Project 1

Browser Basics

Read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 in the text
Complete the Review Questions in the text for both chapters
Answer the Self-Check questions given below
Check your own answers for the Review Questions and Self-Check questions
Ask questions if you need more information

To be graded:
Complete the lab activity and submit the answers to the lab questions by email
Check to be sure you receive a confirmation that your project was received. This confirmation will be sent to you at the email you used to send your project.
You should not submit the next project until you have received your grade report.

Each project will include self-check study questions and a lab project. The lab project will often include an activity and questions to be answered. You are encouraged to review the reading materials and answer the self-check study questions. You are responsible for checking your own answers to the self-check study questions. This will give you an opportunity to see that you have an understanding of the important concepts for the project. It will also give you something to use as a study guide for the midterm and final exams. If you do not understand the answers given in the self-checks, it is important to seek help! The content of this course is cumulative. Often you need to understand the content of each project before building on that knowledge for the next project. Ask for help early to allow plenty of extra study time if you need it.

Self-Check on Concepts for Chapter 1

Give definitions for the following terms:

Internet
protocols
World Wide Web
URL
http (hypertext transfer protocol)
IP address
ISP
List six points to consider when selecting an ISP.
Name two of the most popular web browsers.
What is the URL for the U.S. Census Bureau's home page?
Where do you type the URL to go to the Census Bureau's home page?
If you use the hyperlink for "Population Clocks" at the U.S. Census Bureau's web site, what type of information is available?

Self-Check on Concepts for Chapter 2

Give the domain name for the following URLs.

http://www.studyspanish.com/accents/typing.htm
http://www.heartlight.org/gallery/808.html
http://collegezone.com/studentzone/405_522.htm

What three-letter ending is often used in a URL to represent:

educational institutions
U.S. government agencies
commercial websites
non-profit institutions
Visit this web page: http://www.404lab.com/404/yikes.asp
List suggestions given at the 404 Research Lab website to help you find a page if you type in a URL and are given a "Page Not Found" error message of some sort.
In Internet Explorer, name the menu names in the menu bar.
In Internet Explorer, name the items listed on the toolbar.
In Internet Explorer what menu has the command to change the text size when viewing a web page?
Where is the status bar located in the browser window?
What is the last menu option on the pop-up menu when you right-click with the mouse on a content area of a web page (NOT on a hyperlink or image)?
When you float over a hyperlink, what shape does the cursor change to?
List the steps to use the mouse buttons to copy and paste text from a web page into a text document?
In Internet Explorer, which menu has the command to select Internet options?
Typically, where do you see scroll bars when viewing a web page?
What happens when press the PageDn key when viewing a web page?
What key combination can be used to take you to the end of a web page?
What keyboard combination can be used to bring up a dialog box to help you find specific text on a page?
What is the purpose of the Back and Forward toolbar buttons while "surfing the web?"
Float across the toolbar until you see the one for the "history" list. What is the purpose of the history list?
What is the purpose of the favorites list in Internet Explorer?
Whose home page is at the following URL? http://vlib.org

Use the "Check your answers" link below to check your own answers to the study questions for this project (including those in the book).

Check your answers

There is no need to send the answers to these questions or the Chapter Review Questions to me, however, let me know if you do not understand the answers that are given. The written questions for the midterm and final exams will often be taken directly from these study questions. Be sure you know the right answers!

Lab Activity (to be graded)

Complete the activity below and type the answers to the questions.
Send them in an email to the instructor.

Include a subject line with the project number, class number and your last name.
Example: CIS 151 - Your Name - Basics

I will only grade the answers to the LAB activity. (You should check your own answers to the self-check section of this project.)

When sending answers to questions, use plain text. Give short answers in your own words. Unless the question asks for a definition, do not copy and paste from Internet resources. Do NOT send your answers as an attachment.

This lab includes giving URLs in the answers. A URL must be accurate to be considered a correct answer. One typo in a URL will make it invalid. I must be able to click on the URL you send to go to the page.

When the correct page displays in the browser, the address bar will be displaying the URL for the file. You need to send me the URL so I can view the page using the Internet. An easy way to be sure that you send an accurate URL is to copy and paste the URL from the address bar to the message area of your student email.
To copy and paste the URL:

copy (right-click on the URL that you see in the address bar, choose copy from the pop-up menu)
paste (open your student email, in the message area, right-click, choose paste)
The URL should appear in the message area. I recommend sending the email to yourself or checking your SentMail folder to be sure that the URL you sent to me will work when you click on it.
Be sure that each URL is on a line by itself without any other text

Activity

Visit this web page: http://www.404lab.com/404/yikes.asp
Review the suggestions given to find pages when the URL given is inaccurate.

Then:

Visit this invalid URL to get started:
http://www.parkland.edu/publicsafety/Parking_Regulations.html
This will bring up a "Page Not Found" message.
Use the suggestions given in "Step Two" at the 404 Research Lab website to find the correct URL for the Parking Regulations page.
(Do NOT use the Search feature on the Parkland website and do NOT contact the Parkland webmaster to say you have an invalid URL!)

What is the CORRECT URL for the Parking Regulations page?
(Hint: What do you see in the address bar of the web page when you view the correct page)
Tell how you used the information from "Step Two" to find the correct URL for the page.

Visit this invalid URL
http://www.parkland.edu/catalog/trustees.html
Use the suggestions given in "Step Three" at the 404 Research Lab website to find the correct URL for the page about Parkland's Board of Trustees.
(Do NOT use the Search feature on the Parkland website)

What is the CORRECT URL for the Board of Trustees page?
Tell how you used the information from "Step Three" to find the correct URL.

Visit this invalid URL
http://krannertcenter.com/youth.html
Use the suggestions given in "Step Four" at the 404 Research Lab website to find the correct URL for the page about Krannert's Youth Series.

What is the CORRECT URL for the Youth Series page?
Tell how you used the information from "Step Four" to find the correct URL.
List any topics that were new or of special interest to you in this project.

(If there was no new information for you within the project, visit a website listed at the World Wide Web Virtual Library and write a paragraph about something that you were able to learn from visiting the website. After the paragraph, leave a blank line.
On a new line by itself, give the complete URL of the website that you visited.)
How long did it take for you to do the reading and complete this project?

Reminder: Send answers to both of these email addresses:

[email protected]
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