Course Outline
Internet
 

Phone:717-560-3552
Fax:717-569-1135
E-Mail: Registrar@pceasy.com

Program Objectives: Students will learn how to use Internet Explorer and Outlook Express for navigating, locating information, and communicating utilizing the Internet.

• What is the Internet?
• What is a Network?
• Who Controls the Network?
• What Does the Internet Allow Us to Do?
• Where Did it Come From?
• Who Owns the Internet?
• How Big is the Internet?
• What Do You Need to Get Started?
• How to Connect to the Internet
• Typical Types of Connections
• How to Start the Internet
• Internet Benefits
  • E-Mail
  • Shopping
  • Browsing/Sharing/Transfer of Info
• Begin the Journey
• E-Mail Addresses
• E-Mail
  • Accessing E-Mail
  • Making Inbox the Default Folder
  • Understanding E-Mail Options
  • Understanding the Inbox Screen
  • Sorting the Messages
  • Resizing the Columns
  • Typing a Message
  • Addressing a Message
  • Adding a Contact
  • Sending the Message
  • Spell Checker
  • Other Noteworthy Features
  • Reading/Printing a Message
  • Replying to a Message
  • Attaching a File to a Message
• Viruses/Trojans/Worms
• Exploring the World Wide Web
• Setting a Home Page Preference

• What Language Do You Speak?
• What is in a Name?
• Common Errors with Web Addresses
• What is a "Web Page"?
• Address Bar
• Links
• Browser Toolbar/Icon Definitions
• Favorites or Bookmarks
  • How to Use
  • Adding a Web Site to Listing
• Printing Information From the Internet
• Searching-Surfing-Browsing
• Pricing a Car on the Internet
• Shopping Online
• Search Engines/Web Portals
  • AOL Search
  • Alta Vista 
  • Ask
  • Bing
  • Excite
  • Go/Infoseek
  • Google
  • Lycos
  • WebCrawler
  • Yahoo
• How to Use Search Engines
• Creating a Unique Search
• Chat/Chat Rooms
• How to Use Instant Messenger (AOL)
• Downloading a File
• Newsgroups
• Windows Security/Windows Updates
• Spyware/Pop-Up Blockers
• Cookies in Windows
• How to Delete Cookies
• Internet Safety - Do's and Don'ts