Using the Internet

The new edition of a guide to the Internet. Covers basics, downloading information and files, email and newsgroups, educational resources, shopping, real-time communication, creating Web sites, and setting up small businesses on the Web. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

This book helps the user who is interested in learning only what he needs to become more productive in his professional and personal life. Topics covered: what is the Internet, getting connected, choosing and using a browser, moving through the Web, searching for information on the Web, and getting software and files off the Web. Also covered are entertainment and hobbies, internet style, the Web for kids, the Internet as an educational resource, finding a new career, buying on the Web, getting news and information on the Web, incorporating the Web into your daily life, sending and receiving E-mail, joining a newsgroup, chatting across the Internet, conducting an Internet conference, creating your own Web site, and setting up a small business on the Web.