Mastering the Internet and Html

by Zeid, Ibrahim

• ISBN13: 9780139080050
• ISBN10: 0139080058
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

For undergraduate or professional courses in effective use of the Internet and HTML.Designed to integrate two essential topics of the Internet in one source, Mastering the Internet and HTML presents the fundamentals of the Internet and HTML to help students understand and effectively use the dynamic nature of the Internet. The text presents general concepts that can be applied to a wide variety of software; its examples and exercises ask students to use Netscape Communicator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and HTML for hands-on practice. The book helps students understand the underlying fundamentals of Web page development, enabling them to develop their own Web pages and sites and use a wide variety of Web development tools effectively and efficiently.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Part I: Effective Use of the Internet
Overview of the Internet	3	(46)
Introduction	3	(1)
The Internet and the World Wide Web	4	(1)
History of the Internet and the World Wide Web	5	(2)
Transmission across the Internet	7	(3)
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)	10	(1)
E-mail Addresses	11	(1)
Intranets and Extranets	11	(2)
Owners of the Internet	13	(1)
Contents of the Internet	13	(1)
Activities on the Internet	14	(1)
Internet Future	15	(2)
Book Scope and Approach	17	(1)
Book Organization	18	(1)
Tutorials	19	(4)
Surf the Shareware Sites	19	(3)
Search the Internet	22	(1)
Send an e-mail Message	23	(1)
FAQs	23	(5)
Summary	28	(1)
Problems	28	(21)
Connecting to the Internet	49	(18)
Introduction	49	(3)
Connection Requirements	52	(1)
Hardware	52	(1)
Software	52	(1)
Managing Host Names via the Domain Name System	53	(1)
Types of Connections	54	(5)
Dedicated Internet Access	55	(1)
Dial-up and Home Connection	56	(3)
Point-to-Point Dial-up Connection	59	(1)
Point-to-Point	59	(1)
Winsock	59	(1)
Logging in to a PPP Account	59	(1)
Tutorials	60	(20)
Configuring a PPP Connection in Windows	60	(19)
Using a PPP Connection in Windows	79	(1)
FAQs	80	(3)
Summary	83	(1)
Problems	84
Netscape Communicator	67	(54)
Introduction	67	(3)
Finding a Web Page	70	(3)
Browser Tasks	73	(1)
Overview of Browsers	74	(5)
Browser GUI Structure	74	(1)
Web pages and Their Management	75	(1)
Browser Cache	76	(2)
Helper Applications	78	(1)
Plug-Ins	78	(1)
Customizing Browsers	79	(1)
Downloading	79	(2)
Installing	81	(3)
Graphical User Interface	84	(2)
Menu Bar	86	(7)
The Communicator Toolbars	93	(1)
The Status and Component Bars	94	(1)
Tutorials	95	(15)
E-mail	95	(7)
Browsing Activities	102	(2)
Bookmarks	104	(2)
Address Book	106	(4)
Help Menu	110	(1)
FAQs	110	(6)
Summary	116	(4)
Problems	120	(1)
Microsoft Internet Explorer	121	(60)
Introduction	121	(1)
Downloading	122	(1)
Installing	123	(1)
Graphical User Interface	124	(1)
Menu Bar	124	(7)
The Internet Explorer Toolbars	131	(1)
The Status Bar	132	(1)
Tutorials	133	(20)
E-mail	133	(11)
Browsing Activities	144	(1)
Favorites	145	(3)
Address Book	148	(4)
Help menu	152	(1)
FAQs	153	(1)
Summary	154	(4)
Problems	158	(23)
Internet Resources	181	(30)
Introduction	181	(1)
DiscussionGroups and Newsgroups	181	(3)
FTP	184	(2)
Telnet	186	(1)
Tutorials	187	(15)
Newsgroups Using Netscape Communicator	187	(5)
Newsgroups Using Microsoft Internet Explorer	192	(3)
FTP	195	(4)
Telnet	199	(3)
Finger and Ping	202	(1)
FAQs	202	(5)
Summary	207	(2)
