The complete guide to understanding and using the Internet

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bird, Linda (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson/Prentice Hall , c2004
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1 Understanding the Internet: 1. How the Internet is changing the world
  • 2. The good, the bad, the ugly: uses and misuses of the Internet
  • Pt. 2 Getting Up and Running with the Internet: 3. Necessary equipment and Internet connections
  • 4. Internet service providers
  • Pt. 3 Using Mail and Messaging Tools: 5. Mail and messaging software overview
  • 6. E-mail basics
  • 7. Beyond the basics: using e-mail safely and effectively
  • Pt. 4 Getting Around the World Wide Web: 8. Getting to know the World Wide Web
  • 9. Surfing basics
  • 10. Beyond the basics: advanced surfing
  • Pt. 5 Running Effective Internet Searches: 11. Searching basics
  • 12. Beyond the basics: searching seamlessly
  • Pt. 6 Taking Control of the Internet: 13. Communicating via the Internet
  • 14. Pulling Information from the Internet
  • 15. Working with various file types and plug-Ins
  • 16. Beyond the basics: taking advantage of the Internet's multimedia capabilities
  • Pt. 7 Privacy and Security Issues: 17. Beyond the basics: a closer look at privacy issues
  • 18. Beyond the basics: a closer look at security issues
  • Pt. 8 Creating a Web Site: 19. Designing a great Web site
  • 20. Tools you can use to create a Web site
  • 21. Using FrontPage to Develop a Web site
  • 22. Adding graphics to your Web site
  • 23. Publishing to the World Wide Web
  • App. A Interfacing the Internet with Cell Phones and PDAs