Internet Effectively: A Beginner's Guide to the World Wide Web

Tyrone Adams, Sharon Scollard

  • 出版商: Addison Wesley
  • 出版日期: 2005-03-03
  • 定價: $2,240
  • 售價: 5.0$1,120
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 512
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 0321304292
  • ISBN-13: 9780321304292
  • 相關分類: 網頁設計Computer-networks
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Internet Effectively is a comprehensive guide to maximizing your online experience. There’s a difference between simply being online and using the Internet effectively.  This book provides readers with the theory and easy to follow hands on activities essential for novice Internet users to become proficient users. It covers all important topics required for Internet literacy, including email, searching a variety of Internet resources for information, Web page design, Internet communication, and social and legal implications. Whether you are just getting started, or you’ve been using the Internet for years, Internet Effectively will provide you with a better understanding of how the Internet works, how to use it effectively and how it affects our lives.

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents:

 

INTERNET EFFECTIVELY:

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO THE WORLD WIDE WEB

 

~ Chapter Overview ~

 

Part I: Welcome to the Internet!

 

            Chapter 1: Let’s Get “Online” Already!

            Chapter 2: The Development of the Internet

           

Part II: Utilizing the Internet and World Wide Web

 

            Chapter 3: Finding Resources on the World Wide Web

            Chapter 4: Email

            Chapter 5: Doing Business on the Web

 

Part III: Designing Information for the World Wide Web

 

            Chapter 6: An Introduction to HTML

            Chapter 7: An Introduction to CSS, XHTML, and Advanced Web Development Concepts           

            Chapter 8: HTML Editors

            Chapter 9: Graphics and Multimedia on the World Wide Web

 

Part IV: Communication on the Internet

 

            Chapter 10: Mass Communication Tools

            Chapter 11: Real-time Communication

            Chapter 12: Entertainment and Education

 

Part V: The Impact of the Internet

 

            Chapter 13: The Internet’s Impact on Traditional Media

            Chapter 14: The Internet and the Law

            Chapter 15: Keeping Pace with Innovations

 

Glossary

References and Readings

Index

 

 




 

INTERNET EFFECTIVELY:

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO THE WORLD WIDE WEB

 

~ Expanded Table of Contents ~

 

Part I: Welcome to the Internet!

 

            Chapter 1: Let’s Get Online, Already!

                        º Chapter Objectives

                        What Do People Do Online?

                        Connecting to the Internet

                                    What Does Internet Service Include?

                        Dial-up Services

                                    Traditional Dial-up Services

                                    Broadband Services

                        Textbox 1.1: How Communications Satellites and Satellite Internet

                                    Access Works

                                    Wi-Fi

                                    Textbox 1.2: How a Wireless Home Network Works

                        ISP’s for Travelers

                        Connecting to Work

                                    Local Area Networks

                                    Intranets

                                    Virtual Private Networks

                        Acceptable Use Policies and Privacy Policies

                        Hand-Held and Other Devices

                        Internet Software

                                    URL’s

                                    Web Browser Basics

                                                Temporary Files (Cache)

                                                Clearing the Cache

                                                Missing Page Errors

                                                Bookmarks and Favorites

                                                History

                                                Clearing the Browser History

                                                Browser Options and Features

                                                Setting the Home Page

                                    Advertisements on the Web

                                    Email Clients

                        Security Risks

                                    Virus

                                    Trojan Horse

                                    Worm

                                    Adware

                                    Spyware

                                    Browser Hijacker

                                    Web Bug

                                    Mini Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (mDDoS)

                        Security Measures

                        Providing Credit Card and Other Sensitive Information

                        Downloading Software

                                    Commercial Software

                                    Shareware

                                    Freeware

                                    Open Source

                        What Happens When You Connect?

                                    IP Addresses

                                    Domain Name System

                                    Troubleshooting

                        º Summary

            º Review Questions and Hands-on Exercises

 

Chapter 2: The Development of the Internet

            º Chapter Objectives

            Welcome to the Internet

            Development of the Internet: From the 1940’s to the Present

                        Text Box 2.1: Nuclear Threats and the Space Age

                                    Hiroshima and Nagasaki

                                    Sputnik I, ARPA, Explorer I, and EMP’s

                        RAND Engineers Envision a “Galactic Network”

                        Text Box 2.2: Packets and Protocols

                                                The Birth of Communication Protocols

                                    NPL Net and Packets

                        ARPANET

                        A Reliable Protocol in NCP

            Communications Tools

                        The Personalization of E-mail

            TCP/IP and Inter-networking

                        Text Box 2.3: The TCP/IP Stack

            Request for Comments (RFC) Documents     

            ARPANET Goes Public

            U.S. National Science Foundation to the Rescue

            Internet 2

            Internet History Timeline

            Internet Development Around the World

                        Canada

                        Mexico

                        Europe

            Convergence of Efforts in the U.S.

            Domain Names

                                                            The World Wide Web

                                                            Who Is In Charge Of The Internet?

            º Summary

            º Review Questions and Hands-on Exercises

 

 

Part II: Utilizing the World Wide Web

 

Chapter 3: Finding Resources on the World Wide Web

            º Chapter Objectives

            Advanced Browsing Plug-in Features

                        Text Box 3.1: Plug-ins and Features

            What’s Available on the Web?

            Online Research Tools

                        Search Engines

                        Directory Outlines

                        Bibliographic Databases

                        Site-specific Search Engines and Site-maps

                        Subject-Specific Search Engines and Directory Outlines

                        Metasearch Engines

                        Topic Rings

                        Frequently Asked Question Pages

                        Expert Inquiries

                        General Reference

                                    Reference.com

                                    Dictionary.com

                                    Encyclopedias

                                    Maps and driving instructions

                                    World facts

                        Searching for Jobs

                        Searching for People

                                    Finding an Email Address

                                    Searching for mailing addresses

                                    Finding personal information

                                    Reverse telephone number lookup

            Searching Strategies

                        Initiating a Search

                        Refining A Search

                                    Boolean Operators and Wildcard Characters

            Understanding Evaluation Criteria

                        Accuracy

                        Authority

                        Audience and Objectivity

                        Purpose

                        Current Information

                        Depth of Coverage

            Citing Internet Resources

                        Text Box 3.2: Citing and Referencing Web Materials

            Finding Software

                        Open Source Licensing

                        Shareware and Freeware

                        File compression   

            º Summary

            º Review Questions and Hands-on Exercises

 

Chapter 4: E-mail

            º Chapter Objectives

            Brief History of Email

            Getting an Email Account

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目錄:
- 互聯網有效使用:世界網絡的初學者指南
- 章節概述
- 第一部分:歡迎來到互聯網!
- 第1章:讓我們開始“上線”吧!
- 第2章:互聯網的發展
- 第二部分:利用互聯網和世界網絡
- 第3章:在世界網絡上尋找資源