Kitsap Regional Library
Internet 101
Handout
To register for computer training
at Kitsap Regional Library
please call your local branch:
Bainbridge: 206-842-4162
Downtown Bremerton: 360-377-3955
Kingston Library: 360-297-3330
Little Boston: 360-297-2670
Manchester: 360-871-3921
Port Orchard: 360-876-2224
Poulsbo: 360-779-2915
Silverdale Library: 360-692-2779
Sylvan Way: 360-405-9100 or Toll-Free 1-877-883-9900
Visit the KRL website www.krl.org
for class dates and times.
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Welcome to Internet 101 at Kitsap Regional Library. This ninety-minute lesson
offers an introduction to the Internet and the World Wide Web. It also provides
hands-on training to help you begin using the Internet to locate information.
Students participating in this lesson will learn:
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the Internet browser and its components
website addresses and menus
search engines
tips for verifying website credibility
tips for printing information off the web
The Internet can be used for many purposes: to locate information, communicate,
manage finances and purchase goods and services, or simply to be entertained by
music, movies and games. The full capacity of what can be achieved using the
Internet is of course dependent upon the technology included or added to a
computer.
At the Kitsap Regional Library there are many things you can do on the computers
once connected to the Internet. For example you can:
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browse the World Wide Web
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use a search engine to find a website
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access the library’s electronic resources
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send electronic mail (or E-mail)
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shop for online goods and services
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read the daily news
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access your bank account
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submit online applications for employment, school, volunteering, etc..
The following pages of this handout will provide a review of the information
presented during the Internet 101 class or tutoring session provided by the library.
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The Internet Browser
Internet Browser
Toolbars
 Title Bar
 Address Bar
 Menu Bar
 Tool Bar
Scroll Box
Webpage
Status Bar
Task Bar
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The Basic Browser Icons of the Toolbar
Allows the user to go Back one page
Allows the user to go Forward one page
Tells the browser to Stop loading the current web page
Brings the user back to the entry page of their Internet session. In the
library this page is the KRL home page
Tells the browser to refresh or reload the current web page
Allows the user to print a webpage
Allows the user to minimize (make smaller) the window and store it on the
task bar without closing the window
Allows the user to maximize the window to its full size. A maximized
window will fill up the entire screen.
Allows the user to restore the window to its previous size.
Allows the user to exit and close a window.
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Website Addresses
Each website on the web is assigned a specific address and can be identified by a
unique domain name. This address is known as a URL (Uniform Resource
Locator.) For example, Kitsap Regional Library’s web address is
http://www.krl.org.
There are several parts to a website address:
The http:// stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. This is the protocol used to
transfer data over the Internet. A website address usually begins with the http://,
but it is not necessary to enter this into the address bar of the browser when
searching for a website.
The www (World Wide Web) identifies the document (or web page) as one that is
published on the World Wide Web utilizing html as the computer language. In the
past it was fundamental to include the www when entering an address into the
address bar, but as the Internet has progressed it is now becoming less necessary.
For example you could enter krl.org into the address bar of the browser and still
be able to pull up the web site.
A domain name includes an identifier of the “entity” that owns the domain (such
as the KRL in www.krl.org ) and an “extension” that describes the type of entity
(such as the org in www.krl.org). There are two types of domain extensions:
generic and country codes. The following are examples of generic domain
extensions. The first three are restricted to educational, government and military
entities.
.edu – education (University of Washington www.washington.edu/ )
.gov – government (Access Washington http://access.wa.gov/ )
.mil – military (US Navy http://www.navy.mil/ )
The next three are open to any person or entity wishing to register a website.
.com – commercial (Costco http://www.costco.com/ )
.org – organization (http://www.npr.org )
.net – network provider (Comcast http://www.comcast.net/home.html )
The following are examples of country code domains:
.uk – United Kingdom (BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/ )
.ca – Canada (The Atlas of Canada http://atlas.gc.ca/ )
.fr – France (The Louvre http://www.louvre.fr/ )
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Search Engines
A search engine is a tool that allows a person to search for a website address when he
does not know a website’s specific address. To use a search engine one must enter
key words into a search box located on the search engine’s home page. Once the
keywords are entered, and the search button is clicked, the search engine will return a
list of results. There are typically 10 results per page. Each result has the keywords
either in the webpage title or the webpage description. To view a result, click on the
underlined link.
