Internet: The Complete Reference
Chapter 1: Internet Connection Concepts
Chapter 2: How the Domain Name System Works
Chapter 3: Configuring Your Internet Connection
Chapter 4: Connecting Your LAN to the Internet
Part II: Exchanging E-mail
Chapter 5: E-mail Concepts
Chapter 6: Configuring Your E-mail Program
Chapter 7: Sending and Receiving Files by E-mail
Chapter 8: Fighting Spam, Sorting Mail, and Avoiding E-mail Viruses
Part III: Chatting and Conferencing on the Internet
Chapter 9: Online Chatting, Messaging, and Conferencing Concepts
Chapter 10: E-mail Mailing Lists
Chapter 11: Usenet Newsgroup Concepts
Chapter 12: Reading Usenet Newsgroups
Chapter 13: Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Chapter 14: Instant Messaging
Chapter 15: Web-Based Chat Rooms and Discussion Boards
Chapter 16: Voice and Video Conferencing
Part IV: Viewing the World Wide Web
Chapter 17: World Wide Web Concepts
Chapter 18: Streamlining Your Browsing
Chapter 19: Keeping Track of Your Favorite Web Sites
Chapter 20: Web Security, Privacy, and Site-Blocking
Chapter 21: Searching the Web
Chapter 22: Audio and Video on the Web
Part V: Creating and Maintaining Web Sites
Chapter 23: Web Site Creation Concepts
Chapter 24: Creating Web Pages by Hand
Chapter 25: Using Web Page Editors
Chapter 26: Creating and Optimizing Web Graphics
Chapter 27: Creating Web Audio Files
Chapter 28: Forms, Interactivity, and Database-Driven Web Sites
Chapter 29: Advanced Web Page Options
Chapter 30: Uploading Web Pages
Chapter 31: Building Traffic to Your Web Site
Chapter 32: Web Commerce
Part VI: File Transfer and Downloading
Chapter 33: File Transfer by Web, FTP, and Peer-to-Peer
Chapter 34: Downloading and Installing Software
The Most Comprehensive Guide to Today's Internet
Get connected and take full advantage of all the Internet has to offer using this resource written by best-selling computer book author Margaret Levine Young. Whether you use the Internet at home just for fun or in a small office or large organization, you'll find tons of in-depth and useful information on every topic from streamlining your e-mail, fighting junk mail, and downloading files to registering your domain name. Learn how to use Web-based chat services, watch videos, purchase goods safely, transfer files, and create your own Web site using Dreamweaver, FrontPage, and GoLive. Fully updated to reflect recent changes in technology and online trends--including peer-to-peer services and newsgroups--this is an ideal reference for every Internet user.
- Connect to the Internet via dial-up, high-speed access, or a LAN
- Send and receive e-mail and attached files safely and securely, and sort e-mail with filters
- Chat online, use newsgroups and IM, and communicate with voice and video conferencing technology
- Browse the Web with Internet Explorer and Netscape and search using Google and other engines
- Download, transfer, and install software or other files using FTP
- Exchange files using peer-to-peer services
- Find and install plug-ins and configure your browser to respond to ActiveX, Java, and other advanced controls
- Create and edit Web pages using HTML, style sheets (CSS), JavaScript, PHP, and ASP