Problems	209	(2)
Navigating the Internet	211	(18)
Introduction	211	(1)
The Web	212	(1)
Navigation Tools	212	(1)
Search Engines	213	(5)
MetasearchEngines	218	(2)
Boolean Search	220	(1)
Smart Browsing	221	(3)
Web Portals	224	(1)
Ranking Search Hits and web Sites	225	(1)
Search Methodologies and Strategies	226	(1)
Tutorials	226	(12)
Web Navigation via Basic Search	226	(3)
Web Navigation via Metasearch	229	(2)
Web Navigation via Boolean Search	231	(1)
Web Navigation via Smart Browsing	231	(4)
Web Navigation via Channels	235	(2)
Web Navigation via Web Portals	237	(1)
FAQs	238	(4)
Summary	242	(1)
Problems	243
PART II: HTML
Basic HTML	229	(82)
Introduction	230	(1)
Design of Web Pages	231	(1)
Markup Language	232	(1)
Developing HTML Documents	233	(1)
HTML Document Structure	234	(1)
HTML Tags and Categories	235	(1)
Document Structure Tags	235	(3)
<HTML> Tag	236	(1)
<HEAD> Tag	236	(1)
<TITLE> Tag	236	(1)
<BODY> Tag	236	(1)
<ADDRESS> Tag	237	(1)
Text and Text Tags	238	(6)
Headings and Heading Tags	239	(1)
Paragraphs and paragraph Tags	240	(1)
Words and Word Tags	241	(3)
Links and Link Tags	244	(12)
<A> Tag	244	(6)
Anchors	250	(4)
<LINK> Tag	254	(1)
<BASE> Tag	255	(1)
Meta Data and the Meta Tag	256	(2)
Special Characters	258	(4)
Building Basic Web Pages	262	(2)
Page Layout	262	(1)
Page Title and Headings	263	(1)
Page Content	263	(1)
Page Paragraphs	264	(1)
Page Lists	264	(1)
Hierarchy of Web Pages	264	(2)
Tutorials	266	(10)
Creating a Personal Web Page Using Hyperlinks	266	(3)
Creating a Personal Web Page Using Anchors	269	(2)
Using HTML Character Sets	271	(2)
Using Hyperlinks as a Page Footer	273	(3)
FAQs	276	(5)
Summary	281	(7)
Problems	288	(23)
Lists and List Tags	311	(36)
Introduction	311	(1)
Types of Lists	312	(8)
<UL> Tag	312	(3)
<OL> Tag	315	(4)
<DL> Tag	319	(1)
Nested Lists	320	(4)
Formatting via List Tags	324	(3)
Nontext List Items	327	(2)
Tutorials	329	(6)
Using a Definition List for Marketing	329	(2)
Using a Definition List for Marking Up Dialogs	331	(2)
Organization Hierarchical Structure	333	(2)
FAQs	335	(1)
Summary	335	(3)
Problems	338	(9)
Colors and Color Tags	347	(14)
Introduction	347	(1)
RGB Color Model	348	(1)
Color Palettes and Lookup Tables	349	(1)
Hexadecimal Codes	350	(1)
Dithering	351	(2)
Using Colors in Web Pages	353	(1)
Color Tags	353	(1)
<BODY> Tag	353	(1)
<FONT> Tag	354	(1)
Tutorials	354	(3)
Text Color	354	(1)
Link Colors	354	(1)
Background Color	355	(1)
All Colors	355	(2)
Spot Colors	357	(1)
FAQs	357	(1)
Summary	358	(2)
Problems	360	(1)
Images and Image Tags	361	(14)
Introduction	361	(1)
Image Formats	362	(2)
Image Software	364	(1)
Image Tags	365	(1)
<IMG> Tag	365	(1)
Dealing with Images	366	(15)
Image Creation	367	(3)
Image Editing	370	(1)
Image Capture	371	(1)
Image Scaling	371	(2)
Images Hyperlinks	373	(1)
Multiple Use of Images	374	(2)
Image List Items	376	(1)
GIF89a Image Animation	377	(1)
Tiling a Web Page	378	(3)
Tutorials	381	(2)
Right-justify an Image in a Web Page	382	(1)
Left-justify an Image in a Web Page	383	(1)
FAQs	383	(6)
Summary	389	(4)
Problems	393
Image Maps and Map Tags	375	(56)
Introduction	375	(2)
Types of Image Maps	377	(2)
Developing Image Maps	379	(1)
Image Map Software	380	(2)
Image Map Tags	382	(1)
<IMG> Tag	382	(1)
<MAP> Tag	382	(1)
<AREA> Tag	383	(1)
Building Image Maps	383	(4)
Tutorials	387	(6)
Using the ``default'' Value of the SHAPE Attribute	387	(1)
Overlapping Hot Spots	387	(5)
Creating a Vertical Image Map	392	(1)
FAQs	393	(2)
Summary	395	(3)
Problems	398	(33)
