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Internet Find out How to use the INTERNET to locate the information you need! LEARN INSIDE! , , , , HISTORY OF THE INTERNET FAMOUS INTERNET PEOPLE PROPER NETIQUETTE SEARCHING THE WORLD WIDE WEB PLUS TELL PEOPLE ABOUT YOUR DAY USING EMOTICONS John Hamilton **** ** #BDBXNGK SCH 5-DIGIT 55435 #MIK00630954TJ/719#65 JAN10 ABDO Publishing Company 4940 Viking Drive Edina MN 55435-1138 61-718 9MIN04 John Hamilton visit us at www.abdopub.com Published by ABDO Publishing Company, 4940 Viking Drive, Edina, Minnesota 55435. Copyright © 2005 by Abdo Consulting Group, Inc. International copyrights reserved in all countries. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. The Checkerboard Library™ is a trademark and logo of ABDO Publishing Company. Printed in the United States. Cover Photo: Corbis Interior Photos: Corbis pp. 1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 28, 29 Series Coordinator: Stephanie Hedlund Editors: Kate A. Conley, Kristin Van Cleaf Art Direction: Neil Klinepier Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hamilton, John, 1959Internet / John Hamilton. p. cm. -- (Straight to the source) Summary: An overview of the internet, the world wide web, and email. ISBN 1-59197-544-1 1. Internet--Juvenile literature. 2. Electronic mail messages--Juvenile literature. 3. World Wide Web--Juvenile literature. [1. Internet. 2. Email. 3. World Wide Web.] I. Title. TK5105.875.I57H357 2004 004.67’8--dc22 2003057788 The Internet . . ARPANET . . . . NSFNet . . . . . . The Web . . . . . Surfing the Net Site Evaluation . E-mail . . . . . . . Netiquette . . . . Citing Sites . . . Glossary . . . . . Saying It . . . . . Web Sites . . . . . Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . 6 10 12 16 20 22 24 28 30 31 31 32 The Internet is a powerful tool for sharing information. It is also a way for people to communicate with one another. E-mail, chat rooms, and instant messaging help people stay in touch. People use the Internet for practical purposes, too. Some shop or bank online every day. Others order books, movie tickets, or almost anything you can imagine online. The Internet is extensive. So, finding the information you need is like going on a treasure hunt. Luckily, there are tools to guide you in your search. One of these tools is the World Wide Web. The Web helps people find information on the Net. It is proof that with the right tools and skills, you can locate almost anything on the Internet. Opposite page: The Internet is a great way to locate information such as maps for research projects. 4 Today, the Internet is a network of thousands of computer networks all around the world. However, when it first began, the Internet was very small. It started as part of a United States Department of Defense project called ARPANET. Dr. J.C.R. Licklider was the first person to guide the ARPANET team. Its EXTRA! job was to find ways to use technology Packet Switching d lope Leonard Kleinrock deve to defend the United States. The the idea of packet switching. of bits are military wanted to keep its computers Packets information that are broken running, even during a nuclear attack. down from larger files. red