Internet Effectively A Beginner's Guide to the World Wide Web
Book Review
Internet Effectively
A Beginner's Guide to the World Wide Web
Book Review
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Dale Farris, Vice PresidentGolden Triangle PC Club March 2005 General Overview Internet Effectively is a comprehensive guide to maximizing your online experience. There’s a difference between simply being online and using the Internet effectively. This book provides readers with the theory and easy-to-follow hands on activities essential for novice Internet users to become proficient users. The book covers all important topics required for Internet literacy, including email, searching a variety of Internet resources for information, Web page design, Internet communication, and social and legal implications. Whether you are just getting started, or you’ve been using the Internet for years, Internet Effectively will provide you with a better understanding of how the Internet works, how to use it effectively and how it affects our lives. Focus of the Book This book is written to provide a useful resource, whether you are new to the Internet or a veteran hacker. If you're new, you will be guided, step-by-step. If you're proficient, you will find background information, helpful tips, and services and resources you may not be aware of. There are no prerequisites for using this book. The book is appropriate for any standalone course that introduces the Internet and the World Wide Web. The book is also designed to be used in a computer literacy or computer fluency course that has extensive coverage of Internet topics. There is substantial coverage of Web design and HTML coding, allowing Internet Effectively to be used in a beginning Web design course. Part 1, Welcome to the Internet, provides readers with basic information on the history of the Internet, and gives them an opportunity to get online and get hands-on experience early on. Part 2, Utilizing the Internet and the World Wide Web, focuses on the skills needed for everyday use of the World Wide Web. This includes detailed chapters on conducting effective searches, maximizing the use of email, and the growing area of E-commerce. Part 3, Designing Information for the World Wide Web, covers the skills and concepts needed for the basic design of Web sites. This part includes chapters covering basic HTML, more advanced Web design using Cascading Style Sheets, and XHTML, HTML editors, and images and multimedia. Part 4, Communication on the Internet, discusses the way that communication has evolved as a result of the Internet. It includes chapters on mass communication via mailing lists and newsgroups, real-time communication by way of chat clients, and teleconferencing, and online entertainment and education. Part 5, The Impact of the Internet, covers how the world has been affected by the development of the Internet. It includes a chapter on how traditional media has been impacted, a chapter on legal issues surrounding the Internet, and a look at the future innovations that will continue to shape the Internet. In addition, this book covers core material from Curriculum 2001's recommendation for net-centric computing. The book covers all the major topics outlined in the model syllabus for CS 130, Introduction to the World Wide Web. Table of Contents The book is organized in five (5) parts containing fifteen (15) chapters, including: Part 1: Welcome to the Internet! Chapter 1. Let's Get Online, Already! Chapter 2. The Development of the Internet Part 2: Utilizing the Internet and World Wide Web Chapter 3. Finding Resources on the World Wide Web Chapter 4. Email Chapter 5. Doing Business on the Web Part 3: Designing Information for the World Wide Web Chapter 6. An Introduction to HTML Chapter 7. An Introduction to CSS, XHTML, and Advanced Web Development Concepts Chapter 8. HTML Editors Chapter 9. Graphics and Multimedia on the World Wide Web Part 4: Communication on the Internet Chapter 10. Mass Communication Tools Chapter 11. Real-Time Communication Chapter 12. Entertainment and Education Part 5: The Impact of the Internet Chapter 13. The Internet's Impact on Traditional Media Chapter 14. The Internet and the Law Chapter 15. Keeping Pace with Innovations In addition, the book contains a glossary, supplemental references and readings, and an index. Book Contents 350 pages; paperback; preface; chapter objectives; chapter summaries; chapter review questions and hands-on exercises; Web site supplements; glossary; references and readings; tons of figures; tips; index Authors Tyrone Adams Sharon Scollard Norman Clark About the Authors Tyrone Adams University of Louisiana, Lafayette Sharon Scollard Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology Norman Clark Appalachian State University ISBN February 21, 2005 - First Edition 0-321-30429-2 List Price $68.00 Instructor Supplemental Material The book also includes links to supplements that are made available to all readers of the book. In addition, the book provides an email address for qualified instructors to use to contact Addison-Wesley to request access to all code and image examples from the book, solutions to the end-of-chapter exercises and projects, PowerPoint lecture slides outlining the material in each chapter, and a test bank with more than 200 multiple-choice, short answer, and true/false questions. All material is also available in CourseCompass, WebCT, and BlackBoard versions. CourseCompass is a nationally hosted, dynamic, interactive online course management system powered by BlackBoard, leaders in the development of Internet-based learning tools. This easy-to-use and customizable program enables professors to tailor content and functionality to meet individual course needs. To see a demo, visit www.coursecompass.com. Contact the Addison-Wesley representative for more information on obtaining Web content in these various formats. 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