ECDL Module 7 - Information

Module 7
Networks
Internet
Lan - Wan
Hub
LAN
(Local Area Network)
Mirko Bakers - Basic technology ICTA ©
3 / 45
Benefits Network
ï ®
Being able to share files print from € ™ a single network printer to use the sam
e applications on more PCs simultaneously
ï ®
ï ®
4 / 45
Intranet, Extranet
ï ® Intranet:
Is the type of network you created when you connect more computers to the one or
more network computers
ï ® Extranet:
is created with some computer outside the network's common pear ² are always con
nected (eg customers and suppliers)
5 / 45
Internet
ï ®
Invented in 1960 under Managed protocols exchange data through TCP / IP resource
s are identified by IP address (xxxx) Translation of web addresses to IP through
DNS
ï ®
ï ®
ï ®
ï ®
Internet Services
ï ® ï ® ï ® ï ® ï ® ï ® ï ®
Electronic mail (e-mail) discussion groups (newsgroups) Access databases (www, W
orld Wide Web) file transfer (FTP, File Transfer Protocol) communication in real
time (chat) Teleconference Telephone calls (VOIP)
7 / 45
WWW: World Wide Web
ï ® ï ® ï ® ï ® ï ® ï ®
It is the global network of all the websites is created by Web masters and Web d
esigners use different languages: HTML, PHP, Java € | To go to Internet Browser
is required addresses are called URLs Each address belongs to a Domain:. com. or
g. com. de. uk â € |
8 / 45
Internet vs. WWW
ï ®
Internet
ï ± ï ± ï ±
EA € ™ network of thousands of computer networks interconnected Includes
ï ®
e-mail, newsgroups, WWW, FTP, chat, VOIP
ï ®
WWW
ï ± ï ±
Part of the Internet and € ™ € ™ s access to databases
Bakers Mirko â € "Networks InformaticheÂ ©
9 / 37
Structure of Internet
PC User PC User
Web Server
PC User
WWW
Internet
10/37
Terms
ï ®
HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)
ï ±
Protocol used for displaying information
ï ®
URL (Uniform Resurce Locator)
ï ±
Another term for Internet addresses
ï ®
Hyperlink
ï ±
Connecting to a resource through
ï ®
ISP (Internet Service Provider)
ï ±
Manufacturer € ™ s access to the internet via your home phone
ï ®
FTP (File Tranfert Protocol)
ï ±
Protocol for transferring files from the web on your PC
11/37
Browsers
ï ®
The browser is a program that displays the information of the web browser uses t
he cache eg fast loading of images to store passwords, the browser offers cookie
s There are search engines to help finding information
ï ±
ï ®
ï ®
ï ®
The most important and famous are
ï ® ï ®
www.google.it www.yahoo.it
12/37
Security and Internet
ï ®
Internet safety is ensured by various systems
ï ± ï ± ï ±
Account password-protected sites and digital certificate data encrypted
ï ®
If € ™ s use of credit cards
ï ±
Firewall
13/37
Phishing â € "Spamming Spyware
ï ®
Phishing
ï ±
Featuring € ™ sending mail clone with requests for verification of IDs and passw
ords of sites perlop ¹ Banking Sending junk e-mails containing advertising (drug
s or pornography Software subtle that you install on your PC while browsing and
sending information to the creator (and emails, websites visited etc. ..)
ï ®
Spammimg
ï ±
ï ®
Spyware
ï ±
14/37
Web browsing
First steps with a browser
ï ®
Open and close a browser
ï ± ï ±
Start â † 'Internet File â †' Close
ï ®
Changing the browser home page
ï ±
Tools â † 'Internet Options â †' General
16/37
Features and Commands
Refresh Stop loading Home History E-mail Print page
Address bar
Page Info
Location information
17/37
2 Features and Controls
ï ® To
open links Click on the underlined text to load a
ï ±
ï ® Stop
web page
ï ±
Esc page F5? â † 'Help Line F1
ï ® Update
ï ±
ï ® The
Help function
ï ± ï ±
18/37
Internet options General
ï ® General
ï ±
Allows you to change the options for
ï ® Home
Page ï ® ï ® temporary files Life History
ï ® Privacy
ï ±
Privacy level for Internet Cookies ï ® ï ® PopUp
ï ® Content
ï ® Content
verified by criteria ï ® ï ® Digital Certificates Personal information (AutoComp
lete)
19/37
Options for Internet Security
ï ®
Reserved settings for the security level of the Internet and local intranets
ï ®
Allows you to set various rules relating to ActiveX Download € |
20/37
Internet Options - Privacy
ï ®
Privacy level used for the Internet browser that the browser sets the rules foll
owed in respect of
ï ± ï ±
ï ®
Cookies PopUp
ï ®
Popups are more web pages that are opened when you clicked on a link
ï ±
They are usually pages of advertising
21/37
ï ® I
settings concerning the content of individual pages
Options for Internet Content
EA ® ï € ™
possible to determine whether the sites visited must follow rules which
ï ± ï ±
Content with the criteria to use certificates
ï ® In
ca € ™ personal information is autocompletion for help in typing at € ™ internal
text boxes
22/37
Internet Options - Advanced
ï ®
In the list of editable settings for your browser Internet Explorer is to note t
he Multimedia heading. EA € ™ can choose to change the options on
ï ± ï ± ï ±
ï ®
Pictures Animations Sounds
ï ®
The Restore Defaults button allows you to correct errors in modifying elements e
