Internet Basics
This is what you need to connect to websites online.
What is the Internet/Wi-Fi?
You want to know tomorrow's weather. Name something you could type into Google.
Weather tomorrow
Can you google what tomorrow's weather's going to be?
Click this to return to the webpage you were just looking at.
Back button
You can't find a website you visited earlier. What's one thing you could do?
Search for it again/check history
A stranger online asks for your password. Should you give it to them?
No
Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge are examples of this.
What is a web browser?
You want to know when Walmart closes. What could you search?
walmart hours near me
What is today's hours for the walmart on keele and lawrence?
Click this to reload a webpage.
Refresh
You click a link, but nothing seems to happen. What's one thing you could try?
Wait/refresh/check connection
A pop-up says, “CONGRATULATIONS! YOU WON AN iPHONE!” What should you do?
Don't click it/close it
This is the address of a website.
What is a URL/web address?
You want to apply for a job at Tim Hortons. What could you search?
Tim Hortons jobs/careers
Click this X to do this to a browser tab.
Close it
You need to know whether a store is open on a holiday. Google shows different hours on different websites. What should you do?
Check the store's official website/call
You receive a link from someone you don't know. What should you do before clicking?
Check it/don't click if unsure
This button reloads the webpage you are currently viewing.
What is Refresh?
You search “restaurant” but get too many results. What could you add to improve your search?
A location/type of food/etc.
Clicking underlined or highlighted text may take you to another webpage. This is called a ___.
Link
You search “jobs” and get thousands of results. How could you make the search better?
Add job type + location
A website asks for your credit card information even though you're not buying anything. What should you do?
Leave/Don't enter it
This lets you have multiple webpages open in the same browser window.
What is a tab?
You need the phone number for a business. What information should you check before trusting the result?
Business name/location/official source
What is the phone number of Vietnoms (restaurant nearby)?
You accidentally closed a tab you needed. What keyboard shortcut can often bring it back?
Ctrl + Shift + T
You find a job posting that promises $1,000 a day with no interview and asks you to pay $100 to start. What should you do?
Don't apply/pay; likely a scam
You receive an email saying your account will be deleted TODAY unless you click a link. What might this be?
A phishing/scam message