Internet 101 [Paperback]

Wendy G. Lehnert (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0201325535 | ISBN-13: 978-0201325539 | Publication Date: January 15, 1998 | Edition: 1st

*Now in Paperback. *Adds a new chapter (Ch. 5), "Sexual Orientation and Inequality," to deepen students understanding of the inequality that surrounds gender roles and sexual lifestyles. *Features a new "Web Connections" section at the end of every chapter. These Internet exercises engage students through hands-on activities that pertain to the subject matter at hand and provide additional sources on the changing profile of social inequality. *Gives a new discussion of the relevance of the global economy and the Internet and how they are affecting inequality in the U.S. *Contains more material on affirmative action (Ch. 16) and a new section on hate crimes (Ch. 12). *Reviews the highlights of current welfare reform packages and assesses the effectiveness of these reforms. *Adds more material on international differences in living conditions and life chances (Ch. 8), including more material on differences in life expectancies, mortality rates, AIDS, sanitation, housing, and literacy.

Editorial Reviews

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With all of the Internet books available, what could this book possibly offer that so many others have not? While it is true that many books have been written about the Internet, this is a textbook written by an experienced teacher as she designed a college level course on the subject. Internet 101 is written specifically with students in mind. It strives to nurture and enrich their interest and enthusiasm about the Internet. Written in a fun, relaxed style, this book teaches you everything that you need to know about the exciting world of the Internet and the World Wide Web. It contains the latest information on the Internet and includes discussions of social and ethical issues, in addition to exercises and special sidebars highlighting historical facts. HIGHLIGHTS Provides "FYI" warnings, "Real-Life Boxes", "Technical Definitions", "Help", and an abundance of screen shots to motivate and reinforce key concepts. Includes a chapter on how to construct your own web page. Includes a frequently updated website that allows readers to find platform specific information (PC, UNIX, MAC), read up-to-date information on links, and gain experience using the World Wide Web. Provides instructors with the flexibility to structure courses to their own liking.

INTERNET 101 WEB PAGES:
NOW AVAILABLE

This online component of the coursepack, which will be frequently updated by the author, links students to the most up-to-date information on the Internet and offers them a place to go to gain online experience. Online exercises and projects reinforce learning while helping students become more comfortable with the Internet. Instructors will benefit from the sample course syllabus, homework assignments, answers to problems and exercises, and advice for teaching the course that can be found on the site. The Website will also include platform specific information for PC, UNIX, and Mac users.

** Instructor's materials are available from your sales rep.0201325535B04062001

Product Details

• Paperback: 534 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley; 1st edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201325535
• ISBN-13: 978-0201325539
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,712,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Contains some interesting stuff, October 2, 2001

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Erika Mitchell (E. Calais, VT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Internet 101 (Paperback)

This book contains a rather comprehensive introduction to the Internet for adult beginners. It was written as a college textbook, but now that 3 years have passed since the book was first published, it's hard to believe that there would still be many college students out there who are complete newcomers to the Internet. In other words, many of the topics are treated in such a basic way as to make the book too elementary for a college Internet course in this day and age. For example, Lehnert goes into great detail about how to send and reply to e-mail messages. She also devotes an entire chapter to Gophers and Veronica, which are almost a historical footnote to the Web at this point. One uncommon feature of the book is that many of her examples demonstrate how to use Internet applications on a Unix platform, which may make the book more well-suited as an introductory text on a college campus. A somewhat annoying factor is that the text contains many callout Hint boxes which, unfortunately, use a thin black sans serif font over a darkish gray background, making the hints quite difficult to read. The book includes several chapters on HTML and Web page construction; I found these chapters extremely lucid and succinct, as well as accurate. As one would expect with a textbook, each chapter includes a list of suggested problems and exercises. There is also a bibliography and index, but no glossary.

5.0 out of 5 stars Networld, June 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Internet 101 (Paperback)

INTERNET 101 is one of the best courses around. It teaches about best web browsing by aborting a stuck download; avoiding peak hours; changing the default homepage; keeping at it even when the message is 404 [not found]; reloading web pages for updates; resetting the memory cache; turning off graphics; and using bookmarks, the find command, and the history list. It also teaches about best mailing list traffic control by turning off subscriptions during busy times and by using the digest option and a mail filter. It even teaches about best web sites, with clear titles, multiple portable pages, ongoing maintenance, and random acts of kindness to back door drop-ins. It teaches that downloads will be the best too, with <HR> tags for horizontal rules, interlaced gif images for large gif files, larger graphics at the bottom of the page, size attributes, small files for backgrounds, and thumbnail previews and other clickable graphics. So Wendy G. Lehnert's book makes Internetworld less scary, along with Peter Kent's THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO THE INTERNET, Joe Kraynak's EASY INTERNET, Brian Underdahl's INTERNET BIBLE, and David Wall's USING THE WORLD WIDE WEB.