Browsing, Searching and Filtering Data
What are Digital Skills?Click to read 
First you need the Technical equipments:
– Hardware
– Software
Then comes Information Processing (Digital) Skills:
– Accessing, Organizing, Storing and Communicating Information.
What do I need for this unit?Click to read
•A computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone with internet connection.
Understanding the InternetClick to read
•What is the Internet?
The word ‘Internet’ comes from the combination of parts of the two words ‘International’ and ‘Network’.
The Internet is used in our daily lives e.g. looking at the news, shopping online, banking, music etc.
How does it work?Click to read
•The Internet is a library of millions of computers and computer networks all over the world.
•It is connected using communication networks.
•The Internet is the actual network on which all other services are run, e.g. the World Wide Web, email etc.
•This allows communication and exchange of information between every computer on the network.
The World Wide WebClick to read
•What is the World Wide Web (www)?
–A library of information on any subject you are interested in.
–When you look up information on the www (or Internet) you are ‘surfing the Web’.
–The ‘World Wide Web’ is the part of the Internet which is made up of millions of websites and web pages. The ‘World Wide Web’ then uses the Internet to link all of these websites together.
•What is a website?
–The internet is divided into parts called websites.
–Each website has a group of pages (called web pages) containing information on a particular subject.
How do I connect to the Internet?Click to read
•You will need a device.
•You will need an Internet Service Provider (ISP) – you will pay them to connect you to the Internet.
•You will then use a browser to navigate the World Wide Web.
What is a Browser?Click to read
•A browser allows you to explore the World Wide Web and view websites.
•Examples of browsers:
Google Chrome is a free web browser from Google
Firefox is a free web browser from Mozilla
Microsoft Edge is a web browser from Microsoft
What happens on the Internet?Click to read
This is what happens in one minute on the Internet!
Search EnginesClick to read
•A search engine will allow you to quickly search through millions of web pages.
•There are different types of search engines e.g.
•Think about what information you would like to search for…
•You can search using words or by asking a question e.g.: 
What is the capital of Spain?
Exercise 1Click to read
•Open the search engine Google:
•Type in the topic you wish to search for e.g. Cinema times and press ‘Enter’. This is a very broad search.
•You will get far more results than you need so if you add more words to your search you will get better results e.g. ’Cinema times for Dublin’.
•You would like to go to the cinema on Tuesday night - Search for the cinema times in your own town on Tuesday.
What kind of information can I find on the Internet?Click to read
You can find information on any subject you like on the Internet. For example:
–News in your area
–Travel information
–Cooking
–Sports
–Business information
–Music
Exercise 2Click to read
You are planning a trip to Dublin, Ireland in June. Use your search engine to find out:
–What the weather will be like?
–What are the main tourist attractions?
–What airlines fly from your country to Dublin?
What is a URL?Click to read
•Sometimes you won’t need to use a search engine.
•Every web page has its own unique address called a Universal Resource Locator (URL).
•If you know the URL you can type it in to the address browser:
•For example:
type in www.erasmusplus.ie and press return/Enter button.
Linking to other pagesClick to read
•On www.erasmusplus.ie you will notice as you move the mouse pointer across the page, the 
symbol sometimes changes to a 
symbol.
•When this happens, it means you have found a link to another web page. Just click the mouse!
Exercise 3 Downloading Google ChromeClick to read
•To use Google Chrome, you must first download and install it to your computer. The process is simple and should take no more than a few minutes.
•The Google Chrome download page will appear. Locate and select the Download now button.
•A dialog box will appear. Review the Google Chrome Terms of Service, then click Accept and Install.
•The Google Chrome Installer will open automatically. Step-by-step instructions will appear in the browser window if you are not sure how to proceed.
Title
1A Using the internet and managing information
Keywords
Internet, Search Engine, Browser, Digital Skills
Author
LWL
Language
English
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