Internet 101

1. What is the Internet?
1. History
2. Internet vs. Intranet
3. What is TCP/IP?
2. What do I need to access the Internet?
1. A TCP/IP Protocol Stack
2. An IP address
3. An Internet Service Provider
4. Name Resolution Services
3. Internet Services
1. Newsgroups
2. Email
3. Mailing Lists
4. FTP - File Transfer Protocol
5. IRC - Internet Relay Chat
6. File Downloads
4. The World Wide Web
1. Client/Server Computing
2. Using the Web Browser
5. Web Trends
1. Interactive Web Pages
2. CGI - Common Gateway Interface
3. Client-side Executables
4. Commerce
5. Database Integration
6. Web Resources
1. Search Engines
2. Information Resources
3. Newsgroup Interfaces
4. Threaded Messaging
5. Computer Industry News
6. General News
7. Multimedia