Navigating the

Internet Safely

T

he Internet represents nearly the sum of all
information humans have learned and col-
lected. Think of any topic, and you’re likely to
discover a wealth of information about it —
for example, for the search term World War II
buttonsyou can get more than 17 million
search results. The term dust mitesreturns more
than two million results, and how to yodel
shows 225,000 results. Pretty amazing.

How safe you are while surfing through all this

information depends a lot on you. As you click

links to various Web sites, check out special

offers and ads, play games, and more, it’s

important that you understand how your

choices and actions, the sites you visit, and the

links you click protect you or put you at risk

for scams, malicious software, or landing on

offensive sites.

You can help keep your online browsing

experience safe by using browser security

settings and learning to identify safer sites.

Additionally, you are accountable for your

activities online; you need to understand the

laws and ethics for use of online information,

materials, and communications so that you

can avoid committing plagiarism or other

crimes, or simply being rude.

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In this chapter...

➟Choose the Best

Browser for You ..................64

➟Identify Secure and

Trusted Web Sites ................67

➟Explore Browser

Navigation ........................68

➟Use Tabs in Browser ............71

➟Set Up a Home Page ..........72

➟Add a Web Site to

Favorites ............................74

➟Organize Favorites ..............75

➟View Your Browsing History....76

➟Search the Internet ..............78

➟Search Within a Web Page....80

➟Use Caution with

Internet Ads ........................82

➟Avoid Download Theft

and Plagiarism ....................85

➟Download Safely ................86

➟Customize Browser

Security Settings ..................87

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