| Description |
xxvii, 570 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
(cont) Electronic mailing lists: how to join, read, and participate in them -- BITNET: another network worth knowing about -- And away you go: tips, toys, and suggestions -- Third-party TCP/IP software for your computer -- Common editors on Unix systems and how to exit them -- InterNIC access information -- Free! a simple internet front-end Unix shellscript -- Internet-related organizations worth knowing about |
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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 |
| 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 intergrating 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."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Computers Networks |
| Notes |
Includes index & glossary |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Communication, International.
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Internet -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Internet.
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Wide area networks (Computer networks) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Internet.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| LC no. |
93025649 |
| ISBN |
0070165106 |
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0070165114 (paperback) |
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