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The Internet via Mosaic and World-Wide Web

Steve Browne

ISBN: 1-56276-259-1, Pages: 176, Price: $24.95, Trim Size: 7 3/8 x 9 1/4

DESCRIPTION

World-Wide Web technology takes the lawless environment of the Internet and lends it the sensible look and feel of a commercial online service with a graphical user interface. Internet users are raving about the Web and about Mosaic, the most popular route to exciting Web services. But millions have been left out because until now there was no concise source of information about the Web and Mosaic.

Welcome to The Internet via Mosaic and World-Wide Web. This first-of-its-kind resource puts the Web at your fingertips, explaining what it offers and showing step-by-step how to:

Obtain, set up, and use the Mosaic software
Find your way around World-Wide Web "pages" and take advantage of the powerful data links they offer
Explore commercial and public-information services now available on the World-Wide Web and find out if this means of online publishing is right for your organization
Create your own World-Wide Web page using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

BOOK CONTENTS

Introduction
Chapter 1           What is the Internet
Chapter 2           The Internet via WWW
Chapter 3           Using a WWW Browser
Chapter 4           Accessing Other Resources with Mosaic
Chapter 5           WWW Pages and Features
Chapter 6           The Web as an Information Source
Afterword           The Future of the Web
Appendix A          HTML Command Reference
Appendix B          Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Appendix C          Mosaic INI File Settings

AUDIENCE

As of January 1994, there were an estimated 2.2 million host computers connected to the Internet. Accounting for desktop PCs and workstations, this number could easily break the 5 million mark. Over 50 million people can now be contacted by Internet e-mail. World-Wide Web usage is now one of the most popular services of the Internet and it is growing at a phenomenal rate. This book is crucial because it not only explains the World-Wide Web, but also shows you how to get the WEB, to set it up and to use it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Steve Browne is the Labs Manager for PC Magazine UK, based in London, England.