Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 Courseware Outline

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Microsoft Explorer & the Internet

• Connecting to the Internet
• What is the Internet?
• What is a Web Server?
• What is the Microsoft Explorer Web Browser?
• The Explorer Program Window
• The On-line Web Tutorial

Addresses, Links & Downloading

• Web Sites and URLs
• Using Hyper Links
• Responding to an Email Link on a Web Page
• What is FTP?
• Downloading Information From a Web Page
• Beware of Viruses - Anti-Virus Programs
• Saving to Disk
• Plug-ins and Their Effects on Downloading
• Java - What is it?
• Downloading Information From a Web Page
• Viewing & Saving the Code Behind an Internet Page - HTML

Searching The Internet

• Searching the Web via Microsoft Explorer
• Searching the Internet using Alta Vista
• Searching the Internet using Lycos
• Searching the Internet using Infoseek
• Searching the Internet using Excite
• Searching the Internet using Hotbot
• Searching the Internet using Web Crawler
• Searching the Internet using Yahoo
• Commonly Used Search Engines

Email & Newsgroups

• Using the Address Book
• Creating and Sending Emails
• Attached Files
• Receiving Emails
• What are Newsgroups?
• Locating and Subscribing to Newsgroups
• Posting a Message to a Newsgroup

Favorites, Security & Customizing Explorer

• Favorites
• Customizing Your Options - General
• Customizing Your Options - Connection
• Customizing Your Options - Navigation
• Customizing Your Options - Programs
• Customizing Your Options - Security
• Customizing Your Options - Advanced