Internet Explorer 5.0: Introduction
Course description
Overview: Students will learn how to find and use information on the Internet.
Prerequisites: Windows NT 4.0 Workstation: Orientation, Windows 95: Introduction, Windows 98: Introduction, or equivalent knowledge.
Performance-based objectives
Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
* Describe the software and hardware required to connect to the Internet, and identify the main components of the Internet Explorer 5.0 window.
* Find Web sites that contain useful information, and use Favorites to maintain links to particularly useful sites.
* Use Internet Explorer’s Help system to get information about how to browse more efficiently and effectively.
* Use Outlook Express to send and receive email, as well as to participate in newsgroup discussions.
* Download and unzip zipped files from the Internet, and browse and use files from an FTP site.
* Use the Internet Options dialog box to specify a home, control History, and change settings for temporary Internet files.
* Personalize the MSN home page, and identify other candidates to be used as a home page.
New features covered in this series
Below is a table listing the new software features that are covered in courseware:
|
New Feature |
Introduction (074 940) |
|
Quick Launch toolbar |
X |
|
Automatic searching |
X |
|
AutoComplete |
X |
|
Enhanced Favorites pane |
X |
|
New Organize Favorites dialog box |
X |
|
Help, Repair command |
X |
|
Enhanced Outlook Express interface |
X |
|
Enhanced Address Book interface |
X |
|
Integrated FTP site browsing |
X |
|
Enhanced History pane |
X |
|
Personalize the MSN home page |
X |
Course content
Lesson 1: Overview of Internet Explorer
Overview of the Internet and the World Wide Web
Orientation to Internet Explorer
Lesson 2: Browsing the Web
AutoComplete and Automatic Searching
Using Favorites to return to Web sites
Using search tools
Organizing Favorites
Finding people and businesses
Lesson 3: Getting Help
Using Internet Explorer’s Help system
Getting help through the Web
Lesson 4: Introduction to Outlook Express
Managing contacts
Newsgroups
Net etiquette
Lesson 5: Downloading files
Downloading files
Downloading files from FTP sites
Lesson 6: Setting Internet options
Setting general Internet options
Content Advisor
Using plug-ins
Lesson 7: Using a personalized home page
Personalizing the MSN home page
Other home page options