nabled then
23/37
Favorites
ï ® ï ®
Favorites â † 'â † Favorites Add to Favorites' Organize Favorites
Favorites are a list of sites in the future can be visited without having to rem
ember € ™ s address
Are organized into folders that can later be modified or canceled
24/37
Search engines
ï ®
The most important are
ï ± ï ±
www.google.it www.yahoo.it
ï ®
To do research using the query including logical instructions
ï ±
And, Or, Not
ï ®
Google considers some instructions implied (and, or) To search for a string at €
™ internal pages, is enclosed in quotes (â € œ â €)
ï ®
25/37
Search Engines 2
ï ® ï ® ï ®
Other possible information in addition to text pages are: ï ± ï ± Images Files G
oogle provides the advanced search page to help create specific and precise quer
ies can create the same pear ² via text
ï ±
Filetype: â € | (doc, pdf, xls ...)
26/37
Finding Information
ï ®
Internet pages can be saved so you can also be displayed when there is no intern
et connection Clicking on the link to the file, this is downloaded to the PC or
ï ±
ï ®
Destroâ † 'Save Target As
ï ®
Also with the keys and Copy & Paste the information contained in text images can
be exported to other files Word, Excel € |
27/37
Recording sites
ï ®
Some sites have restricted access for € ™ s are required to enter personal data
after choosing
ï ± ï ±
ï ®
ï ®
Username Password
ï ®
Some sites password is generated automatically and sent by e-mail
28/37
Printing web pages
ï ® ï ®
File â † 'Print Pages are printed as they are onscreen File â †' € ™ Page Setup
in the Page Setup and change the margins € ™ s orientation
ï ® ï ®
29/37
E-mail
Pros & Cons
ï ®
Benefits
ï ±
ï ®
Disadvantages
ï ±
ï ±
ï ± ï ±
ï ±
Send messages in minutes worldwide No shipping charges (apart from the link) Mos
t addresses for a user Consult your mail around the world use a digital signatur
e
ï ±
ï ±
Having to provide their data to have an email account Spam (spam) Receive messag
es containing viruses
31/37
The first steps
Open and close the Mail Client Start ® ï â † 'e-mail the ® File â †' Set Top Box
of a specific user ï ® File â † 'Switch Identity Consult the online help ï ® ï
F1 ®? â † 'Help Receiving ï ® Send / Receive
32/37
Options Outlook
Allow you to set choices for:
ï ±
The program
ï ® ï ®
Sending and receiving protection Reading Composition Maintenance Spelling
ï ±
Messages
ï ® ï ® ï ® ï ®
33/37
Set up an account
ï ® Tools
â † 'Account
€ ™ s accounts are the settings of how the client connects to the provider for a
€ ™ email account are required
ï ± ï ± ï ±
Name of Sender € ™ s e-mail server address dâ € ™ admission (POP3, IMAP) E € ™ s
erves as the outgoing (SMTP) Account Name Account Password
ï ± ï ± ï ±
34/37
Reading a message
ï ® ï ®
Doubles â † 'Click File â †' opener
When the message is read the symbol changes to an open envelope Annexes these ar
e symbolized with a paper clip
ï ± ï ±
Open directly save them to disk
35/37
Replying to a message
ï ® ï ®
Reply Reply to All
In the window of the response is automatically inserted
ï ±
ï ±
€ ™ s address or addresses of the original message recipients
Outlook settings, avoids this last chance € ™
36/37
The message window
Spell Check Send the modifier keys Control Target Attach file priority of the me
ssage
Encrypted digital signature of message
Recipients Message Subject
Address of the sender of the message area for writing
Formatting text
37/37
Create a new message to
ï ® ï ®
File â † 'New â †' Create Mail Message
The recipients are put in boxes
ï ± ï ± ï ±
To: Cc: (for information) Bcc: (for hidden knowledge)
Distribution lists can be used for lists of recipients for each message Forward
With Can be decorated with wallpaper € ™ selected by user or decorative elements
38/37
Managing messages
ï ®
Messages can be
ï ± ï ±
Unsubscribe Move in
ï ® ï ®
Edit folders created subsequently
ï ®
You can create rules to ensure that Outlook moves messages automatically upon re
ceipt
39/37
Finding a message
ï ®
Edit â † 'Find
Searches can be made is in all Outlook folders, in both parts of the message, th
e addresses of senders or recipients ± ï ± ï ± Subject Message Body
40/37
Message rules
ï ® Tools
â † '
E-mail News Target Locked
Posting Rules â † '
ï ® ï ® ï ®
You can create rules to ensure that Outlook moves messages automatically upon re
ceipt
41/37
Use the Address Book
ï ®
Tools â † 'Heading To add new addresses
ï ±
ï ®
File â † 'New â †'
ï ® ï ® ï ®
Contact Group Folder
ï ®
Groups or distribution lists are a collection of more contacts grouped in an add
ress to delete contacts only
ï ± ï ±
ï ®
File â † 'Delete Delete
42/37
Print Message
ï ®
File â † 'Print
Using the same options for printing web pages
In Preferences you can choose
ï ± ï ±
€ ™ s orientation of the page sheet size
43/37

ECDL Module 7 - Information

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

ECDL Module 7 - Information

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Module 7

You might also like