Course content

Lesson 1: Overview of the Internet

• What is the Internet?

Lesson 2: Connecting to the Internet

• Requirements for an Internet connection
• Internet addresses
• Accessing the Internet
• Other types of Internet access

Lesson 3: Browsing the World Wide Web

• Overview of the World Wide Web
• Browser features
• Browser Help

Lesson 4: Searching the Internet for specific information

• Searching Gopherspace
• Searching FTP sites
• Searching the World Wide Web
• Comparing Internet searching tools

Lesson 5: Communicating with others

• Using electronic mail on the Internet
• Subscribing to mailing lists
• Subscribing to newsgroups
• Netiquette

Lesson 6: Resources for new Internet users

• FAQs and RFCs
• Newsgroups for new users
• Web pages for new users
• Online Internet site indexes
• Securing your Internet account

Lesson 7: Terminal emulation

• Using Telnet

Lesson 8: Creating Web pages

• Programs for creating HTML documents
• HTML Fundamentals
• Creating a Web page using Notepad
• Web sites with information on HTML