OBJECTIVES: After completing Chapters 5, students will be able to
- Discuss the history of the Internet
- Explain how to access and connect to the Internet
- Analyze an IP address
- Identify the components of a Web address
- Explain the purpose of a Web browser
- Search for information on the Web
- Describe the types of Web sites
- Explain how e-mail, FTP, newsgroups and message boards, mailing lists, chat rooms, and instant messaging work
- Identify the type of web site by the top-level domain (TLD) - page 17
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of e-commerce
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