Search engines use “crawler-based technology” to match keywords with web pages
indexed by the search engine. The crawler-based technology relies on “computer
spiders” to locate matching text using carefully engineered algorithms.
Two popular search engines used today are:
Google www.google.com and Yahoo www.yahoo.com
To access the above search engines from the Kitsap Regional Library home page,
go to KRL Resources and click on the Search the Web link. Here you will see a
list of search engines useful for finding website addresses.
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Website Credibility
It is always wise to evaluate the information presented on a website for credibility.
Listed below are some questions to ponder:
Authority
 Who is responsible for the site? An individual, a business, an organization?
 Is there an About Us link or Author listed?
 Is there a Contact Us link that provides a phone number and/or physical
address of the business, individual or organization?
What type of web site is it?
 What is its top level domain? The domains .edu, .gov, and .mil are
restricted top level domains; most other domains have unrestricted
registration.
Restricted Registration
.edu = educational
.gov = government
.mil = military
Open to Anyone
.org = organization
.net = network/utilities
.com = commercial
Accuracy
 Is the information correct? Be discerning; cross check the information
against another reliable resource.
 If you’re unsure, ask yourself where you could find more information
about the particular topic.
Currency
 When was the web site created or updated last?
 Do the links work?
 Are the links up-to-date? Most websites post copyright dates at the
bottom of their home page. An automated date does not indicate when
the information was last updated.
Objectivity
 Why was the site created?
 Is its goal to sell? Example: www.amazon.com; www.ebay.com;
 To persuade? Example: corner.nationalreview.com
 To inform? www.access.wa.gov
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Printing Tips
General Information
Library users can print many kinds of documents from the library computers.
Most often users are looking to print e-mails, web pages, catalog information, and
articles found in the subscription databases. The computer terminals in each
branch typically print to one large printer located near these public terminals. The
first five printed pages are free; after that, they are ten cents a page. Copies are
paid for at the circulation desk.
Printing Tips
It is a good idea to run a Print Preview before actually printing a document. Print
Preview allows you to see what the content will look like and how many pages will
be printed before sending the print job to the printer. It allows you to make
modifications and saves you from printing unnecessary and unwanted pages.
Print Preview:
Use Print Preview to look at the content and number of pages the printer will
print before sending the print job to the printer.
1. Click on File in the Menu Bar:
2. From the Drop-Down Menu choose Print Preview:
3. In Print Preview the number of page(s) that would be
Printed, if the entire document were sent to the printer,
is displayed at the bottom of the screen. In the example
below the entire document would consist of
8 printed pages.
4. The Print Preview toolbar also provides the user with the option of
changing the presentation of the page from portrait to landscape.
5. When satisfied with the number of pages and layout, click on the printer
icon
to open the Print Dialog box and complete the print job. To exit
Print Preview and return to the original web page, click on the X in the
upper right corner
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Print Dialog Box:
The print dialog box is the last step before a print job is sent to the printer. From
the print dialog box a user tells the printer to either print an entire document (for
instance all 8 pages of the example used above), print specific pages within a
document, or print specific text within a document. The following three sections
address these three printing options.
Printing an entire document
While displaying a specific web page on the screen, the user has two ways of
opening the Print Dialog box. With the first option the user clicks on File in the
Menu Bar
to bring up the same drop down
menu that contains the print preview option. Just below print preview is the
option for Print. Click on Print to open the Print Dialog Box, notice the following
options:
1. Under Select Printer the
printer R2D2 is highlighted in
blue. This is the default printer
that the document will print to.
It has been pre-programmed by
library staff; do not select a
different printer.
2. Under Page Range the radio
button next to All is selected.
This tells the printer to print
the entire document. To change
the page range, click the radio
button next to Pages and enter
the desired page range.
3. Under Number of Copies, the
default setting is for 1 copy. To
increase or decrease copies,
click on the arrows next to the
quantity.
