Internet: The Complete Reference, 2/e

The Most Comprehensive Guide to Todays 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, youll 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
  

Contents            

   I: Connecting to the Internet
    1: Internet Connection Concepts
    2: Connecting to Dial-Up Accounts
    3: High-Speed Connections
    4: Intranets

   II: E-mail
    5: E-mail Concepts
    6: Basic E-mail Commands
    7: Sending and Receiving Files
    8: Controlling Your E-mail Volume
    9: Secure E-mail
    10: Other E-mail Topics

   III: Chatting and Conferencing
    11: Concepts
    12: Mailing lists
    13: Usenet Newsgroups
    14: Reading Newsgroups
    15: IRC
    16: Instant Messaging
    17: Web-based Chat
    18: Voice and Video Conferencing

   IV: The Web
    19: Concepts
    20: Netscape
    21: IE
    22: Opera
    23: Viewing Advanced Web Pages
    24: Searching
    25: Audio and Video on the Web
    26: Web Resources

   V: Creating Web Sites
    27: Concepts
    28: Creating Web Pages by Hand
    29: Using Web Page Editors
    30: Creating Web Graphics
    31: Creating Web Audio Files
    32: Uploading Web Pages
    33: Analyzing Web Traffic
    34: Building Traffic to Your Site
    35: Advanced Web Page Options
    36: Web Commerce

   VI: File Transfer and Downloading
    37: Concepts
    38: FTP
    39: Napster, Gnutella, and Other Peer-to-Peer File Exchange Services
    40: Downloading and Installing Software

   VII: Other Internet Topics
    41: Internet Telephony
    42: Classic Applications