Surrey Libraries
Computer Learning Centres
Totally New to Computers
Internet Searching
Internet Searching
• Computer Basics
included a brief
introduction to the
library website and
your account.
• Internet Searching
builds on these skills to
help you to become
comfortable searching
online.
What is the Internet?
• The Internet is a massive
network of networks. It
connects millions of
computers together globally.
• The World Wide Web is a way
of accessing information over
the Internet.
What can I do on the Internet?
• Find information
• Communicate (i.e. email, IM, Skype)
• Share (upload and share pictures and more)
• Shop (the web is the world’s biggest
shopping mall!)
• Play (you can play games on the web)
Key Features of the Browser:
Internet Explorer
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5
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Internet Explorer Toolbar
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2
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Back Button and Forward Button
Reload / Refresh Button and Stop Button
Favorites Center
Home
Tools (including Print)
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Ways of Navigating to a Site
1. Typing in the web address –
as every page on the
Internet has an unique
address
2. Using links – Surrey
Libraries has a great list
3. Using a search engine
(i.e. Google or Bing)
Parts of a Web Address
• Every web page has an address,
sometimes called a URL
• URL stands for Uniform Resource
Locator
• http:// stands for hypertext
transfer protocol
• www stands for ‘World Wide
Web’
• The domain name is the name
of the site – i.e. surreylibraries
• The extension is the type of
site: .com, .ca, .org
Navigating to a Site:
Typing in the Address
• Type in
www.surreylibraries.ca
• This is the Library’s online
‘address.’
• This method works for
any site you know the
address of
• Try typing www.surrey.ca
for the City of Surrey’s
website
• Use the ‘back’ button to
go back
Navigating to a Site:
Using Links
Navigating to a Site:
Using Links
Navigating to a Site:
Using a Search Engine (Google)
• A search engine returns a custom list of links
based on your keyword search.
• When multiple pages from the same website
are found, the most relevant page is listed first
with the next page from the same site indented
below.
Google Image Search
• Visit http://www.images.google.com
• Google Image Search is a search service
created by Google which allows users to search
the web for image content.
• Filter image results by their size, type and
colour.
Questions?
Thank You!