4. Click Print to send the print job
to the printer.
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Print-friendly pages
Web site designers use a variety of software to create websites. The tools, such as
Cascading Style Sheets, JavaScript, and frames, can sometimes create challenges for
users when trying to print web pages. To help resolve these issues, designers will
often offer alternatives for viewing and printing web pages. To get a printer friendly
hard copy (paper copy,) look for links or icons on a website that point toward a more
printer friendly print-out. The links or icons are typically called Print-Friendly, Print
Version or there is a Printer Icon available on the website. For the best print-out,
look for these options before printing information off a web page.
Printing specific text within a document
To print specific text in a document, first highlight the desired text using the mouse.
To highlight text, place the mouse pointer at the beginning of the text to be
highlighted, when the arrow changes to the I beam, left click and holding the button,
drag the mouse pointer over the desired text. Do not unclick until all of the text is
highlighted in blue. Here is an example of what highlighted text will look like:
When all the text is highlighted, unclick the left mouse button. Go to File in the menu
bar and choose Print. In the Print Dialog Box, under Page Range, click on the radio
button next to
then click the
button. This action tells the
printer to only print the text that has been highlighted.
Congratulations!
You have successfully completed Internet 101. We hope you found the lesson to be
informative and helpful. To best retain the skills you learned today, we strongly
recommend you practice on a regular basis. Below you’ll find some practice exercises.
Remember, the staff at the information desks in each of the KRL branches is always
happy to be of assistance should you have further questions.
Ready for the next level? The Click! program at Kitsap Regional Library also offers
Internet 201. This ninety-minute lesson provides a more comprehensive look at the
Internet and World Wide Web with the same hands-on format. It jumps beyond the
basics and explores searching strategies, web directories, KRL’s electronic databases,
and Internet security. Internet 201 is intended to enhance the basic Internet skills
you learned in Internet 101.
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Practice Examples
Practice 1: Basic Browser Icons
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On the KRL Home page, click on a KRL branch library.
o Click on map symbol for a branch
o Click on the “Back” button
o Click on the “Forward” button
o Click on the “Home” button
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On the KRL Home page
o Minimize the window
o Click on the task bar to bring back the KRL Home page
o Maximize the window
o Close the window
Practice 2: Web Addresses
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In the address bar of the browser, type: www.google.com
In the address bar of the browser type www.homedepot.com
Practice 3: Search Engine
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In the address bar of the browser, type: www.google.com
In Google’s search bar, type “Kitsap Regional Library” and click “search” or
simply hit the “enter” key on your keyboard
In the search bar, type “bainbridge island review” and click “search” or
simply hit the “enter” key on your keyboard
Practice 4: Website Credibility
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Use www.google.com to do a search using the words “medline plus”
o Find the “About Us” and “Contact” information
In the address bar of your browser, type www.whitehouse.org
o Is this the official government website of the White House?
In the address bar of your browser, type www.zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
o Spotted any “Tree Octopi” while hiking in the Pacific Northwest lately?
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Vocabulary List
ARPAnet: is a network developed by ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) in the
1960s and 1970s as a means of communication among research laboratories and
universities. Used by researchers for testing network technologies, it is the
predecessor of the Internet.
Back button: browser button that returns you to the most recently viewed web page.
Browser: a computer program such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox
that allows a user to find and access documents from anywhere on the Internet. It
enables a user to read hypertext in files on the World Wide Web. The browser is
located at the top of the screen and includes such things as the title bar, menu bar,
toolbar, and address bar.
Close button: button, containing an uppercase X, located in the upper right of a
window that allows the computer user to close that window.
Dialog Box: an onscreen message box that presents information or requests input. A
dialog box allows the user to carry on a conversation with the program by selecting or
deselecting option buttons, typing in text, or selecting from a list of files.
Domain Extension: the portion of a domain name following the dot (or period). The
domain extension describes the type of entity owning the domain name. Examples
are: gov, edu, org, com, net. Also known as “Top Level Domain Name.”
Domain Name: a textual name which uniquely identifies an Internet site. For
example, the domain name for the Kitsap Regional Library is www.krl.org.
