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New Perspectives on the Internet, Comprehensive

by: Schneider,Gary P.

New Perspectives on the Internet, Comprehensive

by: Schneider,Gary P.

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9781418860714
ISBN 10:
1418860719
Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 02/23/2006
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Part of our New Perspectives Series, this new edition offers a case-oriented, problem-solving approach for learning the basic to more advanced features of the Internet-from browsing, navigating, and searching on the Internet, to using e-mail, advanced communication tools and other Web topics.

Preface

iii

The Internet

Level I Tutorials

(2)

Read This Before You Begin

(1)

Browser Basics

(68)

Introduction to the Web and Web Browser Software

(1)

Session 1.1

(1)

Understanding the Internet and the World Wide Web

(3)

The Internet

(1)

The World Wide Web

(1)

Hypertext, Links, and Hypermedia

(2)

Web Site Organization

(1)

Addresses on the Web

Domain Name Addressing

(1)

Uniform Resource Locators

Main Elements of Web Browsers

(13)

Title Bar

(1)

Scroll Bars

(1)

Status Bar

(1)

Menu Bar

(1)

Page Tab

(1)

Home Button

(1)

Finding Information on the Web Using Search Engines and Web Directories

(1)

Returning to Web Pages Previously Visited

(1)

Using Favorites and Bookmarks

(1)

Using the History List

(1)

Reloading a Web Page

(1)

Stopping a Web Page Transfer

(1)

Printing and Saving Web Pages

(1)

Printing a Web Page

(1)

Saving a Web Page

(1)

Examining Additional Web Browser Choices

(4)

Mozilla Project

(1)

Mozilla Suite

(1)

Browsers for Hire: Opera and iRider

(3)

Reproducing Web Pages and Copyright Law

(1)

Session 1.1 Quick Check

(1)

Session 1.2

(1)

Starting Microsoft Internet Explorer

(3)

Status Bar

(1)

Menu Bar

(1)

Hiding and Showing the Internet Explorer Toolbars

(1)

Entering a URL in the Address Bar

(2)

Hyperlink Navigation Using the Mouse

(1)

Returning to Previously Viewed Web Pages

(6)

Using the Favorites List

(3)

Organizing Favorites

(1)

Using the History List

(1)

Refreshing a Web Page

(1)

Returning to the Home Page

(1)

Printing a Web Page

(2)

Changing the Settings for the Page Setup

(1)

Checking Web Page Security

(1)

Getting Help in Internet Explorer

(1)

Using Internet Explorer to Save a Web Page

(5)

Saving a Web Page

(1)

Saving Web Page Text to a File

(2)

Saving a Web Page Graphic to a Disk

(2)

Session 1.2 Quick Check

(1)

Session 1.3

(1)

Starting Mozilla Firefox

(2)

Using the Navigation Toolbar

(2)

Using the Location Bar

(2)

Hyperlink Navigation Using the Mouse

(1)

Returning to Web Pages Previously Visited

(6)

Creating a Bookmark for a Web Site

(4)

Using the History List

(1)

Reloading a Web Page

(1)

Returning to the Home Page

(2)

Printing a Web Page

(1)

Checking Web Page Security

(1)

Managing Cookies

(2)

Getting Help in Firefox

(1)

Using Firefox to Save a Web Page

(5)

Saving a Web Page

(1)

Saving Web Page Text to a File

(2)

Saving a Web Page Graphic to a Disk

(2)

Session 1.3 Quick Check

(1)

Tutorial Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Review Assignments

(1)

Case Problems

(2)

Lab Assignments

(1)

Quick Check Answers

(2)

Basic Communication on the Internet; E-Mail

(84)

Evaluating an E-Mail Program and a Web-Based E-Mail Service

(1)

Session 2.1

(1)

What Is E-Mail and How Does It Work?

