internet literacy

Internet Literacy: 

Internet Literacy أ. مصطفى منيمنة منسق التكنولوجيا

What is the Web?: 

What is the Web? The World Wide Web is a collection of electronic documents linked together like a spider web.

What Is the Web Made of?: 

What Is the Web Made of? Your personal computer Web browser software to access the Web A connection to an Internet service provider (ISP ) Servers to host the data Routers and switches to direct the flow of data

How the Web Works?: 

How the Web Works? Web pages are stored on web servers located around the globe . Entering the Uniform Resource Locator or URL of a web page in your web browser or clicking a link sends a request to the server that hosts the page. The server transmits the web page data to your computer and your web browser displays it on your screen.

Web Pages : 

Web Pages web page (such as the one you are looking at now) is an electronic document written in a computer language called HTML (Hypertext Markup Language ). Web pages can contain text, graphics, audio, video, and animation, as well as interactive features , such as data entry forms and games. Each page has a unique address known as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), which identifies its location on the server. Web pages usually contain hyperlinks to other web pages. Hyperlinks are text and images that reference the addresses of other web pages .

Websites : 

Websites A website consists of one or more web pages that relate to a common theme, such as a person, business, organization, or a subject, such as news or sports . The first page is called the home page , which acts like an index, indicating the content on the site. From the home page, you can click links to access other pages on the site or other resources on the Web.

Navigating the Web: 

Navigating the Web There are three main ways to move between web pages or websites: Clicking a text link . Clicking a hyperlinked graphic , such as a button, photograph, or drawing . Typing the URL of a web page in the location box (also known as the address field) of your web browser and then pressing the Enter or Return key.

Anatomy of a URL: 

Anatomy of a URL http:// www. learnthenet.com / english / start.htm http:// -- Short for Hypertext Transfer Protocol , this indicates a Web document or directory. www . -- This indicates a page on the World Wide Web . (These days, the "www" is optional.) learnthenet.com/ -- Called the domain name , it often indicates the name of a company, university, or organization. It can also tell you the country of origin. www.learnthenet.com/ -- Together, these indicate the web server name . english / -- This is directory or folder on the web server that contains a group of related web pages within the website. start.htm -- This is a web page inside the folder. (The same file can be named start.html) A URL doesn't always include the name of the web page

Web Browsers : 

Web Browsers A web browser is the software program used to access the World Wide Web. The most popular browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome and Opera.

Saving an Image from the Web : 

Saving an Image from the Web

  Multimedia on the Web : 

Multimedia on the Web Audio, video, animation, and interactive games are referred to as multimedia . Some multimedia content, called streaming media, are embedded in a web page and begin to play when you access the page . Others require that you download the multimedia file to your computer first. Multimedia files often require that your browser use a plug-in program to play the file, like Quicktime or Flash

Plug-Ins : 

Plug-Ins Plug-ins are small software programs that extend the capabilities of your browser by enabling it to play audio and video clips or do other functions, such as letting you play interactive games