Internet 101

Finding information online

The most common way to find information online is with a search engine. All you have to do is type in a few words, and the search engine will give you a list of results you can click on. There are many different search engines you can use, but Google is the most popular one.

Using Google to search the Web

Intelligent personal assistants

Asking Siri a question

If you're using a mobile device, there are some situations when it's not convenient to type a search into a search engine. Instead, you can simply talk to your device's intelligent personal assistant. One example is Siri, which comes pre-installed on all new iPhones.

With Siri, you can ask a question like "What's the weather today?" or "Are there any Thai restaurants nearby?" Siri will then try to give you an answer. You can also use Siri to do other things on your device, like setting up reminders. For example, you could say, "Remind me to go to the dentist on Thursday."

For more information, visit Apple's Learn more about Siri page.