Internet Explorer 5.5: Introduction
Course description
Overview: Students will learn how to browse and find information on the Internet.
Prerequisites: Windows NT Workstation 4.0: Orientation, Windows 95: Introduction, or 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 page, 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.
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
Using WinZip
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