Internet explorer is a default web browser for Windows operating system installed computers or tablets. To open internet explorer go to start button select all programs select internet explorer (or) double click the internet explorer icon on the desktop, then the internet explorer window will appear. The internet explorer window is:
The parts of the internet explorer are: title bar, menu bar, tool bar, address bar, web page area and status bar.
The title bar displays the name of the webpage or website you have opened.
The menu bar contains menus like file, edit, view favorites, tools, and help, each menu contains its own options.
Tool bar contains short cut buttons to menu options, which speedup your work.
In the address bar you have to type the address of the website, and then press enter key. The website will open and the contents of the web site or web page are displayed at web page area.
The status bar displays the status about the internet explorer.
Back button: Your web browser keeps a stack of the web pages that you have visited in that window. Let's say your home page is google.com and from there you visit a few other websites: youtube.com, yahoo.com, and cnn.com. Upon visiting the last one, the list looks like this:
google.com -> youtube.com -> yahoo.com -> cnn.com
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current page
When you press the Back button, the browser takes you back to the previous page in
the list, like this:
google.com -> youtube.com -> yahoo.com -> cnn.com
^
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current page
Forward Button: when you press the forward button, the browser takes you forward to the current page in the list, like this
google.com -> youtube.com -> yahoo.com -> cnn.com
^
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current page
google.com -> youtube.com -> yahoo.com -> cnn.com
^
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current page
Stop Button: If you want to stop loading the current web page then press stop button.
Refresh Button: the web page you have typed at address bar is not fully displayed at web page area or the links are not properly working, etc. in these cases you have to press refresh button to reload the webpage.
Home Button: the internet explorer lets you set one web page as your home page, this page will automatically opened when the internet explorer window is opened. If you want to open your home page at any time then press home button.
Entering a website address:
The area which is dedicated to enter the website address in the internet explorer is address bar. Put cursor at the address bar then type the address of the website you want to open.
www.facebook.com
For example if you want to open Facebook website then type www.facebook.com in the address bar and then press the enter button the Facebook page will displayed at web page area in the browser
Searching the internet:
By using the search engines, searching the information on the internet is easy. Search engine is an approach to organize the information and locating the information on the web, which is a computer program.
Popular search engines are: www.google.com, www.ask.com, www.alltheweb.com, etc. for example you want to search about the applications of internet on the internet. Then you have followed these steps:
Enter the website of the search engine at the address bar for example www.google.com
After Google page opened then type “applications of internet” at the search box and then press enter button on the keyboard.
The Google will search about “applications of internet” in its server and displays some results.
Open the results one by one; in any one of them you got the relevant information.
Introduction to Social networking:
Social networking on social media websites involves the use of the internet to connect users with their friends, family and associates. Social media websites are not necessarily about meeting new people online, although this does happen. Instead, they are primarily about connecting with friends, family and associates you already have in real life.
The most well-known social media sites are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. These sites allow you to share photos, videos and information, organise events, chat, and play online games. Concepts in the social media are:
• Your Profile Page: When you sign up to a social media site you need to provide your email address to verify your identity. This will automatically create your profile page. Depending on the social media site you're using, a profile page usually allows you to post a picture and a few general details about you and your interests. Your friends will be able to see your profile page and the information that you share. They will also be able to leave comments or share information with you on your profile page.
• Privacy: Social media sites have a variety of privacy settings you can adjust. This means you can control who sees your profile page and other information you share on the site. Some people do not mind having their personal information available for anyone to view online. However, we strongly recommend that you don't publish your home address and be mindful of posting other personal information about yourself (including your birthday), or others especially if you don't have their permission.
• Friends: The whole point of joining social media websites is to be in touch with your friends and family. "Friends" in the context of social media, and Facebook in particular, has a specific meaning. For example, for you to interact online with a friend, family member or associate either one of you must first send a "friend request" to the other and then have that request accepted. Once accepted, the technology recognises you as "friends" and you can interact with each other online, so you can view the other person's profile page, see their pictures, and send them messages.
