Discover the Internet

By Bryan Pfaffenberger

Discover the Internet Noted author Bryan Pfaffenberger expertly teaches you the Internet with step-by-step instructions backed by real-world examples. Practice your cyber skills with hands-on tutorials and activities. From choosing a service provider to exploring the World Wide Web, you'll feel like a pro with Discover the Internet 6-Point Advantage Color Tear-Out Card -- Key information and shortcuts that get you up to speed fast Discovery Center -- Quick summaries of the chapters' major points collected at the end of the book Real-Life Vignettes -- Winning stories on how real people use technology to improve their lives Visual Index -- Convenient picture maps directing you to the features you want Web Paths -- Handy references to feature- or topic-related Web sites Bonus Sections -- End-of-chapter bonuses with useful tips and timesaving techniques CD includes: Two Great Browsers--Create an Internet account using Internet Explorer or EarthLink with Netscape Navigator. Plus try these hot shareware programs: Cyber Patrol--Safeguard your kids from adult Internet sites. Free Agent--Access over 25,000 Usenet newsgroups. FTP Explorer--Download and upload files at remote Internet sites Plus Use the Internet's Essential Tools--including e-mail, free phone calls, Internet Relay Chat, and Web publishing Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their author for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like--free--but they have no technical support. http: //www.idgbooks.com System Requirements for CD-ROM: Windows 95 and a CD-ROM drive

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076454019X
• ISBN13: 9780764540196
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.2" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Fine Place to Start

"Discover the Internet" is the simplest, least expensive way to learn about exploring the Internet, this book teaches readers not only the most enjoyable places to visit in cyberspace, but also the most important functions the Net can serve. This book has lots of useable information and I would recommend it to anyone using the Internet. This guide is both fun to read and lists many useful sights and places to go. You will learn how to navigate the web, join in chats, visit you ancestors, and zillions of cyberspace information and activities. This is a great place to start.