Kent, Peter,  1957- <br/><br/>
The complete idiot's guide to the Internet / 
by Peter Kent. 
 - 4th ed. 
 - Indianapolis, IN :  Que,  c1997. 
 - xxiv, 472 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>The least you need to know; the Internet - what it's all about; the premier Internet tool - e-mail; the world of the World Wide Web; more about the Web; forms, applets and other Web wierdness; Web multimedia; on air - live audio and video broadcasts; getting pushed around - netcaster and PointCast; your very own Web page; newsgroups - the source of all wisdom; your daily news delivery; yet more discussion groups - mailing lists; the giant software store - FTP; yak, yak, yak - chatting in cyberspace; voice on the Net - talking on the Internet; what on Earth are all those file types; finding stuff; staying safe and secure on the Internet; 21 questions - the complete Internet FAQ; ideas; the future of the Internet; the Lycos top 50 yellow pages. 
<br/><br/> Provides an overview of everything the Internet has to offer. The book weeds out some coverage of lesser-used Internet features (such as Archie and Gopher) replacing them with up-to-date coverage of live audio, conferencing, and push media. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0789714043 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Internet.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TK5105.875.I57  / K47 1997