
   
   
   
10. The Internet is a relatively new phenomenon, and the history of it is very interesting. Click on the link below to learn about the history of the Internet. Be sure to answer the questions on your worksheet by typing the answers directly on the worksheet using MS Office. The worksheet should already be open, so you can use the Task Bar to switch to it.
    
    A Brief History of the Internet
    http://info.isoc.org/internet/history/brief.shtml
    
    Here is another link to a web site about the history of the Internet:
    
    Internet and World Wide Web History
    http://www.elsop.com/wrc/h_web.htm
    
    
11. When you have finished looking at the history site, click the down arrow on the right hand side of the Location: box and select this page to return to where you left off. Another way of returning to this page is to click the Back button until you get back to this page.
    
    
    
    
12. Before proceeding, it is important that you learn some terminology related to the use of the Internet, as well as learning how to use the software used to access the Internet.
    
    
13. The first term that is important is Browser. A browser is a program that allows you to view the information on the Internet, just like a word processor is a program that allows you to create and manipulate documents.
    
    
14. Although you will learn more about various browsers in another assignment, you should know there are two major browsers available for Internet users. The first is known as MicroSoft Internet Explorer and is the browser you are currently using.
    
    
15. The other popular browser is called Netscape Navigator. While both browsers have similar features and operate in a similar manner, most people prefer one over the other. You will have the opportunity to learn more about various browsers later on.
    
    
16. For now, you will learn about the basic operation and navigation features of a browser, and you will be able to transfer these skills to any other browser you may choose to use. Shown below is the Netscape window:
    
    
    
    
17. Study the parts of the browser so that you are familiar with the technical terms.
    
    
18. Try using the navigation buttons. On the work sheet, explain the function of each of the buttons.
    
    
    
    
19. Look in the Location: box. Notice there is a long series of letter, numbers and slashes. This is called the Universal Resource Locator or URL. Every document on the Internet has a unique URL which describes to the browser the exact location of that page.
    
    
    
    
20. You can type the URL directly in the Location: box. Type the following URL, then press the [Enter] key:
    http://www.microsoft.com
    
    
21. On the work sheet, explain what happens when you type the URL.
    
    
22. If you find a web site that you want to return to, you can add the URL of the web site to a bookmark list. Your bookmarks are simply a file containing all of your favourite locations. To save a bookmark, go to the site you wish to add, then click on the Bookmark button, then Add Bookmark.
    
    
    
    
    
23. The Home button is an important one to know how to use. When you click the home button, you will always return to the home page that your browser is set up for. In this case, clicking the Home button will return you to the Shep Net home page.
    
    
    
    
24. The Reload button can be used if a web page seems to take a long time to load.
    
    
25. The Search button is used when you want to complete a search of the Internet for information. You will learn how to use this feature of a browser in another assignment.
    
    
26. You have learned the basics of using a browser to view information on the Internet. Browsers are capable of much more than you have learned in this assignment, and you will continue to develop your skills at using a browser as you progress in this course.
    
    
27. Go the the Albany University Library Website and Read through the Internet Tutorial on Internet Basics:
    Albany Internet Basics
    http://library.albany.edu/internet/internet.html

    For more internet information on the many aspects of the Internet click on the following Link
    Albany Internet Tutorial
    http://library.albany.edu/internet/

28. Save your Worksheet file in you personal folder and close it.Now that you have completed the worksheet, you will email it to your teacher for marking.

29. Just as you learned in the Introduction to Email project, login to your email account at AEmail4u.com .
    
    
30. Compose a new message addressed to your teacher. The Subject: should be Introduction to the Internet.
    
    
31. In the Message part of the form, be sure to include:
    a proper greeting
    a message asking that your assignment be marked
    a closing that includes your name, class, period, and ID number
    
    
32. Beneath the Message portion, locate the Attachment section of the email.
    
    
    
    
33. Click the Browse button and navigate to your personal drive space on the network. Remember, your personal drive space is the drive that has your login ID on it.
    
    
    
    
34. Double click your personal drive space to see a list of the files you have saved.
    
    
    
    
35. Double click the file titled Introduction to the Internet.
    
    
36. The file name will now appear in the Add file: field of the email message.
    
    

37. Click on the Send Message Button on the bottom of the page

    

38. Logout of AEmail4u e-Mail.

39. Make sure you put a copy of the assignment in your "Hand in" folder of your Personal Disk space

40. Continue on with the next project.