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Internet and Web Basics
Chapter Three includes an introduction to how computer networks operate, web browsers, how to search for information, the fundamentals of e-mail, how discussion and chat rooms work and Netiquette.
What is a Computer Network?
Examples of commercial network sites include:
CompuServe http://www.compuserve.com
America Online http://www.aol.com
The Microsoft Network http://www.msn.com
Examples of nonprofit and state computer networks can be seen at the following sites:
Big Sky Telegraph http://www.lone-eagles.com/articles/bigsky.htm
FIRN
http://www.firn.edu/
What Is a Web Browser?
You can download web browsers for both Microsoft’s Exp,lorer and Netscape Navigator at the following addresses:
Microsoft Internet Explorer http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.htm
Netscape Navigator http://home.netscape.com
http://home.netscape.com/browsers/index.html
Other web browsers include:
NCSA Mosaic http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/Mosaic/
NetCruiser http://www.netcom.com/software
Opera 2.12 http://opera.nta.no
Search Engines and Directories
Some of the most popular search engines for the World Wide Web include:
Alta Vista http://altavista.digital.com
Excite http://excite.com
Infoseek http://guide.infoseek.com
Webcrawler http://www.webcrawler.com
Some of the most popular web directories include:
Galaxy http://galaxy.einet.net
Magellan http://magellan.mckinley.com
Yahoo http://www.yahoo.com
The Yellow Pages http://theyellowpages.com
Examples of meta search engines and directories can be found at:
Google http://www.google.com/
Metacrawler http://www.metacrawler.com
Prime Search http://www.delta.com/prime.com/pssearch.htm
All-in-one search pages can be found at:
All-In-One-Search Page http://www.allonesearch.com/
The Argus Clearing House http://www.clearinghouse.net/
Galaxy
http://galaxy.tradewave.com/
http://www.galaxy.com/
Microsoft
http://www.msn.com.access/allonone.asp
http://search.msn.com/
Netscape http://www.netscape.com/home/internet-search.html
Savy Search http://www.search.com/
Reviews and comparisons of search engines can be found at:
A Guide to Web Directories http://www.crosswinds.net/~directories/home.htm
Understanding and Comparing Web Research Tools http://www.hamline.edu/administration/libraries/search/comparisons.html
Search Engine Showdown http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/
Search Engine Watch http://searchenginewatch.com/
If you are interested in looking up e-mail addresses for friends or famous people, there are several groups that run web sites that will help you. These include:
FAQ: How to Find People’s E-Mail Addresses http://www.qucis.queensu.ca/FAQs/email/finding.html
Getting Connected for E- Mail
Useful e-mail sites include:
Eudora http://www.access-us.com/eud5.htm
A Beginner’s Guide to Effective E-mail http://www.webfoot.com/advice/email.top.html
Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connections http://www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc
The Electric Postcard
http://postcards.www.media.mit.edu/Postcards
MSN Greeting Cards
http://www.greetingcards.msn.com/
Discussion Lists and Chat Rooms
A list of web-based discussion groups and information about how to sign up for them can be found at:
Deja News http://www.deja.com/usenet
Liszt http://www.liszt.com/
Search the List of Lists http://catalog.com/vivian/interest-group-search.html
Netiquette
Rules of appropriate behavior in e-mail and online are provide at:
E-Mail Etiquette http://www.iwillfollow.com/email.htm
Netiquette Homepage by Arlene H. Rinaldi
http://www.fau.edu/netiquette/net/netiquette.html
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