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SKILLS
Browsing the Internet Using
Internet Explorer 8.0
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Understand Internet Terminology
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Open Internet Explorer
1.1
Internet Explorer Window
1.1
Navigate the Internet
1.2
Find Information Using
Search Tools
1.2
Add to Favorites
1.3
Refine Your Search Using
Advanced Search Tools
1.3
Display the History Pane
1.4
Download Content from a Web
Page
1.5
Evaluate Content on the Web
CHECKPOINT 2
CHECKPOINT 1
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Understand Internet Terminology
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In today’s world, the Internet is used for a variety of tasks,
including locating information about any topic one could
imagine, communicating with others through email or social
networking sites, and buying and selling goods and services.
A web browser is a software program that allows you to view
the text, images, and other content stored on a web page on
the Internet.
Uniform Resource Locators, referred to as URLs, identify web
servers that have content on the Internet.
A URL is often referred to as a web address.
Just as you need a specific mailing address to identify your
location to the post office, a web server has a unique web
address that identifies its location to the Internet.
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Understand Internet Terminology…continued
URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) are used to identify locations
on the Internet.
 The format of a URL is http://server-name.domain.
 The http stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol, the language
used to transfer data within the World Wide Web.
 The colon and slashes separate the protocol from the server
name.
 The server name in http://www.microsoft.com is microsoft.
 The last part of the URL is the domain to which the server
belongs. For example, .com refers to “commercial,” indicating
that the URL is for a commercial company. Other domains
include .edu for “educational,” .gov for “government,” and .mil
for “military.”
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Open Internet Explorer
To open Internet Explorer:
1. At the Windows desktop,
click the Internet Explorer
icon in the Taskbar.
Internet Explorer icon
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Internet Explorer Window
Title bar
Favorites bar
Navigation bar
Address bar
Tabbed browsing—
display multiple
web pages by
inserting new tabs
Click here to
insert a new tab.
Instant Search
box
command
bar
change zoom level
Status bar
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Internet Explorer Window…continued
back forward
Address bar
compatibility view
refresh
stop
instant search box
search
search
options
Favorites
center
current web New tab
page tab
add to Favorites
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bar
home
RSS feeds
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tools menu
print
read mail
page menu
safety menu
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Navigate the Internet
To display a specific website:
1. At the Windows desktop,
click the Internet Explorer
icon in the Taskbar.
2. Click in the Address bar.
3. Type the web address.
4. Press Enter.
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Find Information Using Search Tools
To search for a website:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Type the search terms text
in the Instant Search box.
3. Click the Search button.
Instant
Search box
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Find Information Using Search Tools…continued
To search for a website using
the Yahoo! search engine:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click in the Address bar.
3. Type www.yahoo.com.
4. Press Enter.
5. At the website, type the
search text in the Search
text box .
6. Press Enter.
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Find Information Using Search Tools…continued
To search for a website using
the Google search engine:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click in the Address bar.
3. Type www.google.com.
4. Press Enter.
5. At the website, type the
search text in the Search
text box .
6. Press Enter.
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Find Information Using Search Tools…continued
To search for a website using
the Dogpile search engine:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click in the Address bar.
3. Type www.dogpile.com.
4. Press Enter.
5. At the website, type the
search text in the Search
text box .
6. Press Enter.
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Add to Favorites
To add frequently used web
pages to Favorites:
1. Display the web page.
2. Click the Add to Favorites
bar button.
Add to Favorites
bar button
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CHECKPOINT 1
1) This is a software program that
allows you to view content that
has been stored on the Web.
a. web page
b. website
c. web search
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d. web browser
3) This is the name of the first web
page that appears for a website.
a. home site
b. home window
c. home page
d. home icon
2) To open Internet Explorer, click
the Internet Explorer icon in this.
a. Taskbar
b. Window
c. Page
d. Status bar
4) Dogpile is referred to as this type
of search engine.
a. metasearch
b. metafind
c. metalocate
d. metaengine
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Refine Your Search Using Advanced Tools
To complete an advanced
search using Yahoo!:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click in the Address bar.
3. Type www.yahoo.com.
4. Press Enter.
5. At the website, click the
Web Search button.
6. Click the more link.
7. Click Advanced Search in
the drop-down list.
Advanced
Search
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Refine Your Search Using Advanced Tools…continued
Click in the desired search
text box.
9. Type the search criteria.
10. Select the search method
and search options.
11. Click the Yahoo! Search
button.
8.
Advanced Web
Search page
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Display the History Pane
To display a list of sites visited:
1. Click the Tools button on
the Internet Explorer
Command bar.
2. Point to Explorer Bars.
3. Click History to open the
History pane.
History pane
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Download Content from a Web Page
To download images from a
web page:
1. Display the desired web
page.
2. Right-click the desired
image.
3. Click the Save Picture As
option.
4. Navigate to the desired
drive and/or folder.
5. Type the file name in the
File name text box.
6. Click Save.
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Download Content from a Web Page…continued
To save an entire web page as a
separate file:
1. Display the desired web page.
2. Click the Page button on the
Command bar.
Save As
3. Click the Save As option.
option
4. At the Save Webpage dialog
box, navigate to the drive
and/or folder to save in.
5. Type a name for the web page
in the File name text box.
6. Click Save or press Enter.
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Evaluate Content on the Web
The Web is a vast repository of information that is easily
accessible and constantly changing.
 Although a wealth of accurate and timely information is
available at your fingertips, information also exists that may be
outdated, inaccurate, or of poor quality that should not be
relied upon.
 Since anyone with an Internet connection and the right
software can publish information on the Web, knowing the
clues to recognizing accurate and current content is a
worthwhile skill.
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Evaluate Content on the Web…continued
At the bottom of this page, information
about the date the page was last updated,
the page editor, and the NASA official is
provided.
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Evaluate Content on the Web…continued
This page has source
and data references.
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This page has no author,
publisher, or date reference.
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CHECKPOINT 2
1) Hone your search technique by
using these search options
offered by a search engine.
a. advanced
b. extended
c. alternate
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d. dedicated
3) Don’t rely on this type of
information.
a. outdated
b. inaccurate
c. of poor quality
d. all of the above
2) Displaying this pane displays a list
of sites visited.
a. Favorites
b. Search
c. Advanced Search
d. History
4) If you cannot find an author or
date, look for this link.
a. Favorites
b. Contacts
c. Advanced Search
d. History
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