Web Beginner, Internet & World Wide Web - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
B> This book presents a completely new and innovative approach to the Web that is tailored to individual users' needs, as opposed to simply studying tools that are used on the Web. It is designed around important issues that all users of the World Wide Web need to know to take full advantage of its power. Upon using this book, readers will be familiar with: protecting themselves on the Internet by studying potential consequences, including legal ramifications and technical and personal complications; selecting the mail software that best suits their needs, and then using the best options and techniques for managing the vast amounts of mail that will follow; how to quickly and accurately access the best information on the Internet through effective search techniques; determining the value of Virtual Communities on the Web, and mastering the software options that are of value when a part of Virtual Communities (i.e. mail digests, listerv commands, Usenet display options, and kill files); creating Web Pages, both with a minimal knowledge of HTML in combination with key tools, or with HTML and JavaScript, in order to create good-looking Web pages; how to locate software worth having, and how to safely download and install software while protecting themselves from computer viruses, as well as understanding the most commonly used file formats, file utilities, file archives, self-extracting files, installers, and uninstallers; how to make their browser take full advantage of multimedia Web sites, including use of audio and video files, creating a music library, burning their own music CDs, putting photos and sounds on their Web pages, and expanding their bandwidth withoutshrinking their wallets; how to make the most out of e-commerce, including comparison shopping, safe use of credit cards online, protecting themselves in an online auction, and the privacy trade-offs and prospective pitfalls of shopping in the online world; how to encrypt their online communication to ensure privacy; and how to coordinate their Internet access from multiple points-of-access, including Telnet and FTP. This book is right for anyone who wants enhance their Web experience, from novice surfers to experienced programmers.Editorials
Booknews
This smart work covers the basics of computers, networking, and Web page construction for those new to the Internet, but also goes on to advanced topics, clearly identified as "above and beyond," for readers who want to dig deeper. Lehnert (computer science, U. of Massachusetts at Amherst) aims the book at undergraduates, using a breezy style and a structure that enables readers to skip right to the information they're most interested in. In addition to computer and Web basics, thorough chapters focus on safety online (such as avoiding viruses and hoaxes); e-mail management; finding information; virtual communities; software downloads; power tools like browser plug-ins and cookie managers; e-commerce; and encryption. At a companion Web site, the author says URLs mentioned in the text will continue to be updated as needed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
October 30, 2000
Publisher
Addison Wesley
Pages
736
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780201704747