Sound and Sound Tags	431	(24)
Introduction	431	(3)
Sound Formats	434	(2)
MIDI Sound Format	436	(1)
Sound Hardware and Software	437	(1)
Sound Tags	438	(2)
<EMBED> Tag	438	(2)
Dealing with Sound	440	(5)
Sound Creation	440	(2)
Sound Use	442	(1)
MP3 Digital Music	443	(2)
Tutorials	445	(3)
Creating a Sound Hyperlink in a Web Page	445	(1)
Using the <EMBED> Tag in a Web Page	446	(2)
FAQs	448	(1)
Summary	449	(4)
Problems	453	(2)
Video and Video Tags	455	(30)
Introduction	455	(3)
Video Formats	458	(2)
Video Hardware and Software	460	(1)
High-Definition Television	461	(2)
Video Tags	463	(1)
<EMBED> Tag	463	(1)
Dealing with Video	464	(7)
Making a Video	465	(4)
Using Video	469	(2)
Tutorials	471	(4)
Creating a Video Hyperlink in a Web Page	471	(2)
Using the <EMBED> Tag in a Web Page	473	(2)
FAQs	475	(4)
Summary	479	(4)
Problems	483	(2)
Forms and Form Tags	485	(52)
Introduction	485	(2)
Form Structure and Communication Cycle	487	(2)
Form Elements	489	(4)
Form Layout and Design	493	(1)
Form Tags	494	(20)
<FORM> Tag	495	(2)
<INPUT> Tag	497	(11)
<SELECT> Tag	508	(1)
<OPTION> Tag	509	(2)
<TEXTAREA> Tag	511	(3)
Tutorials	514	(6)
Performing E-commerce	514	(2)
Guest and Alumni Books	516	(1)
Customer Survey	517	(3)
FAQs	520	(3)
Summary	523	(5)
Problems	528	(9)
Frames and Frame Tags	537	(36)
Introduction	537	(2)
Frame Layout and Design	539	(2)
Frame Sets and Nesting	541	(3)
Frame Tags	544	(9)
<FRAMESET> Tag	544	(1)
<FRAME> Tag	545	(5)
<IFRAME> Tag	550	(3)
<NOFRAMES> Tag	553	(1)
Target Frames and Windows	553	(6)
Tutorials	559	(6)
Using Ordered Lists in a TOC Frame	559	(2)
Using Image Maps with Frames	561	(2)
Using Forms with Frames	563	(2)
FAQs	565	(2)
Summary	567	(4)
Problems	571	(2)
Tables and Table Tags	573	(46)
Introduction	573	(2)
Table Structure and Variables	575	(3)
Table Layout and Design	578	(2)
Table Tags	580	(7)
<TABLE> Tag	580	(3)
<CAPTION> Tag	583	(1)
<TR> Tag	583	(1)
<TH> and <TD> Tags	583	(4)
Table Rendering and Calculations	587	(2)
Nesting Tables	589	(2)
Formatting Via Tables	591	(5)
Tutorials	596	(9)
Creating a Table with a Horizontal Heading	596	(2)
Creating a Table with a Vertical Heading	598	(1)
Creating a Table with a Dual Heading	599	(3)
Formatting a Form via a Table	602	(3)
FAQs	605	(3)
Summary	608	(5)
Problems	613	(6)
HTML Editors	619	(42)
Introduction	619	(2)
Editor's Tasks	621	(2)
Overview of Editors	623	(2)
Netscape Composer	625	(10)
Menu Bar	625	(6)
Composition Toolbar	631	(3)
Formatting Toolbar	634	(1)
The Composer Tasks	635	(5)
Creating, Saving, and Viewing Web Pages	635	(2)
Formatting Paragraphs	637	(1)
Formatting Characters	638	(1)
Inserting Raw HTML Tags	639	(1)
Tutorials	640	(16)
Creating a Web Page with Text and Links	640	(3)
Creating a Web Page with Lists	643	(3)
Creating a Web Page with Images	646	(3)
Creating a Web Page with a Table	649	(4)
Web Page Formatting in the Composer	653	(3)
FAQs	656	(1)
Summary	657	(2)
Problems	659	(2)
CGI Scripting	661	(24)
Introduction	661	(4)
Client/Server Model	665	(2)
Basics of CGI Scripting	667	(5)
Script Structure and Tasks	667	(1)
Encoding and Decoding Name/Value Pairs	668	(1)
Stanmdard Environment Variables	669	(1)
Output Structure	670	(2)
Universal CGI Scripts	672	(1)
Web Servers	673	(3)
Apache Server	676	(9)
Downloading	677	(1)
Installing	678	(5)
Running and Using	683	(2)
Tutorials	685	(12)
Using a C Program as a CGI Script	686	(6)
Accessing Environment Variables	692	(5)
FAQs	697	(2)
Summary	699	(3)
Problems	702
Appendix A	685	(20)
Appendix B	705	(18)
Appendix C	723	(2)
Index	725