(1)

Common Features of an E-Mail Message

(5)

To, Cc, and Bcc

(1)

From

(1)

Subject

(1)

Attachments

(1)

Message Body and Signature Files

(1)

Internet Etiquette (Netiquette)

(1)

Common Features of E-Mail Programs

(3)

Sending Messages

(1)

Receiving and Storing Messages

(1)

Printing a Message

(1)

Filing a Message

(1)

Forwarding a Message

(2)

Replying to a Message

(1)

Deleting a Message

(1)

Maintaining an Address Book

(1)

E-Mail Programs

(14)

Mozilla Thunderbird

(8)

Opera M2 Client

(5)

Web-Based E-Mail Services

(2)

Gmail from Google

(1)

Web Logs

(1)

``You've Got Spam!''

(2)

Session 2.1 Quick Check

100

(1)

Session 2.2

100

(1)

Microsoft Outlook Express

100

(2)

Configuring E-Mail

102

(2)

Sending a Message Using Outlook Express

104

(3)

Receiving and Reading a Message

107

(1)

Viewing and Saving an Attached File

108

(2)

Replying to and Forwarding Messages

110

(2)

Replying to an E-Mail Message

110

(1)

Forwarding an E-Mail Message

111

(1)

Filing and Printing an E-Mail Message

112

(2)

Deleting an E-Mail Message and Folder

114

(1)

Maintaining an Address Book

115

(4)

Adding a Contact to the Address Book

115

(2)

Adding a Group of Contacts to the Address Book

117

(2)

Session 2.2 Quick Check

119

(1)

Session 2.3

119

(1)

Hotmail

119

(1)

Creating a Hotmail Account

120

(9)

Sending a Message Using Hotmail

129

(3)

Receiving and Reading a Message

132

(1)

Viewing and Saving an Attached File

133

(1)

Replying to and Forwarding Messages

134

(2)

Replying to an E-Mail Message

134

(1)

Forwarding an E-Mail Message

135

(1)

Filing and Printing an E-Mail Message

136

(1)

Deleting an E-Mail Message and Folder

137

(1)

Maintaining an Address Book

138

(5)

Adding a Contact to the Address Book

138

(2)

Adding a Group to the Address Book

140

(3)

Session 2.3 Quick Check

143

(1)

Tutorial Summary

143

(1)

Key Terms

143

(1)

Review Assignments

144

(1)

Case Problems

145

(5)

Lab Assignments

150

(1)

Quick Check Answers

151

(2)

The Internet

Level II Tutorials

153

(2)

Read This Before You Begin

154

(1)

Searching the Web

155

(46)

Using Search Engines and Directories Effectively

155

(1)

Session 3.1

156

(1)

Types of Search Questions

156

(2)

Web Search Strategy

158

(1)

Using Search Engines

159

(18)

Understanding Search Engines

159

(3)

Using More Than One Search Engine

162

(2)

Understanding Search Engine Databases

164

(1)

Search Engine Features

165

(1)

Using Directories and Hybrid Search Engine Directories

166

(7)

Using Metasearch Engines

173

(2)

Using Other Web Resources

175

(2)

Session 3.1 Quick Check

177

(1)

Session 3.2

178

(1)

Boolean Logic and Filtering Techniques

178

(2)

Boolean Operators

178

(1)

Other Search Expression Operators

179

(1)

Wildcard Characters

180

(1)

Search Filters

180

(1)

Complex Searches

180

(11)

Using AltaVista Advanced Search

181

(2)

Filtered Search in Ask Jeeves

183

(3)

Filtered Search in Google

186

(3)

Search Engines with Clustering Features

189

(1)

Future of Web Search Tools

190

(1)

Using People to Enhance Web Directories

191

(1)

Evaluating the Validity and Quality of Web Research Resources

191

(4)

Author Identity and Objectivity

192

(1)

Content

193

(1)

Form and Appearance

193

(1)

Evaluating the Quality of a Web Site

193

(2)

Session 3.2 Quick Check

195

(1)

Tutorial Summary

196

(1)

Key Terms

196

(1)

Review Assignments

196

(1)

Case Problems

197

(3)

Quick Check Answers

200

(1)

Information Resources on the

201

(44)

Finding, Evaluating, and Using Online Information Resources

201

(1)

Session 4.1

202

(1)

Current Information on the Web

202

(7)

Getting the News

209

(4)

Weather Reports

213

(3)

Obtaining Maps and Destination Information

216

(4)

Finding Businesses and People on the Web

220

(3)

