Friday, February 20, 2009

What is internet?

The internet, sometime simple called the net, is a world wide system of computer networks - - network of networks. A user of any computer in this network can, if they have permission, get information from any other computer and sometime talk directly to users at other computers.
One of the most common activity people can do on the internet is Browsing.
The most popular browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
Some technical keywords:
INTERNET GATEWAY: A device, it can be a machine like computer, that provides access to the internet from other networks.
IP ADDRESS: that is internet protocol is a number assigned to a networks and allowed it to communicate with other network devices.

HOW TO RESEARCH ON INTERNET

To search on the internet effectively,the following steps may be helpful
  1. what is your topic?
  2. Are there other ways in which you can express this key concept?
when you have completed these steps you will have a lists of terms with which you have to commence your search.
HOW DO I MOVE ROUND A SITE.
When you find a web page using a search engines,it does not always deliver you to the main home page that will lead to that site. A well designed site will offer you an option for going to that homepage.This are not always obvious.so move your mouse around around looking for links.When there is link,the arrow will move up hands.
SUMMARY.
  • It is important that material source from the internet is referenced. the keys things to remember.
  • There is more to internet than search engines and web pages.
  • finding good academic material though internet gateway.
  • learning more about how search engines work can help to search effectively.
  • No one search engines contains directly or database or everything.
  • Evaluate what you find to ensure that it is academically suitable.
  • ask for more help.

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