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Chapter Two : What is Internet ?

Internet : it is a network which connects thousands and
millions of computers networks to provide a great deal of
information.
Components of the Internet network : To connect to the
internet , it is necessary to have the following :
1- Modem : it allows the communication among the computers by
using many ways as the telephone line .
2- A computer .
3- An Internet browser .
4- Subscribing to ISP .
From the advantages of the internet work :
1- Easy deal and connect to the internet.
2- Providing a great deal of information in all fields .
3- Providing new information.
4- Fast connect to anywhere in the world.
5- Providing many services as : email , chat , search and
E-commerce.
The advantages of connecting to the internet network:
Getting many services as the following :
1- Search .
2- E-mail .
3- Chat .
4- E-commerce .
There are several ways for connecting to the internet :
a- Through a telephone line .
b- To connect directly through an internal network .
Loading a site : By opening the browser and typing the site
address in the Address Bar , then , clicking Go in the same bar
or by pressing Enter on the keyboard .
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 The Browser ( Internet Explorer ) : from the most well

known browsers and is used in opening and viewing the internet
sites and pages .
Functions of the browser :
1- Displays the web pages and all the included information in it .
2- Opens HTML files which is the used language in designing the
internet sites .
Loading the Internet Explorer : There are several ways as :
1- Double click on the program icon on the desktop
.
2- From the programs list in Start menu .
Components of the browser window :
1- Title Bar : Which includes the program name , control buttons
and the web page title .
2- Address Bar : In which the address of the site which we want to
visit is typed .
3- Content of Window : In which the contents of the web pages
appear .
Hyperlink : It is a text or image in the web page , when
clicking on it , it moves to another location in the same site or
another site .
The Site main page : It is the first displayed page by the
browser when connecting to a site on the internet .
The safe use of Internet :
- it means the precautions that are necessary to be considered
when connecting to the internet, there are several and various
risks which may be faced through the internet network .
- The important precautions which should be
considered when connecting to the internet :
1- The permanent cautious and care for protecting the computer
system .
2- Installing effective programs on the computers .
3- Updating all the programs , including the operating system .
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4- Never put any personal information as the address and the

telephone number while using the internet .
5- Never type the passwords of computer and emails in anywhere
but they should be preserved .
Some Negative Effects from using the Internet
Network :
1- Wasting time and neglecting work because of the internet
addiction.
2- Being attacked by viruses , The virus is unwanted program
which has destructive functions .
3- The computer penetration by the hackers . Hacker is the person
who makes the illegal access to a computer system
4- Identity theft is to steal personal information of the user as the
passwords and the credit cards numbers.
_ You should type the site address accurately to access the required
site and not accessing unwanted sites that may harm us .

Chapter Three : HTML

- It is the used language in creating and designing web pages on
the internet network .
Advantages of the HTML :
1- Easy and simple language and doesnt need a previous
knowledge with the programming languages .
2- It's simple rules .
3- HTML is not related to a certain operating system .
4- It is possible to view the code or statements of the web page and
getting information from them .
a. Basics of typing by HTML :
1- An Editor for typing the language statements .
2- A browser .
3- Tags : most of HTML statements have start and end tags which
are typed between the brackets < > .
4- All the typed files in HTML should start with the Tag <HTML>
and ends with < / HTML > .
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a. Main Body of the HTML page :

< HTML >
< Head >
< Title >
Page Title
< /Title >
< /Head >
< Body >
Typing all the page contents
< /Body >
< /HTML >
- After typing HTML statements in the editor and saving the
document , it should be with the extension Html or Htm , as ,
New.Html.
- We can view the code of any web page , select Source from
View menu .
Properties of the Tag < Body > :
- The property is responsible for applying a certain effect and is
typed with the statement between the brackets < > .
The property ( BgColor ) :
- It is the responsible property for changing the background color
of the web page and is used as the following :
< Body BgColor = " Yellow " >
Text Alignment in the page :
- By using the property Align with < P > . The property Align has
three values ( Left , Center , Right )
- For example : < P Align = Center >
Tag : It is typed between the brackets.
- To refresh the web page in the browser , click Refresh icon on
the Toolbar or press F5 from the keyboard to make the browser
feels the code changes and so , make changes in the web page .
Font Tag : It is used to format the text that appears in the web
page.
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 It has the following properties :

1. Size Property : It is used to select font size ( Its value ranges
from 1 : 7 ).
< Font size = " 6 " >
2. Color Property : It is used to select font color
< font color = " Red " >
3. Face property : It is used to select font type
< Font face = " Arial " >
- The text that we wish to apply a property to it should be written
between beginning tag <Font> and end tag </Font>.
< BR > tag : It is a single tag and it has no end tag and it is
used to create a new line or a new paragraph.
< Center > tag : It is used to make the text in the middle of the
page.
< Dir > Property : It is used with < P > tag and it has 2 values.
1- RTL : To make text direction from right to left.
2. LTR : To make text direction from left to right.
- There is a difference between < P > tag and < BR > tag.
<P> tag is used to create a new line or a new paragraph but with
different format than the previous paragraph .
< Br > is used to create a new line or paragraph but with the
same format of the previous paragraph.
< OL > tag : It is used to create an ordered list with numbering.
< UL > tag : It is used to create an unordered list with bullets.
< LT > : It is a command used to add an item to a list and it has
no end tag.
Type Property : It is used with < Ol > or < Ul > tag to specify
the shape of numbering or bulleting.

Chapter Four :
Loading a program : It means opening the program window
through copying the program files from hard disk to RAM.
Program : It is a file or more than one file stored on the disk,
when double clicking on it, it loads the program.
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 Places you can load program from :

1. Start menu.
2. Program icon on the desktop.
3. Recent program menu that is loaded in start menu.
WordPad Program :
WordPad and its Purpose :
- It is one of the editors and is used for creating simple documents
and for the text alignment , saving and printing and it also allows
the use of an image in the text .
Loading the Program :
1- Click on Start.
2- Click All Programs.
3- Click Accessories.
4- Click on WordPad.
Components of the program initial screen :
1- Title Bar.
2- Menu Bar.
3- Tools Bar.
4- Scroll Bars.
5- Writing area.
6- Writing cursor.
7. Status Bar.
Text Formatting :
- Text format means to control the type of font to be clear and
easy to read . From the examples of format , controlling the font
size and color .
Opening a new document :
- Open file menu then click New.
- Opening a saved document.
- Open file menu then click Open.
Selection : means to select a certain part of the text or all of it
to format it or apply any other processing .
We can format the text through :
1- Opening format menu then clicking font.
2- Format toolbar.
3-

: To change the font type.

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2-

: To change the font size.

3-

: To make text bold .

4-

: To make text italic.

5-

: To underline the text.

6-

: To change the text color from it .

7: Those icons are used in the text alignment .

Saving the file :
From file menu choose save or save as :
- Save : It saves the changes which were applied to the file in the
same location without changing the name and location .
- Save As : To open the Save window again for selecting a new
name for the file a new location .
Printing a document :
- It means keeping the written text on the form of papers by using
a printer connected to a computer.
Purpose of Printing a Document
1- The ease of circulating the information in the form of paper from
one place to another.
2- Keeping some information which were accessed from internet
and reviewing them later .
3- Keeping the important documents which need proving as the
property documents , etc.
Printing a Document :
1- Open file menu.
2- Choose print preview to make sure that the text will be printed.
3- Open file menu again and choose print.
4- A dialog box appears, specify from it the printing options :
1- Printer type.
2- Number of copies.
3- Printing range ( all of the document or part from it ).
5- Click print button.
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