Internet literacy / Fred T. Hofstetter.

By: Hofstetter, Fred T. (Fred Thomas), 1949- [author]
Language: English Publisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2006Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xxix, 434 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume ISBN: 0072260610 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780073214542Subject(s): Internet literacy. -- TextbooksDDC classification: 004.67/8 LOC classification: TK5105.875.I57 | H65 2006Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only
Contents:
Understanding the Internet -- Definitions -- How the Internet is changing the world -- Getting on the Internet -- Getting connected -- Surfing the Net -- Communicating over the Internet -- Internet etiquette (Netiquette) -- Electronic mail -- Listserv mailing lists -- Usenet newsgroups, web-based forums, and RSS blogs -- Communicating in real time -- Streaming media and synchronized multimedia -- Finding things on the Internet -- Searching for information -- Commonly found Internet file types -- Downloading from the Internet -- Bibliographic style for citing Internet resources -- Creating web pages -- Web page creation strategies -- Web page design -- How HTML works -- Creating your web page resume -- Putting images on web pages -- Using tables and CSS for web page layout -- Making a local web site and a home page -- Publishing files on the world wide web -- Using multimedia on the Internet -- How web browsers do multimedia -- Audio recording and embedding -- Planning for the future of the Internet -- Societal issues -- Emerging technology -- How to keep up and stay secure -- Internet toolkit for Windows and Macintosh -- Situated case projects -- Basic Window and Macintosh tutorials.
Summary: The Internet is the most powerful tool of our day; to be Internet literate means to become a knowledgeable user who can create, publish and communicate effectively. This fourth edition teaches the fundamentals of the Internet, from the basic skills to get online and communicate over it, to creating and publishing Web pages with audio and video, while always probing the societal issues, emerging technologies and best security practices.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [422]-424) and index.

Understanding the Internet --
Definitions --
How the Internet is changing the world --
Getting on the Internet --
Getting connected --
Surfing the Net --
Communicating over the Internet --
Internet etiquette (Netiquette) --
Electronic mail --
Listserv mailing lists --
Usenet newsgroups, web-based forums, and RSS blogs --
Communicating in real time --
Streaming media and synchronized multimedia --
Finding things on the Internet --
Searching for information --
Commonly found Internet file types --
Downloading from the Internet --
Bibliographic style for citing Internet resources --
Creating web pages --
Web page creation strategies --
Web page design --
How HTML works --
Creating your web page resume --
Putting images on web pages --
Using tables and CSS for web page layout --
Making a local web site and a home page --
Publishing files on the world wide web --
Using multimedia on the Internet --
How web browsers do multimedia --
Audio recording and embedding --
Planning for the future of the Internet --
Societal issues --
Emerging technology --
How to keep up and stay secure --
Internet toolkit for Windows and Macintosh --
Situated case projects --
Basic Window and Macintosh tutorials.

The Internet is the most powerful tool of our day; to be Internet literate means to become a knowledgeable user who can create, publish and communicate effectively. This fourth edition teaches the fundamentals of the Internet, from the basic skills to get online and communicate over it, to creating and publishing Web pages with audio and video, while always probing the societal issues, emerging technologies and best security practices.

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