Finding Businesses

220

(2)

Finding People and Related Privacy Concerns

222

(1)

Session 4.1 Quick Check

223

(1)

Session 4.2

223

(1)

Online Library, Text, and Multimedia Resources

223

(4)

Library Resources

223

(2)

Text and Other Archives on the Web

225

(2)

Citing Web Research Resources

227

(2)

229

(3)

Copyrights and Ideas

230

(1)

230

(1)

Ethical Issues: Fair Use and Plagiarism

230

(2)

Images and Graphics on the Web

232

(4)

Sound, Music, and Video on the Web

236

(3)

WAV Audio File Format

236

(1)

MIDI Audio File Format

236

(1)

AU Audio File Format

236

(1)

Video File Formats

237

(1)

Audio from Video: The MP3 File Format

237

(1)

Ethical and Legal Concerns: Sharing Audio Files

237

(1)

Legal MP3 File Distribution

238

(1)

Future of Electronic Publishing

239

(1)

E-Zines

239

(1)

Blogs (Web Logs)

239

(1)

Session 4.2 Quick Check

240

(1)

Tutorial Summary

240

(1)

Key Terms

240

(1)

Review Assignments

241

(1)

Case Problems

241

(3)

Quick Check Answers

244

(1)

Downloading and Storing Data

245

(54)

Using FTP and Other Services to Transfer and Store Data

245

(1)

Session 5.1

246

(1)

Understanding File Transfer Protocol

246

(2)

File Transfer Modes

246

(1)

File Types and Extensions

246

(2)

Connecting to an FTP Server

248

(2)

FTP Using an FTP Client Program

248

(1)

FTP Using a Web Browser

249

(1)

Levels of Access for FTP Servers

250

(3)

Anonymous FTP

251

(1)

Full-Privilege FTP

252

(1)

Using a Public Directory

252

(1)

Using a Web Browser to Navigate an FTP Site

253

(3)

Checking Files for Viruses

256

(2)

Session 5.1 Quick Check

258

(1)

Session 5.2

259

(1)

Visiting and Using a Download Site

259

(2)

Downloading Programs

261

(8)

Using a Web Browser to Download an FTP Client Program

262

(3)

Using an FTP Client Program to Download WinZip

265

(4)

Compressing and Decompressing Files

269

(3)

Tracing an Internet Route

272

(3)

Session 5.2 Quick Check

275

(1)

Session 5.5

275

(1)

Using Online Storage Services

275

(1)

Online Storage Providers

276

(4)

Collaborative Authoring on the Web

280

(7)

Session 5.3 Quick Check

287

(1)

Tutorial Summary

287

(1)

Key Terms

287

(1)

Review Assignments

288

(1)

Case Problems

289

(6)

Lab Assignments

295

(1)

Quick Check Answers

295

(2)

The Internet

Level III Tutorials

297

(2)

Read This Before You Begin

298

(1)

Real-Time Communication on the Internet

299

(52)

Communicating in Real-Time and Exploring Wireless Networks

299

(1)

Session 6.1

300

(1)

What Is Chat?

300

(1)

Internet Relay Chat

301

(3)

Instant Messaging Software

304

(9)

ICQ

306

(2)

AIM, Windows Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger

308

(5)

Web-Based Chat Sites

313

(3)

Finding Web Chat Sites

316

(1)

Creating a Chat Room

317

(2)

Sharing Information in Virtual Communities

319

(5)

Online Social Networks

319

(3)

Online Business Networks

322

(1)

Online Political Networks

323

(1)

Session 6.1 Quick Check

324

(1)

Session 6.2

324

(1)

Evolution of Wireless Networks

324

(2)

Wireless Local Area Networking

326

(4)

Personal Area Networking

330

(4)

Infrared Technology

330

(1)

Bluetooth

331

(3)

Wireless Wide Area Networking

334

(1)

Using Wireless Devices to Access the Internet

335

(4)

Metropolitan Area Networking: WiMAX

339

(3)

Session 6.2 Quick Check

342

(1)

Tutorial Summary

342

(1)

Key Terms

342

(1)

Review Assignments

343

(1)

Case Problems

344

(5)

Lab Assignments

349

(1)

Quick Check Answers

349

(2)

Mass Communictation on the Internet

351

(52)

Using Mailing Lists, Newsgroups, and Newsfeeds

351

(1)

Session 7.1

352

(1)

What Is a Mailing List?

