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          Working with Internet

Internet is such an important thing nowadays. Most of us it every day whether to search for information, to find friends and event to buy groceries.

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that interchange data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol Suite.

We have learnt about internet and searching over it. Now, let us learn about some core features of internet.

Web page and Website

The web page is what we see through our browser by scrolling the window up and down:

A website is a group of web page that have information in the various pages that contain similar subject material. The website has a main web page commonly called the home page.

Displaying a Specific Web Page

To display a specific web page, it is necessary that we should know the address of the webpage.

Follow these steps to display a specific web page:

Step 1: Open Internet Explorer.

Step 2: Click in the Address Bar and enter the address of the web page we want to visit.

                For example, http://www.google.com

Step 3: Press the Enter Key.

The web page will start to load and will appear in the Internet Explorer window as shown.

Selecting a Link on a Web Page

When we open a web page, sometimes we see links on the web page. These are hyperlinks that connect to another web page.

Follow these steps to select a link on a web page:

Step 1: Open Internet Explorer.

Step 2: Click on the Address Bar and enter the address of the web page we want to visit.

Step 3: Press the Enter key.

Step 4: Now, we will see that when we place the mouse pointer over some text or images, the mouse               pointer changes to hand.

Step 5: Click on the hyperlinks to visit the web page connected to them.

 The linked web page will appear as shown below:

Finding Text on a Web Page

If we wish to find a word or group of words on a web page, we can find it by using the Find command in the Edit menu.

Follow these steps to find text on a web page:

Step 1: Open a web page in Internet Explorer.

Step 2: Click on the Edit menu. A drop-down list of menus will appear.

Step 3: Click on Find on this page.

The find box will appear on the window screen below the toolbars.

Step 4: Enter the word or group of words we want to find on the web page.

Step 5: Press the Enter key.

The entered word or words will be highlighted on the webpage.

Saving a Word Page

Sometimes, we come across some information on web page which we like to save for future use.

Follow these steps to save a web page:

Step 1: Open a web page in Internet Explorer.

Step 2: Scroll up and down the web page to see the information we want to save.

Step 3: Click on the File menu.

A drop-down list of menus will appear.

Step 4: Click on Save as.

The Save Web page dialog box will appear.

Step 5: Locate the place where we want to save the web page.

Step 6: Enter a suitable name for the web page in the File name text box.

Step 7: Click on Save.

The web page will be saved at the desired location.

Electronic Commerce

The term ‘Electronic commerce’ (or e-commerce refers to the use of an electronic medium to carry out commercial transactions. Most of the time, it refers to the sale of products via Internet, but the term e-commerce also covers purchasing mechanism via internet (for B-to-B).

A client who purchases on the Internet is called a cyber consumer. E-commerce is not only limited to online sales, but also covers:

  v  Access plan to point of sales

  v  Real-time management of product availability (stock)

  v  Online Payment

  v  Delivery tracking

  v  After-sales service

  v  Preparation of estimates online

  v  Consulting users

  v  Provision of an electronic catalog

In certain cases, electronic commerce makes it possible to highly customize products, in particular when the electronic commerce site is linked with the production system of the enterprise (e.g., business cards, customized items such a T-shirts, cups, caps, etc.)

Finally, in so far as electronic service and products are concerned (MP3 files, software program, e-books, etc.) electronic commerce makes it possible to receive the purchase in a very short time, if not immediately.

Online Store

Most electronic commerce sites are online stores which have at least the following elements at the front-office level:

  v  A search engine which makes it possible to easily locate a product via search criteria (brand, price      range, key word, etc.);

  v  Secure online payment is often ensured by a trusted third party (a bank) via a secure transaction.

  v  An order tracking system, which allows tracking of order processing and sometimes provides              information on pickup of the package by the shipper.

  v  A virtual caddy system (sometimes called virtual cart). This is the heart of the e-commerce                  system. The virtual caddy makes it possible to trace the purchase of the client along the way and          modify the quantities for each reference.

  v  An online electronic catalog listing all products for sale, their price and sometimes their                      availability (product in stock or number of days before delivery);

A back-office system allows the online dealer to organize its offerings online, modify prices, add or remove product references as well as manage and handle client orders.