Every Student's Guide to the World Wide Web: With Internet Explorer
Keiko Pitter(Author)
McGraw Hill Higher Education (Publisher)
Published on 1. October 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
140 pages
978-0-07-052491-0 (ISBN)
Description
This brief, step-by-step guide to navigation on the World Wide Web uses Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser. Students are given the basic concepts behind the Web, shown how to get onto the Web, and pointed to some of the most dynamic and useful Web sites. Students will learn how to access information and strategies for locating additional resources.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 200 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-052491-0 (9780070524910)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Keiko Pitter is Chief Technology Officer at Whitman College.
Content
CHAPTER 1: Introduction to the Internet and the World Wide Web The Cyberspace and the Net The Internet Finding Information on the Net The Client/Server Model Why Mosaic? Then Came Internet Explorer The Web Lingo Netiquette Warning Summary, Key Terms, Review Questions, Discussion Topics BOX 1-1: The Core Rules of Netiquette CHAPTER 2: Accessing a Web Site Using the Web The Anatomy of a Web Page A Web URL Going Directly to an URL Subject-oriented Catalogs of Information Bookmarks Keyword-oriented Indexes Summary, Key Terms, Review Questions, Discussion Topics BOX 2-1: Domain Names and IP Addresses BOX 2-2: Boolean Search CHAPTER 3: GOPHER What's a Gopher URL The Gopher Menu Browsing GopherSpace Subject Trees Using Search Tools Summary, Key Terms, Review Questions, Discussion Topics BOX 3-1: Well Constructed Subject Trees BOX 3-2: Other Notable Gopher Sites CHAPTER 4: FTP Objectives Why I Would Use FTP FTP URL The FTP Menu Moving Around Archie: User Index of Anonymous FTP Using Archie Retrieving a File Summary, Key Terms, Review Questions, Discussion Topics BOX 4-1: Using FTP to Obtain Software CHAPTER 5: TELNET Why I Would Use Telnet Telnet URL What is Telnet? A Telnet Session User Names and Terminal Emulation Hytelnet: Where's the Phone Book? Summary, Key Terms, Review Questions, Discussion Topics BOX 5.1: Is Anybody Home? CHAPTER 6: E-MAIL Sending E-mail Messages E-Mail URL Anatomy of an E-mail Message Composing and Sending a Message Finding E-mail Addresses Effective Use of E-mail Using the E-mail Feature of Internet Explorer Summary, Key Terms, Review Questions, Discussion Topics BOX 6.1: POP Mail Servers BOX 6.2: How to Send E-mail to Another Network Mail System BOX 6.3: Making Faces CHAPTER 7: Usenet Newsgroups What's Usenet? Who Manages Newsgroups? Newsgroup Organizations Using the Newsgroup Feature Starting a Newsgroup Feature Finding a Newsgroups of Interest Opening a Newsgroup Reading an Article Responding to an Article Posting a New Article Quitting Newsgroups Words of Advice Summary, Key Terms, Review Questions, Discussion Topics BOX 7.1: Just the FAQs, Jack CHAPTER 8: Creating Your Own Web Page Hypertext Mark-up Language Creating a Web Document Creating Links Adding Images Design Issues for the Home Page Copyright and Other Laws in Cyberspace Summary, Key Terms, Review Questions, Discussion Topics BOX 8.1: GIF Files APPENDIX: Internet Explorer, Where to Get It, System and Connection Requirements, Installing It GLOSSARY INDEX