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Web 101 : making the net work for you
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Boston : Addison Wesley, 2001
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9780201704747

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Summary

Web 101 presents an approach to the Web that is tailored to individual users' needs, as opposed to simply studying tools that are used on the Web. It is designed around issues that users of the World Wide Web may need to know to take full advantage of its power.


Table of Contents

1 First Things First
Taking Charge
Computer Basics
Units of Memory
Speed and Bottlenecks
What is the Internet?
Host Machines and Host Names
The Client/Server Software Model
The World Wide Web and Web Browsers
How to Get Online
Browser Tips and Tricks
Things to Remember
Important Concepts
Where Can I Learn More?
Problems and Exercises
First Things First: Above and Beyond
A Little History
How Fast Are Different Internet Connections?
How Is Data Sent over the Internet?
How Does File Compression Work?
Is Hypertext Changing the Way We Read?
Problems and Exercises
2 Personal Safety Online
Taking Charge
Acceptable Use Policies
Password Security
Viruses, Trojans, and Worms
E-mail Viruses
Shopping Online
Protecting Your Privacy
Internet Scams
Online Auctions
Libel and Lawsuits
Threats and Harassment
Software Piracy and Copyright Infringements
Pornography and Other Lapses in Good Taste
Hoaxes and Legends
Things to Remember
Important Concepts
Where Can I Learn More?
Problems and Exercises
Personal Safety Online: Above and Beyond
The No Electronic Theft Act of 1997
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
Notice and Consent Policies
How Cookies Work
Privacy, Digital Records, and Commercial Interests
Broadband Risks and Remedies
Hackers, Phreaks, and Script Kiddies
Problems and Exercises
3 E-mail Management
Taking Charge
Basic Client Operations
Anatomy of an E-mail Message
What to Expect from Your Mail Program
Viewing Your Inbox
Viewing Individual Mail Messages
Sending a New Mail Message
Replying to and Forwarding E-mail
MIME Attachments and HTML-Enabled Clients
E-mail Netiquette and Netspeak
SMTP and Mail Servers
HTTP, POP and IMAP
Filtering and Routing
Web-Based Mail Accounts
Things to Remember
Important Concepts
Where Can I Learn More?
Problems and Exercises
E-mail Management: Above and Beyond
Trouble in Paradise (SPAM)
How to Fight Back
Managing Multiple Mail Accounts
Conquering Raggy Text
Uuencoded Mail
Problems and Exercises
4 Basic Web Page Construction
Taking Charge
Web Page HTML Elements
What Is HTML?
Editing HTML Files
Basic Web Page Formatting
Add a Heading
Add a List
Type Fonts and Type Styles
Basic Web Page Graphics
Image Files
Add an Image
Aligning and Scaling an Image
Transparent GIFs
Images for Web Page Backgrounds
Three Types of HyperLinks
Absolute URLs
Relative URLs
Named Anchors
Testing Your Hyperlinks
Page Layouts with Tables
Create Borders
Create Margins
Organize Graphical Elements
Navigation Maps with Frames
A Web Site Construction Checkist
The Three C's of Web Page Design
Avoid Mistakes You've Seen Others Make
Check Your Pages Before You Install Them
Use Effective Web Page Titles
Keep Download Times Short
Make Your Pages Portable
State-of-the-Art or Maximal Access?
Installing Web Pages on a Web Server
0 Copyright Law and the Web
Copyright Basics
What's Protected?
Personal Use
Publishing on the Web
Fair Use Guidelines
Copyright Law in a Digital Era
Things to Remember
Important Concepts
Where Can I Learn More?
Problems and Exercises
Basic Web Page Construction: Above and Beyond
Graphics and Download Times
Audio Files for the Web
Copyright Guidelines for Multimedia Projects
HTML Editors and Web Page Construction Tools
How To Increase Your Web Page Hit Counts
Browser-Specific Extensions and Page Testing
Problems and Exercises
5 Advanced Web Page Construction
Taking Charge
Client-side Image Maps
Step 1: Loading an Image File
Step 2: Mapping the Hotzones
Step 3: Installing the Image Map
Mouseovers and Javascript
Java Applets
Data-Driven Web Pages
Web Site Maintainence Tools
Link Checkers
