With respect to class 3 Introduction to the Internet, the internet is sharing information across the worldwide network of computers.

  • Internet means interconnected network, i.e., the connection of all computers to a central network.
  • The networks are formed either through connected cables or any other devices.
  • With the help of the internet, we can connect with millions of computers around the world.
  • This makes the Internet a global network or a worldwide network.

 

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With respect to class 3 computer lessons, areas where internet is widely used –

  1. Communication
  2. Research
  3. Education
  4. Financial Transaction
  5. Real-Time Updates

With respect to class 3 Introduction to the Internet, good to know the information is –

Internet – Used to share information across the worldwide network of computers.

Website – With help of internet we can access through websites.  Websites hold information about a particular organization, school etc.

 

To connect to the Internet, we need –

A hardware device, apart from the monitor, keyboard and mouse we need to have the following hardware requirements-

  • Modem
  • Network Interface Card
  • 1 GB RAM
  • Software
  • Operating System like Windows, Linux
  • A web browser like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Netscape.

 

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With respect to class 3 computer lessons, below are the steps to open Web Browser –

 

  1. Click on the web browser icon on your computer
  2. Write the website name on the address bar
  3. Click on go or press enter

 

 

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Search Engines –

  • With respect to class 3 Introduction to Internet, search engine is a software system that is designed to search for information available on the World Wide Web.
  • Examples of search engines are Google, yahoo, Alta Vista & Bing.
  • We can also find/ download/save images from search engines.
  • We can search/ download/ save the files or information from the internet using search engines and use it whenever required.

 

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With respect to class 3 Introduction to the Internet, steps to search/ download/save images are –

  1. Open the web browser and open the search engine.
  2. Type the name or the topic of the image which you want to search.
  3. Now click on the search button.
  4. There will be millions of pictures displayed choose an appropriate picture and double click on the image to enlarge its size.
  5. Right click on the image and select “Save" the image option.
  6. Save as dialog box will open, select the location where you want to save the image.
  7. Click on save button.

 

Recap

Introduction to Internet

  • With respect to class 3 computer lessons, the internet is sharing information across the worldwide network of computers.

 

Some of the areas where internet is widely used –

  • Communication
  • Research
  • Education
  • Financial Transaction
  • Real-Time Updates

 

Difference between Internet and Website.

Few hardware devices we require to connect to the Internet

Steps to open Web Browser

Search Engines

Steps to search/download/save images