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The Web
The Essentials
By Team Digit
Fast Track
to
Credits
The People Behind This Book
EDITORIAL
Robert Sovereign-Smith
Assistant Editor
Ram Mohan Rao
Writer, Copy Editor
Nimish Chandiramani
Copy Editor
Bhaskar Sarma
Writer
Asfaq Tapia
Writer
R Srikanth
Writer
Madhusudan Mukerjee
Writer
DESIGN AND LAYOUT
Vijay Padaya, Sivalal S
Layout Designers
Sivalal S
Cover Design
Harsho Mohan Chattoraj
Illustrator
© Jasubhai Digital Media a part of 9.9 Media
Published by Jasubhai Digital Media, a part of 9.9 Media
.
No part of this book may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written
permission of the publisher.
February 2008
Free with Digit. Not to be sold separately. If you have paid separately for this book, please
e-mail the editor at
editor@thinkdigit.com
along with details of location of purchase, for
appropriate action.
Introduction
Newly-wired?
ome of you might think the time for this little book came
and went a while ago; on the other hand, we know there are
many of you who will appreciate the following eight
chapters, which cover most of what you need to know if you’re
new to the Internet.
Section I talks about the Internet in general, and Section II
about software you use when you’re connected. In Section I, then,
we talk about how to choose an Internet Service Provider, what
plan to choose, what settings to change on your computer, and so
on. The next chapter talks about how the Internet works, for those
of you who are wondering.
Following that are descriptions and mini-reviews of the most
common (and essential) software you’ll be using when online,
most notably the Internet browser.
Communication software spans three categories, though we
haven’t put them in a single chapter: Instant Messengers, VoIP
software (using which you can talk to people using a computer
instead of a telephone), and e-mail clients. RSS readers are in a
category of their own; for those who don’t know, they’re the
current way of keeping in touch with the news as it appears on
the Internet.
Rounding it off is a chapter on security. For some of you, it
might seem like we’ve been talking about it too much; we should
say that one can never talk too much about security, especially to
people just recently online (or getting online right now)!
It’s a little difficult for most people when they begin to use the
Internet for the first time—everything can seem confusing, and not
everything makes sense. Things ease up very soon, however, and
one gets the hang of it rather quickly. This book is to ease those
initial pains—if you have a good idea of the basics, and of the
software you’re using, that’s half the job done!
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CONTENTS
Section I
Chapter 1
1.1
1.2
Getting Started
Get Connected
Internet Service Providers
Configuring Windows
7
8
9
16
Chapter 2
2.1
2.2
How The Web Works
The Structure of the Internet
How Web Site Statistics Are Calculated
21
22
32
Section II
Chapter 3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
Software
Web Browsers
Internet Explorer
Maxthon
Firefox
SeaMonkey
Flock
Opera
42
43
44
50
54
64
66
70
Chapter 4
4.1
4.2
4.3
IM and VoIP
Chat Clients
Multi-protocol IM Clients
VoIP
75
76
81
87
Chapter 5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.10
5.10
Security
Introduction
Terminology
Steps To Complete Security
Anti-virus Software
Firewalls
Anti-spyware
Anti-rootkits
History Cleaners
Anti-phishing Tools
Miscellaneous Tools
Miscellaneous Tools
92
93
93
96
97
100
105
109
111
116
117
121
Chapter 6
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
E-mail Clients
The Various Ways Of Using E-mail
IMAP Vs. POP3
The Choices
Outlook Express (OE)
Windows Live Mail (XP and Vista)
Mozilla Thunderbird version 2
The Bat!
Incredimail Xe
122
123
124
125
128
131
134
137
140
Chapter 7
7.1
7.2
Newgroups and RSS
Newsgroups
RSS Feed Readers
142
143
156
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