352

(3)

Moderated and Unmoderated Lists

354

(1)

Warnings About Mailing Lists

355

(1)

Searching for Existing Mailing Lists

355

(6)

Subscribing to a Mailing List

361

(5)

Posting a Message to a Mailing List

366

(2)

Reading a Mailing List's Archived Files

368

(1)

Identifying a Mailing List's Members

369

(1)

Concealing Your Information from a Mailing List

370

(1)

Leaving a Mailing List

370

(2)

Session 7.1 Quick Check

372

(1)

Session 7.2

372

(1)

Usenet Newsgroups

372

(3)

Usenet Structure

373

(1)

Newsgroup Hierarchies

373

(2)

Web Access to Newsgroups

375

(4)

Tile.net Newsgroup Directory

375

(1)

Google Groups Directory

376

(3)

Using a Newsreader

379

(4)

Session 7.2 Quick Check

383

(1)

Session 7.3

384

(1)

Really Simple Syndication (RSS)

384

(5)

Podcasting

389

(6)

Session 7.3 Quick Check

395

(1)

Tutorial Summary

396

(1)

Key Terms

396

(1)

Review Assignments

396

(2)

Case Problems

398

(3)

Quick Check Answers

401

(2)

Creating Effective Web Pages

403

(56)

Creating HTML Documents and Enhancing Them with Browser Extensions

403

(1)

Session 8.1

404

(1)

Understanding Markup Languages

404

(1)

Understanding Tags and Attributes

405

(1)

Planning an HTML Document

406

(2)

Creating an HTML Document

408

(13)

Creating the HTML Document Structure

409

(1)

Adding a Comment to an HTML Document

410

(1)

Inserting and Formatting Headings

411

(2)

Inserting and Formatting a Paragraph

413

(2)

Creating a List

415

(2)

Inserting a Graphic in an HTML Document

417

(4)

Using Anchors

421

(1)

Adding a Link to a Web Page

421

(3)

Session 8.1 Quick Check

424

(1)

Session 8.2

424

(1)

Using a Web Site Management Tool

424

(7)

Choosing the Right Development Tool

431

(10)

Programming with JavaScript

431

(4)

Creating Animated Content

435

(3)

Choosing Image Editing and Illustration Programs

438

(3)

Choosing a Web Hosting Service

441

(6)

Understanding Your Web Site's Technical Requirements

441

(1)

Using a Secure Server

442

(1)

Understanding Your Web Site's File Size and Transfer Requirements

442

(1)

Securing a Domain Name

443

(1)

Asking about Other Services Offered by the Web Hosting Service

444

(3)

Publishing a Web Site

447

(1)

Search Engine Submission and Optimization

447

(2)

Session 8.2 Quick Check

449

(1)

Tutorial Summary

450

(1)

Key Terms

450

(1)

Review Assignments

451

(1)

Case Problems

452

(4)

Lab Assignments

456

(1)

Quick Check Answers

456

(3)

Security on the Internet and the Web

459

(52)

Security Threats and Countermeasures

459

(1)

Session 9.1

460

(1)

Understanding Security Basics: Secrecy, Integrity, and Necessity

460

(9)

Secrecy and Encryption

461

(2)

Integrity

463

(3)

Necessity

466

(3)

Online Crime, Warfare, and Terrorism

469

(6)

Hackers, Crackers, and Script Kiddies

469

(1)

Online Theft, Identity Theft, and the Ethics of Privacy

470

(3)

Online Extortion

473

(1)

Other Online Crimes

473

(1)

Organized Crime Online

474

(1)

Online Espionage, Warfare, and Terrorism

474

(1)

475

(1)

Session 9.1 Quick Check

476

(1)

Session 9.2

477

(1)

Web Client Security

477

(13)

Active Content: Java, JavaScript, and ActiveX

477

(3)

Managing Cookies

480

(4)

Web Bugs

484

(2)

