Course Overview
Course Outline:
This introductory course provides a guide
through the basics of internet use, while providing up-to-date information on
the latest online tools and technologies.
Course Description:
Discuss the manner in which the Internet is used today: blogs, social networking, instant messaging, VoIP, and media.
Introduce Internet terminology and concepts such as: bandwidth, different types of Internet service, wireless Internet (Wi-Fi), home networking, and mobile phone Internet access.
Discuss navigating the Web with a browser, downloading files, bookmarking your favorite websites, tabbed browsing, plug-ins, and more.
Learn the basics of using a search engine, as well as some techniques you can use to get better search results.