Learning to use the Internet : an introduction with examples and exercises / Ernest Ackermann.

Chapter 1
Introducing the internet
Chapter overview
A description of the internet
How the internet works
Explanation of the internet domain names and addresses
etc


Chapter 2
Electronic mail: The basics about E-Mail
Chapter overview
How email works
Advantages and limitations of E.Mail
etc


Chapter 3
Telnet: Access to other computers on the internet
Chapter overview
Using telnet to access a remote system
Telnet commands
etc


Chapter 4
Anonymous FTP: Retrieving files from other computer systems
Chapter overview
Connecting to an anonymous FTP Site and retrieving files
etc


Chapter 5
E-mail group discussion: discussion lists, interest groups,listserv and mailing lists
Chapter overview
How to join a list
How to communicate with and contribute
etc

Chapter 6
Usenet: Reading and writing the news
Chapter overview
Introduction to Usenet
How usenet articles
Saving, Mailing and printing articles
Writing to the author of an article

Chapter 7
Hytelnet: Working on the internet using telnet
Chapter overview
Starting Hytelnet
Using Hytelnet
etc.

Chapter 8
Archie: Locating files to retrieve by anonymous FTP
Chapter overview
About archie
Using e-Mail to work with archie
etc
Chapter 9
Gopher Burrowing through the internet
Chapter overview
About Gopher
Understanding how to use Gopher
Example 9.1 Accessing Virtual reference desk through Gopher

Chapter 10
Wais: Searching data base on the internet
Chapter overview
Introduction to and Overview of Wais
Start a Wais session
Selecting databases to search
Using Keywords for a search

Chapter 11 World wide Web, Lynx and Mosaic
Chapter overview
How WWW works
Example 11.1 Afirst look at Lynx and the world wide web
What are Hypertext and Hypemedia
Explaining URL-Uniform Resource Locator

Chapter 12
Issue: Ethical, Legal and social
Chapter overview
Privacy and civil liberties
Intellectual property and copyright
Access: What type at what cost
Internet security