Adware and Spyware: Ethical Issues

486

(1)

Firewalls

487

(3)

Communication Channel Security

490

(7)

Authentication and Digital Certificates

490

(1)

Protecting E-Mail Messages

491

(2)

Phishing Attacks

493

(4)

Web Server Security

497

(4)

Digital Certificates for Web Servers

497

(3)

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

500

(1)

Staying Current with Internet and Web Security

501

(2)

Session 9.2 Quick Check

503

(1)

Tutorial Summary

503

(1)

Key Terms

504

(1)

Review Assignments

504

(1)

Case Problems

505

(4)

Lab Assignments

509

(1)

Quick Check Answers

509

(2)

Electronic Commerce

511

Doing Business on the Internet

511

(1)

Session 10.1

512

(1)

What Is Electronic Commerce?

512

(3)

Participant-Based Classification

513

(1)

Activity-Based Classification

514

(1)

Competitive Advantage and Transaction Cost Reduction

514

(1)

Revenue Models for Electronic Commerce

515

(13)

Online Catalog Revenue Model

515

(3)

Advertising and Subscription Revenue Models

518

(6)

Direct Fee Revenue Model

524

(4)

Session 10.1 Quick Check

528

(1)

Session 10.2

529

(1)

Using the Web to Reduce Operational Costs and Increase Efficiency

529

(5)

History of Business Cost Reductions Using Electronic Technologies

529

(2)

Reducing Transaction Costs

531

(3)

Improving Operational Efficiency with Intranets, Extranets, and Automated E-Mail

534

(4)

Using Intranets and Extranets

535

(2)

Using Automated E-Mail Messaging

537

(1)

Online Auctions

538

(3)

Consumer Concerns

541

(2)

Transaction Security and Privacy

541

(1)

Assurance Providers

542

(1)

Ethical Standards

543

(1)

International Nature of Electronic Commerce

543

(2)

Language Issues

544

(1)

Legal Issues

545

(1)

Future of Electronic Commerce

545

(1)

Session 10.2 Quick Check

546

(1)

Tutorial Summary

546

(1)

Key Terms

546

(1)

Review Assignments

547

(1)

Case Problems

547

(4)

Lab Assignments

551

(1)

Quick Check Answers

551

The Internet

Appendix A

Title Page

(2)

Appendix A The Internet and the World Wide Web

(1)

History, Structure, and Technologies

(1)

The Internet and the World Wide Web: Amazing Developments

(1)

Exploring Uses for the Internet

(5)

New Ways to Communicate

(1)

Information Resources and Software

(4)

Doing Business Online

(1)

Entertainment

(1)

Computer Networks

(3)

Client/Server Local Area Networks

(1)

Connecting Computers to a Network

(2)

Origins of the Internet

(6)

Connectivity: Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching

(2)

Open Architecture Philosophy

(1)

Birth of E-Mail: A New Use for Networks

(1)

More New Uses for Networks Emerge

(1)

Interconnecting the Networks

(1)

Commercial Interest Increases

(1)

Growth of the Internet

(2)

From Research Project to Information Infrastructure

(1)

New Structure for the Internet

(1)

IP Addressing

(1)

World Wide Web

(4)

Origins of Hypertext

(1)

Hypertext and Graphical User Interfaces Come to the Internet

(2)

The Web and Commercialization of the Internet

(1)

Business of Providing Internet Access

(5)

Connection Bandwidth

(4)

Appendix Summary

(1)

Key Terms

The Internet Additional Research Assignments

Title Page

(2)

Additional Research Assignment

Additional Research Assignment 1 Locating and Evaluating Health Care Information on the Internt

(2)

Additional Research Assignment 2 Telemedicine

(2)

Additional Research Assignment 3 Advances in Distance Learning

(1)

Additional Research Assignment 4 The Future of the Semantic Web

(2)

Additional Research Assignment 5 Using a Web Site to Translate Business Correspondence

(1)

Additional Research Assignment 6 Using Short Messge Service to Send Text

(1)

Additional Research Assignment 7 Evaluating the Use of Blogs in Business

(2)

Additional Research Assignment 8 Midtown Travel Agency

Glossary/Index

(22)

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