Site Mappers
Site Construction Kits
Things to Remember
Important Concepts
Where Can I Learn More?
Problems and Exercises
Advanced Web Page Construction: Above and Beyond
Image Processing Utilities
CGI Scripts
How Far Can You Go Without Programming?
Problems and Exercises
6 Find What You Want ñ Fast!
Taking Charge
Subject Trees and Clearinghouses
Yahoo!
About.com
Open Directory Project
Clearinghouses
General Search Engines and Meta Search Engines
Successive Query Refinement
Fuzzy Queries
Using Term Counts
Boolean Queries
Advanced Search Options
Specialized Search Engines
Intelligent Agents and Search Bots
Using Push Technologies
Assessing Credibility on the Web
Author Credibility
Accurate Writing and Documentation
Objectivity
Stability of Web Pages
Fraudulent Web Pages
Things to Remember
Important Concepts
Where Can I Learn More?
Problems and Exercises
Find What You Want ñ Fast!: Above and Beyond
Useful Information Retrieval Concepts
Search Engine Web Coverage
Problems and Exercises
7 Joining a Virtual Community
Taking Charge
Mailing Lists
Subscribing to Mailing Lists
Some Great Mailing Lists
Mailing List Netiquette
Netspeak
Web-Based Discussions Groups
Yahoo! Message Boards
Create Your Own Discussion Group
Usenet Newsgroups
Reading Usenet with a Newsreader
Three Levels of Usenet
Posting and Saving Messages
Keeping Track of Messages
Subscribing and Unsubscribing
Adding Signature Files
Cross-Posting Queries and Messages
Killing Articles
Experiment First
Usenet Newsreaders vs. Usenet on the Web
How to Find Mailing Lists and Newsgroups
Internet Relay Chat, Web Page Chat, and Instant Messaging
IRC Chat
Web-Based Chat
Instant Messaging
The Psychology of Chat Rooms
Things to Remember
Important Concepts
Where Can I Learn More?
Problems and Exercises
Joining a Virtual Community: Above and Beyond
Censorship on the Internet
CancelMoose and NoCem
Privacy Safeguards
Internet Telephony
Protecting Children
Problems and Exercises
8 Software on the Internet
Taking Charge
Trouble-Free Downloads
Virus Protection
Installation Tips
Executable Installers
Ready-to-Go Executables
Zipped File Archives
Self-Extracting Archives
ActiveX Installers
File Utilities
Software Clearinghouses
FTP Software Archives
Managing Your Software
Finding Good Software Reviews
Things to Remember
Important Concepts
Where Can I Learn More?
Problems and Exercises
Software on the Internet: Above and Beyond
Software Licenses
Open Source Software
Trojan Horses
Problems and Exercises
9 Power Tools for the Internet
Taking Charge
Applications: Helpers, Plug-ins, and Add-ons
Web Accelerators
Ad Filters
Download Managers
Password Managers
Desktop Portals
Alternative Web Browsers
FTP Power Features
Things to Remember
Important Concepts
Where Can I Learn More?
Problems and Exercises
Power Tools for the Internet: Above and Beyond
Cookie Managers
Firewalls
Net Monitors
Telnet Clients
Problems and Exercises
10 E-Commerce
Taking Charge
Online Shopping Risks and Safeguards
Secure Servers and Secure Web Pages
Digital Certificates and Trusted Agents
Commercial Sites and Self-Regulation
Online Auctions
Things to Remember
Important Concepts
Where Can I Learn More?
Problems and Exercises
E-Commerce: Above and Beyond
E-Commerce, National Security, and Hackers
Digital Telephony and Convergence
Internet Appliances
Problems and Exercises
11 Encryption and the Internet
Taking Charge
Private-Key Encryption
Public-Key Encryption
Digital Signatures
Key Management
Counterfeit Keys
Key Certification
Digital Certificates
Strong and Weak Encryption
Things to Remember
Important Concepts
Where Can I Learn More?
Problems and Exercises
Encryption and the Internet: Above and Beyond
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
Privacy-enhanced E-mail
Fighting Spam with Encryption
Strong Encryption and Culture of the Internet
Strong Encryption and Law Enforcement
U.S. Export Restrictions
Problems and Exercises
12 Making It All Work for You
Taking Charge
Traps and Pitfalls
Telecommuting
Time-Saving Services
Staying on Top of New Developments
Careers in Information Technology
Internet Addiction
Assessing Value [ change to "Finding the Truth" ?]
Where Can I Learn More?