1. A workshop on Leveraging the Internet By Ranjit Abraham Professor & Director(ABCD) ranjitabraham@amaljyothi.ac.in 5thApril 2010 AmalJyothi College of Engineering

2. Technology vs. Conventional I with (Computer + Internet) YouwithConventional (Text Books) I will learn Technology by using it You will read about it I will access up-to-date information You will know when it is checked You will read a textbook 5 years old I will immediately know when I mispela word You will share it with friends and the class I will create a work (document or article) and share it with the world Yours will be printed and copied I can access the most dynamic information You will pick the best teacher’s method I can select my learning style (video/audio/animation) You will collaborate with those near you I can collaborate with those around the globe 5thApril 2010 AmalJyothi College of Engineering

3. A few Internet Jargon’s ISP- A company that allows you to connect your PC to the Internet FTP- A set of rules used for transferring files on the World Wide Web Hyperlink – A clickable item on a Web page that allows you to connect to another web page. Search Engine – A program that helps you to find information located on the Internet. Spam – Unsolicitated email Cookie– a small file sent to you when you visit a web site- This cookie stores information you provide to the website and later when you visit that website it helps to identify you and possibly prepare customized web pages for you URL- unique address for a web page. HTTP- A set of rules frequently used to transfer web pages to a host server on the Internet. Firewall – Prevents unauthorized users in gaining access to a network. email – electronic mail ; distance over which the email is sent does not significantly affect the speed of delivery. Most viruses are spread through email 5thApril 2010 AmalJyothi College of Engineering

4. Leveraging the Internet Problem solving Information Collections Interpersonal exchange 5thApril 2010 AmalJyothi College of Engineering

5. 21st Century Internet (Web 2.0) 5thApril 2010 AmalJyothi College of Engineering

6. Searchengines Search engines are a great resource only if you know how to find what you are looking for. Search Engines are software programs that search for the phrase or words you give it to identify the list of web pages where those keywords can be found. Search engine makes your search much broader - uses spiders that crawl and a huge database to store the categorized information The structure for web directories is very much like a library (Example www.rediff.com ) Making effective searches - (1) By using advanced search such as in Google (www.google.com) (2) Using multi-search engines like Dogpile (www.dogpile.com ) 5thApril 2010 AmalJyothi College of Engineering

7. A few useful SearchEngines 5thApril 2010 AmalJyothi College of Engineering

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