The Internet for Beginners

If you have never used the Internet before or are totally new computers, it can seem very overwhelming to suddenly have a worldwide network available to you at the tip of your fingers.

This tutorial is designed to give the beginner users an overall concept of the Internet, and how to use it to their advantage.

Please select from the topics below, or alternatively, take the tutorial from the beginning.

The Internet
   What is the Internet?
   The history of the Internet
   The Internet today
   Advantages of the Internet

How the Internet works
   What is a Network?
   What is TCP/IP?
   Packet Switching
   The Domain Name System
   Domains

iiNet
   iiNet's Role
   History of iiNet
   Contacting iiNet
   iiNet configuration settings

Connecting to the Internet
   What do You need?
   Computer requirements
   What is a Modem?
   Modem Checklist
   Internet software

The World Wide Web
   What is the WWW?
   What is a URL?

Using a web browser
   What does a browser look like?
   Standard browser buttons
   How to browse
   Using search engines
   Bookmarking information

E-mail
   E-mail
   How does e-mail work?
   E-mail addresses and mailboxes

Newsgroups
   What is Usenet?
   Accessing Usenet/Newsgroups
   Newsgroup Naming Conventions
   Posting/Reading News Messages
   Newsgroup Terminology

Glossary