CSCI 101: Intro to Computer Science

Lab 1.3:   Downloading software from the Internet

This lab is NOT obligarotory for this course, so you can simply skip it if you are stuck. All the tasks related to this course can be successfully done by using Internet Explorer browser, which should be already installed on your system if you are running Windows.

There are several most widely used Internet browsers like Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, and Opera. They all are very similar in use, however might have slightly different behavior on some Internet sites. For example, Internet Explorer does not support text blinking and, on the other hand, has some features that are not supported by Netscape browsers.

The Mozilla browser is evaluated by the PC World Magazine as the "Best browser of 2003".

If you do not have Mozilla browser installed on your computer, you can download the current version for free from the Mozilla site

To download and install the Mozilla browser on your computer please do the following:

1. Click on the link with the left mouse button and in the new window click the button "download" on the top of the page.
2. Click on the Mozilla link (the top product).
3. Click on the Download now" button.
4. Choose your Operating System
5. Save the file mentioned in the popping-up window somewhere in your system (for example on the Desktop).
6. Click on the icon obtained in the previous step and follow the instructions on the screen. It might take about 1 - 1.5 hours for the download if you use a dial-up connection to the Internet.

Similarly other software can be installed on your computer.