Internet II

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Internet II: Advanced Settings & Internet Tools

Prerequisites

Introduction

Objectives

The following modules are required before commencement on this module:

Electronic Communication & Computer Security I
Internet I
Word I
Webpage Construction I

Introduction

As this program progresses, you will notice that less of a recipe approach to instruction may sometimes be used. This is partly due to the fact that computing is a fluid field with new terms and new programs becoming available all the time. It is important to get used to the discovery process, which is essential to keeping up to date with computers. You may find that many experienced computer users learn new software programs by simply exploring them and with minimal reference to the associated user manual. By exploring program features through experimentation and by accessing online resources when necessary, you will begin to find it easier to learn new programs or new versions of existing programs.

In this module, you will learn more about the Internet. Access to the Internet allows people not only to search for and learn a wide variety of information, it also permits the download of software programs for use on your personal computer and the exchange of files via the Internet as email attachments. In this module, you will download and install a small program on your computer and compress a group of files before sending them as an attachment. Because some regions have limited access to the Internet or some users have slow modem connections, it is important to compress larger files before attaching them to an email message. Other features you will learn in this module include taking screenshots, learning good ergonomic habits for using computers, understanding some new technical terms, and some additional ways people communicate via the Internet, The browser used in this module will be Netscape, which is downloadable for free from http://www.netscape.com. Microsoft's browser, Internet Explorer, has the same basic features. You may use either browser to complete the module requirements. If you have any difficulty finding comparable features, contact compined@uvic.ca for help on how to meet the requirements.

Objectives

In this module, you will:

download and install a program off the Internet
take screen captures
summarize good ergonomic habits
set your viewing preferences
set proxies
understand plug-ins and cookies
use page setup and print a webpage
distinguish between newsgroups, listservs, and conference boards
compress files

Lesson

Review the following sections by clicking on the links. Please follow the instructions within each section.

Click on these links to review each section

Assignment

Compose an email message addressed to compined@uvic.ca
Include your personal email address in the "Cc" field to send a copy of the message to yourself
The subject line of your email should be the three initials of *your* name followed by a short abbreviation of the module name. For example, Valerie Margit Irvine would use the subject line: VMInet2
Attach the compressed file or "archive" that contains your three assignment files.
In the body of the email, identify the following
- your computer platform (Windows or Mac)
- the compression program you used (Aladdin or WinZip)
- the word processing program and version you used (Word 97, Word 2000, etc.)
Send the email

Congratulations on completing the first module of level two!

Resources

File Compression and Decompression Tutorial by the University of Alberta
http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/edpy202/tutorial/compress-decompress/file-ComDecom.htm
- contains tutorials for Zip (Windows) and Aladdin (both Windows and Macintosh)

Every File Format in the World
http://whatis.techtarget.com/fileFormatA/0,289933,sid9,00.html

Joz's Extensions Base
http://www.jozy.nl/index.html