Drop Down Menu: a pop-up menu that appears directly beneath the item selected on
a menu bar. For example: clicking on File in the menu bar yields a drop down menu
of several selections, one being the command to Print. To access a drop down menu a
user must either click on text in a menu bar or an arrow in a dialog box (also referred
to as a pull-down menu.)
E-mail: (electronic mail) a computer application that allows a computer user to send a
message to someone at another computer. Email duplicates the features of paper
mail; a user can store messages in inboxes and outboxes, forward messages, provide
delivery receipts, and send multiple copies. Email has the advantage of speed and
convenience; however, it is not as secure as paper mail.
Electronic Resources: the menu option on Kitsap Regional Library’s home page that
allows a user to access the library’s subscription databases. KRL’s subscription
databases are premium websites that are paid for by the library. The information on
these databases cannot be found on the free web. These databases hold a wealth of
organized information on a wide variety of topics.
Esc (Escape): key on the keyboard that cancels certain commands or backs up one
level in a menu structure.
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Forward button: a web browser button on the toolbar that allows you to retrace your
steps and return to pages you visited before you clicked the Back button.
Google: is a search engine owned by Google Inc. whose mission statement is to
"organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful."
Google is the largest search engine on the web, receiving over 200 million queries each
day through its various services.
Graphical User Interface (GUI): a method by which humans interact with computers
using a combination of movable windows, images, text, and a pointing device such as
a mouse.
Home button: a web browser button on the toolbar that, when clicked, takes the user
to the web page that is seen first when starting up the browser. While using the KRL
computers, clicking on the Home button will take the user to the library’s home page,
www.krl.org
Host: the portion of a web address, following the www, that usually represents the
server where the website is stored. A host computer contains data or programs that
another computer can access over a network or by a modem.
Hyperlink: in an html document, a hyperlink is a cross reference that, when clicked
on, takes you directly to another related document or to another location within the
same document. Hyperlinks are indicated on screen by a font or color change or by
bold underlined type.
Hypertext Markup Language: (html) is a markup language designed for the creation
of web pages and other information viewable in a browser. HTML is a coding system
used on the World Wide Web to format text and set up hyperlinks between documents.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol: (http) it is protocol used on the World Wide Web to
govern the transfer of data. Http is the primary method used to convey information on
the World Wide Web. The original purpose was to provide a way to publish and receive
HTML pages.
Icon: a picture on the screen that represents a specific file, directory, window or
program. By clicking on the icon, a computer user can open the file, directory or
window, or start the program.
Internet: the informal global network that now links a substantial fraction of the
world’s computer networks. The Internet does not offer services to end-users, but
serves primarily to interconnect other networks on which end-user services are
located.
Library Account: associated with your library barcode and pin number. Your library
account contains your personal information such as address, phone number, and
email address. It also reflects your current checkouts, any billing information, and
available and unavailable holds.
Maximize button: a button on the window’s title bar that when clicked, causes the
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current screen to expand and fill to the full size screen.
Menu Bar: a strip running along the top of an application’s window that displays the
names of that application’s main menus. For example: File, Edit, View in Microsoft
Windows. Moving the mouse pointer over the name on the menu bar and clicking will
cause a drop-down menu to unfold.
Minimize button: a button on a window’s title bar that when clicked, causes the
current screen to collapse down to a small icon where it is then stored on the taskbar.
Modem: used to connect digital devices across analog transmission lines. Modems
allow personal computers to communicate over ordinary phone lines.
Network: a system of computers, and often peripherals such as printers, linked
together.
Operating System: the software that enables the user of a computer to run all his
other software. The operating system manages hardware, processes users’
commands, and provides services to application programs.
Page Up and Page Down: navigation keys that move the cursor or scroll bar a whole
page up or down on the computer screen.
Page Range: an option in the print dialog box that allows a user to choose a specific
range of pages to print from a file.
Place a Hold: the act of reserving an item in the library catalog that is not readily
available for checkout. Placing a hold puts the library user in line for a particular item
and ensures the item will be available for pickup at the library user’s home branch.
Print button: a button on the browser toolbar that, when clicked, brings up the print
dialog box.
