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Web 101 - New to the internet? We can help!

The internet is a complex network system. Your computer uses your telephone line, DSL line, or other type of connection service to log into the internet's network system. A connection service is necessary to assist your computer in finding and logging on to this network through your phone line.

Connection services are offered by Internet Service Providers (ISP), and by portal companies such as America Online, Prodigy, Compuserv and by dial up and hosting companies such as Earthlink, Voyager, etc. They also may be offered by your local telephone company.

Your connection takes you to a vast network that ties these computers together.* Your browser locates the website you are looking for, connects you to the ISPs computer and returns information to you.

Once you are connected to the internet's network, your computer uses a browser to translate and view websites and pages. The most commonly used browsers are Internet Explorer (IE) and Netscape and Firefox. These browsers take you directly to the websites themselves.

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Websites are actually files that are stored on an Internet Service Providers computer and available to the internet connection you have dialed into. They are designed much like a book, with a cover page and inside pages. By typing in the website address (http://www.websitename.com) you are requesting the main page of that website to be sent to your computer. Additional pages in that site are listed after "/" marks.

Once your browser is open and connected, you will use the address bar at the top of the browser to request particular websites, or you may use an internet search engine to find websites that contain content you are looking for.

Some of the most popular search engines are Google, Yahoo, AOL Netfind and MSN. Use these search engines as you would use an index in a library.

Each search engine will give you a different selection of websites. Websites do not automatically show up on most search engines, and not all search engines are free. Search engines are products built and maintained by companies, so results you see are not random or necessarily accurate. At this time it is necessary to incorporate search engine marketing into your website maintenance program if you would like your site to appear on the search engines.

Once a website is developed, the owner must submit to each search engine individually. Your website will only show up in the search engines you have submitted. In the past these submissions have been free. Sirius Company maintains a complete list of engines, charges and access addresses. Please contact us for information or for assistance in submitting your website to the search engines. (see our search engines section for more information.)

Portal companies such as America Online and Prodigy provide a built in browser with your connection. The browsers built into these services take you directly to the company's website and to their "members only" pages. You may also use their browser to go outside the company's website "bubble" to view the vast internet. Content on these companies websites may be edited to meet their particular objectives and provide consistency.

For more information, or a quick start Sirius Package consultation, please contact us by phone or email.