Practical Computer Fluency
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01 Introduction
02 Computer Concepts
03 Storage
04 Editing
05 Online Collaboration
06 Internet Concepts
07 HTML #1
08 Multimedia
09 HTML #2
10 Security & Privacy
11 HTML #3
12 Search
13 Word Processing
14 Word Styles
15 Word Objects
16 Word Numbering
17 Spreadsheets
18 Spreadsheet Formulas
19 Spreadsheet Functions
20 Spreadsheet Tidbits
21 Spreadsheet Charts
22 Mail Merge
23 Review
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06 Internet Concepts
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Internet Concepts
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This cartoon is a cute demonstration of how a single request from a browser (the application-layer HTTP protocol) works on the Internet. Click to see an enlargement.
Sample URLs
http://www.apple.com/ipod/red/index.html
http://www.tc.gov.yk.ca/digitization/public/index.php
http://slashdot.org/
Links
Geektools Traceroute
: track packets along the path they take to you from places around the world.
Hover
: a sample domain registrar.
Reading
A Brief History of the Internet
: a serious read
History of the Internet and WWW
: the pop-culture version
How Internet Infrastructure Works
: which also explains URLs
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