* Twitter: is an online social networking service that enables users to send and read short 140-character messages called "tweets". Registered users can read and post tweets, but those who are unregistered can only read them. Users access Twitter through the website
interface, SMS or mobile device app
Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass and launched in July 2006. The service rapidly gained worldwide popularity; it was one of the ten most-visited websites and has been described as "the SMS of the Internet". As of March 2016, Twitter has more than 310 million monthly active users.
*Tumblr:Tumblr is a micro-blogging and social networking website founded by David Karp in 2007, and owned by Yahoo! since 2013. The service allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog. Users can follow other users' blogs. Bloggers can also make their blogs private.
Linkedin: LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking service. Founded on December
14, 2002, and launched on May 5, 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. As of
2015, most of the site's revenue came from selling access to information about its users to
recruiters and sales professionals. As of March 2016, LinkedIn has more than 433 million users, out of which more than 106 million are active.
Facebook: Facebook is an online social networking service based in Menlo Park, United States. The Facebook website was launched on February 4, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates, The founders had initially limited the website's membership to Harvard students; however, later they expanded it to higher education institutions in the Boston area,
Users can create a user profile, add other users as "friends", exchange messages, post status updates and photos, share videos, use various applications (apps), and receive notifications when others update their profiles. Additionally, users may join common-interest user groups organized by workplace, school, or other topics, and categorize their friends into lists such as "People from Work" or "Close Friends". In groups, editors can pin posts to top.
Flickr: Flickr is an image hosting and video hosting website and web services suite that was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and acquired by Yahoo in 2005. In addition to being a popular website for users to share and embed personal photographs, and effectively an online community, the service is widely used by photo researchers and by bloggers to host images that they embed in blogs and social media.
Skype: Skype is an application that provides video chat and voice call services. Users may exchange such digital documents as images, text, video and any others, and may transmit both text and video messages. Skype allows the creation of video conference calls. Skype is available for Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, or Linux, as well as Android, Blackberry, and both Apple and Windows smart phones and tablets. Skype Credit or a subscription is required to call a landline or a mobile phone number. At the end of 2010, there were over 660 million worldwide users, with over 300 million estimated active each month as of August 2015.
Yelp: Yelp is an American multinational corporation headquartered in SanFrancisco, California. It develops, hosts and markets Yelp.com and the Yelp mobile app, which
publish crowd-sourced reviews about local businesses, as well as the online reservatio service SeatMe and online food-delivery service Eat24. The company
also trains small businesses in how to respond to reviews, hosts social events for reviewers, and provides data about businesses, including health inspection scores.
Vimeo: Vimeo is a video-sharing website in which users can upload, share and view videos. It was the first video sharing site to support high-definition video. Vimeo was founded in November 2004 by Jake Lodwick and Zach Klein.
Yahoo!: Yahoo is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. It is globally known for its Web portal, search engine Yahoo!
Search, and related services, including Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo!
Finance, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping, video
sharing, fantasy sports and its social media website. It is one of the most popular sites in the United States.
Yahoo was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was incorporated
on March 2, 1995. Marissa Mayer, a former Google executive, serves as CEO and President
of the company.by Google Inc. The service, Google's fourth foray into social networking, experienced strong growth in its initial years, although usage statistics have varied, depending on how the service is defined. Three Google executives have overseen the product, which has undergone substantial changes leading to a redesign in November 2015.
YouTube: YouTube is a global video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States. The service was created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005. In November 2006, it was bought by Google for US$1.65 billion. YouTube now operates as one of Google's subsidiaries. The site allows users to upload, view, rate, share, and comment on videos, and it makes use of WebM, H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC, and Adobe Flash Video technology to display a wide variety of user-generated and corporate media video. Available content includes video clips, TV clips, music videos, movie trailers, and other content such as video blogging, short original videos, and educational videos.
Whatsapp:WhatsApp Messenger is a proprietary cross-platform, encrypted, instant messaging client for smartphones. It uses the Internet to send text messages, documents, images, video, user location and audio messages to other users using standard cellular mobile. As of February 2016, WhatsApp had a user base of one billion, making it the most popular messaging application.WhatsApp Inc., based in Mountain View, California, United States, was acquired by Facebook Inc. on February 19, 2014, for approximately US$19.3 billion.
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