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INTERNET - Introduction to the Internet

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Students will learn the basic skills necessary to navigate through various areas of the Internet.

KEYWORDS: Search Engines, Security, World Wide Web, Web Browser, Web Links, Toolbar, Bookmarks, Gopherspace, FTP Sites, Electronic Mail, Email, Subscriging, Posting, Unsubscribing, Newsgroups

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Prerequisites

No prior Internet experience is required, however, prior experience with Windows is preferred

Detailed Class Syllabus

Introduction to the Internet

What is the Internet?

A Brief History of the Internet

Services Available on the Internet

Computer Networks Related to the Internet

Searching Tools

Social Aspects of the Internet

Security Concerns with the Internet

Overview of the World Wide Web

Browsing the World Wide Web

Starting Your Web Browser

Using Universal Resource Locators

Using Web Links

Using the Toolbar

Using Bookmarks

Searching the Internet for Specific Information

Searching Gopherspace

Searching FTP Sites

Searching the World Wide Web

Using Search Engines

Using Search Engines

Using Electronic Mail on the Internet

Viewing Email Messages

Replying to Messages

Deleting Messages

Subscribing to Mailing Lists and Newsgroups

Subscribing to Mailing List

Posting Messages to Mailing Lists

Unsubscribing From a Mailing List

Subscribing to Newsgroups

How Newsgroups are Organized

Posting Newsgroup Articles