Chapter-2 Internet Applications
Q. What is Internet Explorer? Explain features of Internet Explorer.
Internet explorer: Microsoft Internet Explorer is a computer program called a browser that helps you interact with and navigate through information resources on the Internet. We can use Internet Explorer to read publications and view pictures stored on a computer across the world. Internet Explorer enables you to access web sites and interpret the html code. Internet Explorer (IE) is a product from software giant Microsoft. This is the most commonly used browser in the universe.
Internet Explorer 11 is a web browser from Microsoft. It is the default browser on all windows computers.
To open Internet Explorer, from the desktop, locate and select the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar . If we are using Windows 7, we can also access it from the start menu. Internet Explorer 11 offers many of the features is shown below. Features of the Internet Explorer 11:
1. Faster Web Browsing: It allows network requests to content, connecting users to information faster than ever before. Internet Explorer 11 can provide faster and more efficient browsing, even over slow networks.
2.Rich, hyper-fast 2D and 3D experience: It supports the web graphics library standards, lightning up games and other interactive content and while still maintaining security, reliability and performance.
Q. Explain Internet Explorer buttons?
Home: This button is used to return users to their default web page and same page loads when the browser is first opened.
Search: This button is used to search for URL text field.
Full Screen: This function is used to make the browser window a full screen.
History: This feature allows users to view the pages that have been visited since the browser history was last created.
Favorites: This folder stores websites or pages chosen by the user.
Zoom: This button increasing or decreasing the size of images and fonts by pressing ctrl key and pressing either + or -.
Compatibility Mode button:Click this button and Internet Explorer will try to recover from these errors and display the web page correctly.
Tabs: This tab opening number of web sites at a time in one Internet Explorer.
Tools: This button is used to assign number of accessess into our web sites.
Q. Entering Web Site Address:
2. The website will appear as follows
Q. Searching the Internet IN Internet Explorer:
Auto Search
If you enter text in the address bar in Internet Explorer and it doesn't resolve as a valid web address, or the text begins with a question mark, "search," "find," or "go," Internet Explorer will redirect you to your default search provider to help you locate the site you're looking for.
Q. What is Social Networking? Explain different types of Social Networking.
Social Networking: Social networking is the use of internet-based social media programs to make connections with friends, family, classmates, customers and clients. Social networking can occur for social purposes, business purposes or both through sites such as Face book, Twitter, LinkedIn, Classmates.com and Yelp. Social networking is also a significant target area for marketers seeking to engage users.
Types of Social Networking:
1.Facebook: Facebook is a popular free Social Networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues. The site, which is available in 37 different languages. It includes public features such as:
Facebook is free to join and free to use.
It can be used by anyone wherever they are in the world as long as they have internet access.
Facebook users can share messages, video links, photographs and websites.
In the facebook we can search by name or e-mail to find people.
Facebook is available 24 hours a day, so people can communicate without a time zone problem.
2.LinkedIn: LinkedIn is used for keeping track of and growing a professional social network, finding and applying for jobs, posting and viewing online resumes, giving and receiving recommendations, learning more about companies, tracking industry news and moves, and more.
Advantages:
Professional Connections : One of the main advantages of using LinkedIn is getting connected with Professionals who are in the similar industry.
Job Seeking : Every day you will find job postings where companies are hiring people may be in your category. This way you get detailed information about the companies working and it also allows you to get right job for yourself.
Old Connections : Getting connected with your old college friends or old customers is another advantage, you always get news about their whereabouts. Increase Social Networking : Using LinkedIn helps you increasing your social networking with various people across the globe. You can start your own company page where other news or announcement can be posted.
3.Twitter:
• Twitter is a social network and real-time communication.
• service launched in 2006 and used by millions of people and organizations to quickly share and discover information.
• Twitter is easy to join and use. • Every tweet goes to our followers. • Twitter security.
• User can access the site via wed and mobile devices to exchange frequent bite-size updates of information called tweets .
4.Skype:
• Skype is a computer program that can be used to make free voice calls over the internet to anyone else who is also using Sype.
• Skype offers free communication. • You can communicate with the worls.
• Skype offers screen sharing.
• It allows a group call without the need for group features.
5.Google+:
• Google+ act as a social layer for Google, the world’s largest search engine company, and is integrated into every product and service, such as search, android, YouTube, chrome, local and drive.
• It provides business deals face to face.
• It provides easy searching for any information.
• It provides job opportunity for sharing and uploading resumes and any data for particular sites.
• It provides latest Google news in the mean of Google sparks.
6.Youtube:
• Launched in may 2005, Youtube allows billions of people to discover, watch and share originally created videos.
• Fast and easy video sharing. • Quick access to various videos. • Safe browsing.
• It is an instant messaging service for phone.
• Save money on SMS/MMS because it send to any part of the world Without any charges.
• Easy to create groups and charts.
