After reading this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions
- How can I communicate through the Internet with IM, Weblogs, podcasts, e-mail, chat, newsgroups, and listservs?
- What are the various kinds of multimedia files found on the Web and what software do I need to use them?
- What is e-commerce, and what e-commerce safeguards protect me when I’m online?
- How do I manage online annoyances like spam, cookies, adware, spyware, malware, phishing, and Internet hoaxes?
- What is a Web browser?
- What is a URL, and what are its parts?
- How can I use hyperlinks and other tools to get around the Web?
- How do I search the Internet using search engines and subject directories?
- What are Boolean operators, and how do they help me search the Web more effectively?
- How do I evaluate a Web Site?
- How does data travel on the Internet?
- What are my options for connecting to the Internet?
- How do I choose an Internet service provider?
- What is the origin of the Internet?
- What will the Internet of the future look like?
