The Web Empowerment Book: An Introduction and Connection Guide to the Internet and the World-Wide Web - Softcover

Abraham, Ralph; Jas, Frank; Russell, Willard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0387944311 ISBN 13: 9780387944319

Publisher: Springer, 1995

Synopsis

The Web Empowerment Book is the first book devoted entirely to the World Wide Web, a hypertext-linked system which enables Internet users to navigate readily through a maze of Web servers and providers. Although there is a wealth of information available on the Internet, this is the first practical "how-to" book to explain in simple, pragmatic terms how to establish your own connection, to navigate through, and understand the WWW. Users with or without previous knowledge will have access to a book which has put the information and solutions regarding the WWW into a well-written, accessible context. This is accomplished in three basic steps: Step 1: Get an account from an Internet provider and a modem, to use utilities at the Internet providers site, and to download files. Step 2: Add SLIP or PPP to your own machine to use your own TCP/IP utilities: Email, Telnet, gopher, FTP, NewsGroups, UseNet, WAIS, Archie, Finger, etc. Step 3: Add World-Wide Web (WWW) Browser and Displayers for: Hypertext, Images, Sounds, Movies.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The Web Empowerment Book is devoted entirely to prospective home users of the Internet. The authors' primary emphasis is on accessing the World Wide Web: a smooth, graphically-oriented system for viewing information from universities, businesses, government, and individuals anywhere in the world. This book gives you both an armchair tour of Internet resources in color, as well as presenting all the concepts you need to get connected. In three well-explained steps it describes how to get wired to the Internet and the World Wide Web inexpensively and easily using conventional phone technology. This handy guide also provides a concise introduction to the UNIX commands typically available from an Internet Access Provider's machine. The Internet and UNIX grew up together, so some literacy in UNIX, while not required, is desirable, since you may need UNIX to obtain software over the Internet. As a special feature, packages of free software for connecting Windows and the Macintosh are provided at the authors' own Internet sites, and at other sites listed in the book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387944311
• ISBN 13: 9780387944319
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 228