Internet Basics 

1. Who can explain the following words?
Computer:

Click   點選 ; Cursor   游標; Desktop   桌面; File Format  檔案格式 Word (.doc), Text (.txt), HTML (.html or .htm), Excel (.xls), PowerPoint (.ppt), image (.jpg, gif), audio (.avi, .wav, .mp3)

Internet:

Dial-up Connection  撥接連線; Direct Connection   直接連線
Bandwidth  頻寬 Broadband  寬頻 Browser  瀏覽器 Cookie;
Cyberspace  網路世界/網際空間
Download  & Upload   下載及上傳(檔案）
Gateway  通訊閘/閘道   或  入門網站（如︰http://www.pchome.com.tw)
URL  網址 Uniform Resource Locator
BBS  電子布告欄
Encoding

Further Guides online:

• A Beginner's Guide to the Internet
• Internet Handbook
• The EFF's Guide to the Internet - Alphabetical guide produced by the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• World Wide Web Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
• Web Novice Archive

1. Go to general information sites: such as
2. Get proper gateways.
3. Do blanket research with search engines.

Forward   轉寄
Bcc: & Cc:   隱密複本  及  複本
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Netiquette
for details of the following, see "The Core Rules of Netiquette".  http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html

Rule 1: Remember the human
Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you
               follow in real life
Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace
Rule 4: Respect other people's time and bandwidth
Rule 5: Make yourself look good online
Rule 6: Share expert knowledge
Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under control
Rule 8: Respect other people's privacy
Rule 9: Don't abuse your power
Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes

Another explanation of Netiquette