Print Preview: a feature that allows a user to display a document on the screen and
make adjustments before actually printing the document. To access this feature the
user must click on File from the menu bar and then Print Preview from the menu
options.
Print Selection: an option in the print dialog box that allows a user to choose to print
just a selection of text within a document. In order to print this selection of text the
user must first highlight the text using the mouse.
Protocol: a standard that facilitates the transfer of data among multiple points (see
“hypertext transfer protocol”.)
Refresh: a button on the browser that allows a user to reload a webpage. At times
while surfing the World Wide Web a user might encounter an error message “This page
cannot be displayed” when retrieving a specific website. By clicking the Refresh
button, the user is asking the browser to try and reload the page one more time.
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Restore button: a button on the web browser that, when clicked, allows the user to
bring back a window to its previous size after it has been minimized or maximized.
Scroll: to move a file within a window so as to change what can be seen on the screen.
For example: scrolling down allows the user to move the file up so as to see the
information at the bottom of the file.
Scroll Bar: a narrow bar appearing on the side or beneath a window that allows the
user to scroll. Clicking with the mouse pointer on the scroll bar arrows at top and
bottom of the scroll bar will move the file up or down. Clicking and holding with the
mouse pointer directly on to the scroll bar and then dragging the scroll bar moves the
bar up or down. The Page Up and Page Down keys on the keyboard will also move the
scroll bar.
Search Engine: a search engine is a program designed to help find information stored
on a computer system such as the World Wide Web, or a personal computer. The
search engine allows a user to enter a given word or phrase into its search interface
and the search engine retrieves a list of references that match that word or phrase.
Search engines use regularly updated indexes to operate quickly and efficiently.
Second Level Domain: refers to the organization that registered the domain name
with a domain name registrar. The second level domain name precedes the top level
domain name in a website address. For example, krl is the second level domain name
of the web address www.krl.org
Software: the programs, programming languages, and data that control the
functioning of the computer hardware and direct its operations. Software is usually
divided into two categories: system and application. System software controls the
workings of the computer while application software handles the multitude of tasks
that users want their computers to perform.
Status Bar: a horizontal area at the bottom of the document window that provides
information about the current state of what you are viewing in the window and any
other contextual information.
Stop button: a button on the web browser that, when clicked, allows the user to stop
a web page from loading.
Tab: a key on the keyboard that moves the cursor a specified distance when typing a
document using a word processing application. The Tab key also moves the cursor
from one field to the next when entering text into a dialog box.
Taskbar: located directly below the status bar, the taskbar displays a row of buttons
that represent open programs. The user can switch back and forth between programs
by clicking on the appropriate button.
Title Bar: located at the top of the screen, the title bar shows the name of the program
or file currently open in the window.
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Toolbar: located below the menu bar, the toolbar consists of a row of icons (pictures)
that serve as buttons to activate commands or functions.
Top Level Domain Name: is the final alphanumeric string, usually two or three
letters, preceded by a period at the end of a communications address. For example,
the domain of www.krl.org is .org Other examples of top level domains are .gov, .edu,
.com, .mil, .net.
Uniform Resource Locator: (URL) the specific name or identifier of a file on the
Internet. URLs are used especially on the World Wide Web. An example of a URL is:
www.krl.org
Website: a set of interconnected web pages, usually including a home page, generally
located on the same server, and prepared and maintained as a collection of
information by a person, group or organization.
Website Address: also known as Uniform Resource Locator (URL). It is the identifier
of a file on the Internet. The URL specifies the location of this file on the Internet.
Website Menus: onscreen list of available options or commands. You can choose a
menu item by pointing to the item with the mouse and clicking with a mouse button.
World Wide Web: (www) All of the files residing on all Internet information servers that
use hypertext as their primary navigation tool. The web utilizes HTTP for data
transfer, and documents may feature not just text but also multimedia elements such
as graphics, audio and video. The web can be accessed using browsers such as
Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
Resources
Dictionary of Computing. 5th Edition (2004) Collin, S.M.H.
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Located at: www.icann.org
Microsoft Office Online 2005. Located at: http://office.microsoft.com
Wikipedia. Located at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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