The World Wide Web is the fastest growing and coolest part of the Internet. The World Wide Web Directory gives users everything they need to untangle the Web. Ideal for both new and experienced users, the guide features screen captures of the Web's hottest and coolest home pages, site listings of over 6,500 Web sites, free Web browser and free Web connect time.

1. Introduction to Internet, 2. Internet Enabled Services, 3. Designing Web Site/Web Page, 4. Security of Data/Information, 5. Web Browsing, 6. Search Engine/Directories. SYLLABUS UNIT I : The mechanism of the Internet: Distributed computing; Client-server computing; Internet Protocol suite; Protocol Stack; Open System Interconnection Reference Model (OSIRM) based on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (Application layer, presentation layer, session. Layer, transport layer network layer, data link layer, and physical layer); TCP/IP protocol suite model; Mechanism of transmitting the message across the network and function of each layer; Processing of data at the destination; Mechanism to log onto the network; Mechanism of sending and receiving email. UNIT II : Internet Enabled Services : Electronic mail (E-mail); Usenet & newsgroup; File transfer protocol (FTP); Telnet; Finger; Internet chat (IRC); Frequently asked questions (FAQ); The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - origin and evolution; Standardizing the Web; W3C members; W3C recommendations; Browsing and searching; Browsing and information retrieval; Exploring the World Wide Web; Architecture of World Wide Web; Hyperlink; Hypertext Markup Language (HTML); Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP); Address- URL. UNIT III : Designing Web Site/Web Page : WW operations, Web standards, HTML -concept and version; Naming scheme for HTML documents; HTML editor, Explanation of the structure of the homepage; Elements in HTML documents; XHTML, CSS, Extensible Style sheet Language (SXC); Tips for designing web pages. UNIT IV : Security of Data/Information : Security; Network security; PINA factor-privacy; integrity, non-repudiation, authentication; SSL; Encryption; Digital signature; Digital certificate; Server security; Firewall; Passward; Biometric; Payment security; Virus protection; Hacking. UNIT V : Web Browsing : Browsers : Basic functions of web browsers; Browsers with advanced facility; Internet explorer; Netscape navigator. Netscape Communicator. UNIT VI : Search Engine/Directories : Directory; General features of the search engines; Approaches to website selection; Major search engines; Specialized search engines; Popular search engines/ directories; Guidelines for effective searching; A general approach to searching.

According to New Syllabus of Various Universities, also very helpful for the students preparing for various competitive and professional examinations. 1. Introduction to Internet, 2. Internet Enabled Services, 3. Designing Web Site/Web Page, 4. Security of Data/Information, 5. Web Browsing, 6. Search Engine/Directories.

Harness the hidden powers of the Web search engines and save hours of frustration with the second edition of this easy-to-use guide--updated to reflect overhauls in the major search sites.

This is a guide to navigating the World Web Web with search tools and techniques. The book covers 14 search facilities available, including Infoseek, Excite, Lycos, OpenText, Inktomi and Yahoo!

It's the American dream—start a company, make a fortune, and retire early. But to become multimillionaires in their twenties, as Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin did, boggles the mind. All they did, after all, is come up with a better way to search for things on the Internet, right? Only in part. No company achieves a market value in the range of $172 billion (in early 2008) based on a single good idea. This new entry in the Corporations That Changed the World series shows how Google exploited the rage for click through ads, instant news, mapping and satellite imagery, email, and more to create a high-tech behemoth that has done nothing less than change the way we work and live. Chapters in the book: • Explain the importance of the company and the essential disruptions it introduced that changed business forever. -Detail Google's origins and brief history • Present biographies of the founders and the historical context in which they launched the company. -Explain Google's strategies and innovations • Show how Google's treatment of employees—food for free, concierge services, laundry facilities, and more—set the bar high for any company eager to attract the best and brightest • Assess Google's impact on society, technology, processes, methods, etc. (Huge, considering that the company's name has become a verb in the English language!) • Show how Google beat Yahoo and other companies working hard to create a roadmap of the Internet. -Detail financial results over the years • Predict Google's future prospects and successes. In addition, author Virginia Scott offers special features that include a look at the colorful people associated with Google, interesting trivia, ethical issues and controversies, a focus on products, what its detractors have to say, and a look at where the company is headed. Google—a company that changed, and is changing, the world.

Contains more than 700 listings of health-related resources found on the Internet (in 1996) including tutorials, search tools, indexes of resources, directories, and instruction from health-related agencies, associations, hospitals, institutes, libraries, medical centers, medical schools, nursing schools, societies, and mailing lists. Subject areas include Allied Health, Dentistry, Diseases and Conditions, Education, Health Promotion, Medicine, Mental Health, Nursing, Public Health and more.

Hartman and Ackermann (both, Mary Washington College) offer a work on how to search for information on the Internet. They thoroughly overview Internet searching and discuss search tools and strategies: directories, search engines, and specialized tools; searching for news and multimedia; and citing and evaluating Internet information. The strength of this book is the hands-on chapters that contain examples meant to appeal to students from a variety of disciplines. Each chapter contains practice exercises designed to allow readers to master fundamental search skills. Additionally, the chapters are compartmentalized, allowing readers to skip materials they feel are unnecessary or with which they are already familiar. The target audience for this book is readers with little knowledge of Internet searching and those who desire a primer on this topic. However, this book is also a helpful resource for any level of Web searcher because it contains in-depth information on current search engines and their features, as well as other relevant Internet search tools.

A reference and sourcebook to the organizations involved in environmental and resource conservation in all parts of the world and to their activities. It describes over 2000 organizations and programmes in over 200 countries, providing access to sources of information, expertise and action. A user's guide identifies who is doing what in over 50 areas, such as air quality, environmental economics, toxic materials and wildlife. There are also regional overviews, detailed analyses of the UN system, over 250 intergovernmental agencies, over 400 international NGOs, and over 1500 national organizations with full country and area listings, plus indices, a glossary and a list of landmark events.