Be sure you have these basic browsing skills before going
on to other units in this course. More information on these
topics can be found in Chapters 1-3 of the textbook.

Unit 1: Essential www skills

You should be able to:

Start your web browser
Go to the Yahoo! directory
Go to web pages by clicking on hyperlinks
Save a bookmark
Use your browser's Search button and perform comparative searches
Exit the web browser

Be sure to visit the following sites to compare and contrast the way they organize their information for searches:

The Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/
The Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/
The Librarian's Index to the Internet http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/internetindex/

More online guides to the www:

Zen and the Art of the Internet
Web Monkey Internet Basics
An Overview of the World Wide Web
Internet Tour Bus
Netscape Hints

Test your mastery of Unit 1 with our online self test.