Internet and Web Essentials : What You Need to Know

by Ernest Ackermann, Karen Hartman

A book/disk text for a semester-length introduction to the Internet course. Gives readers the skills necessary to use the Internet and a Web browser in the areas of communicating, accessing, and evaluating resources, and authoring and designing for the Web. Coverage includes communication on the Internet, e-mail and discussion groups, using a Web browser, and finding information. Describes search strategies and specialized databases, and tells how to evaluate, manage, and use information. Also gives instructions on writing Web pages. The authors are affiliated with Mary Washington College. Assumes no previous experience with the Internet and the Web. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

608 pages, Textbook Binding

First published July 1, 2000