• The History of the Internet
• The Basic Language of the Net
• Downloading and Copying Files From the Internet

Internet Oriented Organizations

• The Association of Computing Machinery
• THE InterNIC
• Text Projects
• iTunes

Searching the Internet

• Search Engines
• Directories
• Standard Search Engines
• Which Search Engine to Use
• Challenges Faced by Search Engines
• Building a Search
• Searching the Invisible Web

Web Based Mail and EMail Programs

• Some of the most popular mail programs
• Email Addresses
• How Your Email is Sent and Delivered
• Mailing Lists
• Listservs
• Compressing Files
• Uncompressing Files

Spam

• How Spammers Obtain Email Addresses
• Running Spamware
• Collecting Addresses on the Internet
• How to Stop Spam

Copyright Issues in Digital Media

• Copyright Basics
• When Works Pass into Public Domain
• Patent Law
• Trademark Law
• Trade Secrets
• Rights of Publicity, Libel and Other Laws

Network Basics

• Domains
• Internet Numbers
• Resolving Names and Numbers

Protecting Your Privacy and Security

• The Internet Worm
• Preventing a Virus Attack
• Differentiating Types of Viruses
• How Virus Infections Spread
• Antivirus Software
• Making Sure Your Copy of Windows is Up-to-date
• Protecting Your Computer with a Firewall
• Looking at Third-party Firewalls
• Turning the Windows XP Firewall on or off
• Spyware and Adware
• Preventing Identification Theft