1997 internet handbook

Title:

Personal Author:

Carroll, Jim

Edition:

Educational edition

Publication Information:

Scarborough, Ont. : Prentice Hall Canada, 1997

ISBN:

9780138514877

Subject Term:

Internet (Computer network) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Added Author:

Broadhead, Rick

Cassel, Don, 1942-

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Preface	p. vii
About the Authors	p. xii
Chapter 1 What is the Internet?	p. 1
Chapter Objectives	p. 1
The Internet and Evolution	p. 2
The Reality of the Internet	p. 2
What Can You Do on the Internet?	p. 4
What the Internet Is Really All About	p. 6
The Future	p. 7
The Internet	p. 10
Summary and Glossary of Terms	p. 12
Review Questions and Exercises	p. 13
Chapter 2 What Can I Do on the Internet?	p. 16
Chapter Objectives	p. 16
What Is the Role of the Internet?	p. 17
What Do People Do Online?	p. 22
The Tools of the Internet	p. 25
Let's Be Real About What People Do on the Internet	p. 26
Tutorial 2-1 A Quick Introduction to Using the World Wide Web	p. 27
Tutorial 2-2 Printing a Web Page	p. 31
Summary and Glossary of Terms	p. 32
Review Questions and Exercises	p. 33
Chapter 3 Internet Fundamentals	p. 36
Chapter Objectives	p. 36
The Role of the Internet Service Provider	p. 36
Types of Internet Access	p. 38
Connecting to the Internet	p. 38
How to Select an Internet Service Provider	p. 38
How Does the Internet Work?	p. 40
TCP/IP Basics	p. 41
Internet Domain Names	p. 43
The Next Step	p. 46
Tutorial 3-1 Basic Web Searches	p. 47
Tutorial 3-2 Using Bookmarks	p. 50
Summary and Glossary of Terms	p. 51
Review Questions and Exercises	p. 52
Chapter 4 The World Wide Web	p. 55
Chapter Objectives	p. 55
The Nature of the Web	p. 56
How Does the Web Work?	p. 57
Key Characteristics of the World Wide Web	p. 63
The Economics of the Web	p. 83
Accessing Other Types of Data on the Web	p. 88
Tutorial 4-1 Advanced Web Searches	p. 97
Tutorial 4-2 Advanced Search Options	p. 100
Tutorial 4-3 Using WebCrawler	p. 101
Summary and Glossary of Terms	p. 103
Review Questions and Exercises	p. 104
Chapter 5 Internet Electronic Mail	p. 107
Chapter Objectives	p. 107
Why Is Use of Internet E-mail Exploding?	p. 108
What Is Internet E-mail?	p. 109
Configuring Your E-mail Program	p. 110
The Structure of an E-mail Message	p. 112
How Did This Message Get Here?	p. 115
What Can You Do With E-mail?	p. 116
E-mail Addresses	p. 122
E-mail Etiquette	p. 123
How Do I Locate an Internet E-mail Address?	p. 126
Could You Be Using a Better E-mail Program?	p. 129
Problems With Internet E-mail	p. 130
Significant E-mail Trends	p. 131
Tutorial 5-1 Using Netscape Mail	p. 136
Summary and Glossary of Terms	p. 143
Review Questions and Exercises	p. 144
Chapter 6 Knowledge Networking	p. 148
Chapter Objectives	p. 148
The Benefit of Knowledge Networking	p. 148
Usenet	p. 150
Lists of Newsgroups	p. 171
Internet Mailing Lists	p. 172
Knowledge Networking and the Internet	p. 182
Tutorial 6-1 Receiving Mailing Lists By E-mail	p. 183
Tutorial 6-2 USENET Newsgroups	p. 185
Summary and Glossary of Terms	p. 189
Review Questions and Exercises	p. 190
Chapter 7 Older Internet Applications	p. 194
Chapter Objectives	p. 194
The Changing Internet	p. 195
The Role of the Web Browser	p. 195
Gopher	p. 195
FTP	p. 199
Telnet	p. 204
Finger	p. 205
The Declining Role of Older Applications	p. 206
Tutorial 7-1 Using Gopher on the Web	p. 206
Tutorial 7-2 Downloading Files	p. 210
Summary and Glossary of Terms	p. 214
Review Questions and Exercises	p. 215
Chapter 8 Doing Research on the Internet	p. 218
Chapter Objectives	p. 218
Search Systems on the Internet	p. 219
How to Conduct a Search on the Internet	p. 222
Categories of Search Tools Online	p. 227
Search Engine Basics	p. 236
The Impact of Relevance Ranking	p. 238
Online Sites With Information About Research	p. 242
Tutorial 8-1 Using OpenText For Complex Searches	p. 242
Summary and Glossary of Terms	p. 249
Review Questions and Exercises	p. 249
Chapter 9 Setting Up a Web Site	p. 253
Chapter Objectives	p. 253
A Home For Your Web Site	p. 254
Preparing the Web Pages	p. 261
Building an Effective Web Site	p. 275
Market Your Internet Presence	p. 284
Tutorial 9-1 Home Page Basics	p. 287
Tutorial 9-2 Adding Boldface, Italics, Lines, and Centering	p. 290
Tutorial 9-3 Numbered Lists and Hypertext Links	p. 292
Tutorial 9-4 Including Images in the Home Page	p. 295
Summary and Glossary of Terms	p. 297
Review Questions and Exercises	p. 298
Chapter 10 We Need to Protect the Internet	p. 301
Chapter Objectives	p. 301
The Challenge of the Internet	p. 301
The Internet Is Under Attack	p. 302
Problems With Current Government Actions	p. 305
The Futility of Control	p. 306
Some Recommendations	p. 308
Groups That Need Recognition	p. 309
The Internet Nation-State	p. 311
Summary	p. 313
Review Questions and Exercises	p. 314
Index	p. 317

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