The Internet and how to effectively search it
by Brooke Rich
1. What does WWW mean?
1.1. What is the world wide web? - Twila Camp
2. Year 8
3. How can students effectively search the internet?
4. What is the Internet?
4.1. A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.
5. What is an URL?
5.1. A consistent way of finding a resource
5.2. URL stands for “Uniform Resource Locator”
5.3. What do the sections of a URL mean?
5.3.1. Let’s look at the Notre Dame website!
5.3.1.1. Notre Dame
5.3.1.2. Https:// = “HyperText Transfer Protocol” which identifies if the information is located on the online web or personal computer
5.3.1.3. Www = World Wide Web
5.3.1.4. Notredame.edu.au = The location of where the information has come from on the web
5.3.1.4.1. Types of Domain Names