I do not know anything about the Internet (or technology in general). It took me quite some time to get through this reading because I am literally starting from square 1. Every sentence, every small piece of information was new to me. I’m glad I started learning with this reading because it was super easy to follow and understand.
The top 5 things I learned that I think will effect my everyday computer use:
1. Browsers: When I log into my computer (or any computer at that), I just click on the first browser I see. It never occurred to me that some browsers are better than others for certain online tasks. I also typically ignore any pop-ups that ask if I want to update anything on my computer – now I know I should!
2. The Internet: It “started” in 1974?!? Shows what I know – I thought it all began in the 1990s.
3. HTML, JavaScript, CSS: Every time I had previously heard of or read any of those terms I would completely ignore it, thinking I could never understand what it meant so it’s not worth trying. Well now I do! And this reading made it super easy to understand.
4. Cookies: OOOH, that’s what it means. It’s something that pops up on your computer all the time and people like me get frustrated. It’s just a memory of visits – why did I ever think it was way more complicated.
4: Browser Extensions (my favorite): After reading this section, I looked through tons of extensions Chrome offers. So fun! I got an extension for weather, a thesaurus, Netflix, etc. I feel so tech-trendy.
If most readings are aimed at newbies like me such as this one, I think I will be great in this class!