This volume provides a description of the current state of the internet, as well as the interim and proposed NREN, and includes basic information on network concepts and usage. In addition to providing background information on the state of the "national network", it addresses selected "how-to" issues ranging from necessary equipment to operating system specifics. By collecting the best of available information and using documentation principles designed for effective communication of technical concepts, this text aims to provide a one-stop source for all librarians and educators beginning to access the internet.
This volume provides a description of the current state of the internet, as well as the interim and proposed NREN, and includes basic information on network concepts and usage. In addition to providing background information on the state of the "national network", it addresses selected "how-to" issues ranging from necessary equipment to operating system specifics. By collecting the best of available information and using documentation principles designed for effective communication of technical concepts, this text aims to provide a one-stop source for all librarians and educators beginning to access the internet.
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Höhe: 228 mm
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Part 1 What is the Internet? Part 2 Overview of current networks: Internet; DDN (Defense Data Network); ESNET (Energy Sciences Network); NASA Science Internet; NSFNET / Merit; mid-level regionals; BARRNet (Bay Area Regional Research Network); CERFNet (California Education and Research Federation network); CICNet; CONCERT (Communications for N.C. Education, Research & Technology); CSUNet (The California State University Network); JvNCnet (North East Research Regional network); LOS NETTOS; MichNet; MIDNet; MRNet (Minnesota Regional Network); NCSANet (National Center for Supercomputing Applicatoins Network); NEARNet (New England Academic & Research Network); NevadaNet; NorthWestNet (Northwester States Network); NYSERNet (New York State Education & Research Network); Ohio Academic Resources Network; PREPnet (Pennsylvania Research and Economic Partnership Network); PSCNet (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Academic Affiliates Group Netwrok); SDSCnet (San Diego Supercomuter Center netwrok); Sesquinet (Texas Sesquicentennial Network); SURAnet (Southeastern Universities Research Network); TENet; THEnet (the Texas Higher Education Network); VERnet (Virginia Education and Research Network); Westnet (Southwestern States Network); WiscNet; Terrestrial Wideband Network; Cooperative Networks; BITNET; FidoNet; FrEdMail; Free-Nets; K12Net; Usenet / UUNET; Commercial Information Exchange (CIX); getting access; commercial internet providers; AlterNet; ANS-CORE; anterior technology; DMConnection; MSEN Inc; Netcom; PSINet; The WORLD; public access UNIX systems; commercial service mail gateways; CompuServe; MCI. Part 3 Technical notes. Part 4 Network applications: E-mail; mailer programs; host applications; desktop applications; finding addresses; books; mailing lists; subscribing; reading and sending messages; BITNET; LISTSERV databases; newsgroups (Usenet); FTP: BITFP; TELNET; Xferit; Telnet and IBM mainfraims; finger; advanced applications; specific implementations; ARCHIE; WAIS; Internet Gopher. Part 5 Network resources: Internet resource guide; Internet tour HyperCard stack; Merit Internet Cruise; Zen and the art of the Internet; NorthWestNet User Services Internet Resource Guide; NYSERNet New User's Guide; InfoPop; NICs and NOCs; RFCs; FYI RFCs; MaasInfo; lists of mailing lists; Usernet Newsgroups; library catalogues; directories; library systems; software archives; electronic serials.
