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FOLDOC
Free online dictionary of computing. Find any definitions from java to cookies!
Website: http://www.foldoc.org/
Internet 101
Beginner’s introduction to the Internet: web, safe surfing, viruses, browsers, emails, terminology, etc.
Website: http://www.internet101.org/
Internet Society – All About the Internet
A collection of articles about the history of the Internet from the ARPANET to the World Wide Web.
Website: http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/
Learn the Net
Learn the Net is a complete guide to the Internet designed for new users who are overwhelmed by the volume and complexity of the online world. Sections include: getting started, Internet basics, digging for data, doing business, Web publishing, and multimedia. This guide is available in English, French, Italian, and Spanish.
Website: http://www.learnthenet.com/
National Museum of American History—Explore the Internet Now .
Learn about the birth of the Internet, how it works, and use the Internet glossary (definitions of words)
Website: http://smithsonian.yahoo.com/index.html
Webopedia.com
Are you looking for a definition related to the Internet, the WWW, or computers? This is a very good place to start.
Website: http://www.webopedia.com/
Bird, Ince, D. A dictionary of the Internet . Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Call number: TK 5105.875 .I57 I53 (ask for CD-ROM at the media desk)
Miller, M. Absolute beginners' guide to computers and the Internet . Indianapolis, Ind. : Que, c2002.
Call number: QA 76.5 .M531415
Grauer, Robert T. The Internet and the World Wide Web .Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2004.
Call number: TK5105.875 .I57 G7323
The Internet encyclopedia. Hoboken , NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2004.
Call number: TK5105.875 .I57 I5466
Levine, John R. The Internet for dummies . New York, NY : Hungry Minds, c2002.
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