Internet: Electronic Global Village

By David Jefferis

Book Overview

This fascinating book explains how we have become an online world. The history of the Internet is detailed along with an easy-to-follow explanation of how it works. Finding information will never be the same as this book describes how: - the Web has changed researching topics - increasing speed has made the Internet a surfer's paradise - the Internet has become a volatile new marketplace for commerce - electronic eavesdroppers know what you are doing - an individual's right to privacy is compromised - a helpful glossary to explain scientific terms and concepts

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778700623
• ISBN13: 9780778700623
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6