Part of a series of pocket guides aimed at enabling the reader to learn a new skill in just 30 minutes, this text is a practical guide to the Internet basics needed to make the most of this business resource.
Author(s): Steven Armstrong
Publisher: Kogan Page
Year: 1997
Language: English
Commentary: 23722
Pages: 65
CONTENTS......Page 4
The 30 Minute Series......Page 5
INTRODUCTION......Page 6
What is the Internet?......Page 7
What does the Internet provide?......Page 8
An Internet computer......Page 11
A connection to the Internet......Page 12
Choosing an ISP......Page 13
ISP capacity......Page 14
Internet software......Page 15
Web browsers......Page 16
What is it?......Page 18
How does it work?......Page 20
Searching the Web......Page 21
Using a search engine......Page 22
Bookmarking a page......Page 23
Accessing a site......Page 24
What do pages contain?......Page 26
3 DOWNLOADING FILES......Page 28
Displaying downloaded files......Page 29
Internet pornography......Page 30
Displaying files using plug-ins......Page 31
Protecting from computer viruses......Page 33
4 USING E-MAIL AND ACCESSING NEWSGROUPS......Page 35
Addressing e-mail......Page 36
Your own e-mail address......Page 37
Expression and emphasis......Page 39
Commercial commitments......Page 40
General business etiquette......Page 42
Newsgroup structures......Page 43
Reading news articles......Page 44
Spamming......Page 45
5 ESTABLISHING YOUR OWN WEB PRESENCE......Page 47
Attracting viewers......Page 49
Retaining viewers......Page 51
The selling process......Page 52
General contents and layout – Do's......Page 54
And don'ts......Page 55
Specific contents......Page 56
Where do you want to keep your Web Pages?......Page 57
Using your ISP's host system......Page 58
Using your own Web server......Page 59
Maintaining your Web pages......Page 60
Protecting your Web pages......Page 61
Summary......Page 62
6 WELCOME TO THE FUTURE......Page 64
