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The Internet guide for new users / Daniel P. Dern.
1994
D 724 DER.I
Available at WIPO Library
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Title
The Internet guide for new users / Daniel P. Dern.
Description
xxvii, 570 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN
0070165114
0070165106
9780070165106
9780070165113 paperback
0070165106
9780070165106
9780070165113 paperback
Alternate Call Number
D 724 DER.I
Summary
"This easy-to-follow guide gives you all the information and instructions you need to join, understand, and use the world's largest network - The Internet. Perfect for new users who may never have logged on to a computer or network before, the guide explains how the Internet works and how it compares to other networks like American On-Line, CompuServe, DELPHI, GEnie, and MCI Mail. You'll learn how to use basic Internet facilities such as remote login (telnet), file transfer (ftp), E-mail, Usenet - "The BBS of the Internet"--Plus the essentials of Internet naming and addressing, and integrating with UNIX; find out what resources and services are available - including "point-and-shoot" Internet; navigation tools such as archie, Gopher, HYTELNET, WAIS, and WorldWideWeb - that make using the Internet easier than ever; tap into on-line database and information services; obtain additional information from books, articles, newsletters, trade shows, etc.; become a responsible user by understanding "netiquette" (Internet manners), appropriate usage, security, and other important issues; use "smiley-faces" like :- ) in your E-mail; and much more." "The Internet Guide for New Users offers practical, how-to help for new Internet users as well as for experienced users/administrators and MIS managers who want to learn more about the valuable resources the Internet can provide."--Jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-537) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Ramping up, getting started
Internet history and technology: a brief introduction
Internet on a dollar a day: how to get a user account and plug in
Internet naming and addressing
Enough Unix to survive as an internet user
Electronic mail, usenet, remote login, and file transfer: the four basic internet food groups
Electronic mail: how to exchange messages with other internet users and other exciting things you can do
Usenet: the bulletin board of the internet
Remote login with telnet
Transfering files with FTP
Navigating the internet
Internet dashboard: navigating the internet rapids
Gopher, archie, WAIS, and others: meet the navigators
Help, problems, security, and other aspects of being an internet citizen
Being an internet citizen
Help!
Commercial services, archives, communities, and miscellany
Communities of interest: a look at who's using the internet
Commercial and other information services on the internet: databases, libraries, and other info-mongers
Anonymous-FTP and other archives on the internet: gigabytes for the taking.
Internet history and technology: a brief introduction
Internet on a dollar a day: how to get a user account and plug in
Internet naming and addressing
Enough Unix to survive as an internet user
Electronic mail, usenet, remote login, and file transfer: the four basic internet food groups
Electronic mail: how to exchange messages with other internet users and other exciting things you can do
Usenet: the bulletin board of the internet
Remote login with telnet
Transfering files with FTP
Navigating the internet
Internet dashboard: navigating the internet rapids
Gopher, archie, WAIS, and others: meet the navigators
Help, problems, security, and other aspects of being an internet citizen
Being an internet citizen
Help!
Commercial services, archives, communities, and miscellany
Communities of interest: a look at who's using the internet
Commercial and other information services on the internet: databases, libraries, and other info-mongers
Anonymous-FTP and other archives on the internet: gigabytes for the taking.
Series
Published
New York : McGraw-Hill, c1994.
Language
English
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Review
"This easy-to-follow guide gives you all the information and instructions you need to join, understand, and use the world's largest network - The Internet. Perfect for new users who may never have logged on to a computer or network before, the guide explains how the Internet works and how it compares to other networks like American On-Line, CompuServe, DELPHI, GEnie, and MCI Mail. You'll learn how to use basic Internet facilities such as remote login (telnet), file transfer (ftp), E-mail, Usenet - "The BBS of the Internet"--Plus the essentials of Internet naming and addressing, and integrating with UNIX; find out what resources and services are available - including "point-and-shoot" Internet; navigation tools such as archie, Gopher, HYTELNET, WAIS, and WorldWideWeb - that make using the Internet easier than ever; tap into on-line database and information services; obtain additional information from books, articles, newsletters, trade shows, etc.; become a responsible user by understanding "netiquette" (Internet manners), appropriate usage, security, and other important issues; use "smiley-faces" like :- ) in your E-mail; and much more." "The Internet Guide for New Users offers practical, how-to help for new Internet users as well as for experienced users/administrators and MIS managers who want to learn more about the valuable resources the Internet can provide."--Jacket.