The New Internet Navigator
3rd Edition
Published on 20. September 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXX, 736 pages
978-0-471-12694-2 (ISBN)
Description
Revised and updated to reflect the increased growth of the Internet, this handbook has been designed for the individual using a PC and modem to connect to the system. The edition has been expanded to cover the latest Internet tools and trends. It features new discussions of: The World Wide Web, (including browsers such as Netscape and Mosaic); SLIP/PPP connections; and a vast assortment of graphical programs for SLIP/PPP connections, World Wide Web, FTP and USENET tools. Other topics covered include: how the Internet works; its underlying technologies, especially TCP/IP; Internet access offered by the large online services (CompuServe, Prodigy, America OnLine); and local service providers.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23.4 cm
Width: 19 cm
Weight
1389 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-12694-2 (9780471126942)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
A Wild Surmise; The Internet Defined; Signing on to the Internet; Introduction to Unix; FTP: Files by the Gigabyte; Telnet Shrinks the World; A World of Electronic Mail; Electronic Mail as a Gateway to the Internet; The Art of the List; Electronic Magazines, Newspapers, and Project Gutenberg; USENET: Keeping Up with the News; Gopher: Information by Menu; WAIS: Tracking Down Information; The World Wide Web; An Internet Toolbox; A Directory of Internet Resources; The Future of the Internet; Appendix; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.