Internet Basics

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Internet Basics

• Dayton Metro Library

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March 16, 2018
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Todays session we will review

• Introduction to the Internet
• Internet Service Options
• How to begin

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What is the Internet?
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What is the Internet?

• A global network comprised of several hundred
  thousand interconnected networks in over 100
  countries.

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http//www.opte.org/maps/
Ever wonder what it looks like? You are here
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How does the Internet work?
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How do you navigate the Internet?

• You need a fast enough computer,
• a modem, and an
• Internet Service Provider.

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Internet service options

• Home Internet access services. (ISP) Internet
  Service Provider

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Internet service options

• Dial-up
• Internet access via telephone lines
• DSL Digital Subscriber Line
• Digital data transmission (Frequency) over the
  wires of a local telephone network (telephone
  lines).
• Broadband
• A type of data transmission in which a single
  wire can carry several channels at once.

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Internet service options

• Free Internet access at the Library
• Reserve a computer
• Wi-Fi

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Internet service options
The Ohio Public Library Information Network
provides Internet connections and information
services to Ohio public libraries. OPLIN
provides all Ohio residents fast, free public
Internet access through the 251 independent local
public libraries in Ohio, as well as the use of
high-quality research databases not freely
available on the World Wide Web.
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How do you navigate the Internet?

• The Browser
• A browser is a software program used to view,
  download, upload, browse or otherwise access
  pages on the Internet.

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Internet Basics

• Dayton Metro Library

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Internet Basics

• Dayton Metro Library

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Thank You!