Going Online

Going Online class 1

Multiple Choice

what is the internet

• The internet is a global network of interconnected computers and other devices that allows for communication and the sharing of information.
• The internet is a type of food made from dried seaweed
• The internet is a popular type of fabric used for clothing
• The internet is a type of fishing net used in the ocean

Today we will talk about

• ​what is the internet?

• ​why do we use it?

• ​How do people get online?

• ​Hardware & Software needed

• ​Services of the web

• ​email

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

what is information?

• Information is a type of animal
• Information is data that has been processed and organized to be useful.
• Information is a type of food
• Information is a type of plant

​what is information?

Multiple Choice

what is multimedia

• Multimedia refers to a type of clothing
• Multimedia is a type of fruit
• Multimedia is a form of information and data and text

• Multimedia is content that uses a combination of different content forms such as text, audio,etc

​what software do we need to use the internet?

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Multiple Choice

all computers on the internet have an ip address

• correct

• incorrect

• sometimes

​The inventor of the www says governments should do more to make the internet a s___r and more empowering place

Multiple Choice

Wikipedia is

• free

• not free

• online book

• for old people

Multiple Choice

____ hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute worldwide (Tubefilter, 2019)

• 500

• 2

• 500,000

• 500,000,000

Multiple Choice

google translate is extremely precise when translating a sentence

• correct ...it is always correct

• wrong! sometimes, it makes mistakes

Multiple Choice

email means

• electronic mail

• echo mail

• electricity mail

• electic mail

In pairs, create an online powerpoint answering the following: (use google for any research)

1. ​What are 5 benefits for a student using the web?

2. ​Are there any drawbacks when using the web for research? Explain

3. ​A girl in Kenya has just bought a PC. She would like to have internet access. What hardware and software does she need in order to go online?

4. ​What is your favourite website? why?