Internet: The Complete Reference - Softcover

Young, Margaret Levine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072194154 ISBN 13: 9780072194159

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2002

Synopsis

Make the most of all the Internet has to offer with help from this comprehensive guide. Learn how to get connected, choose an Internet service provider (ISP) and Web browser, send e-mail, chat, use plug-ins, purchase goods safely, find tons of helpful and fun information online -- even create your own Web page.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

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

About the Author:

Margy Levine Young (Cornwall, VT) is the author of many computer books for beginners and intermediates, including The Internet for Dummies.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0072194154
• ISBN 13: 9780072194159
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 857