internet

This book explains what computer hacking is, who does it, and just how dangerous it can be.

Contains 101 projects designed to help people learn how to navigate the Internet; includes projects for doing research, using chat rooms, shopping online, designing a Web page, and other computer-related projects.

Discusses the development of the Internet as a worldwide communications network, examining the possibilities and problems presented by this advance in technology.

A color-illustrated tour of how a Web site is built, covering all aspects, from design, Web space, content, commercial activities, and features-versus-speed decisions, to the process of going live--including attracting visitors, tracking success, and using cookies.

Provides information about the internet, its growing usage around the world, and dangers involved with using it.

Discusses issues and controversies related to Internet safety in the early twenty-first century, describing the dangers and risks, exploring the ways that criminals access information and the role of the government in protecting citizens, and providing tips and advice to stay safe and protect personal identities while using the Internet.

An introduction to creating web-based user-generated content for such things as social networking, sharing ideas, and creating online information, and discusses some of the online tools and Web sites for sharing information, including blogs, widgets, Twitter, Facebook, and wikis.

Discusses the meaning of a digital footprint, or online identity, and such things as personal communication and privicy issues, and the social effects that electronic communication can have on the users of this technology.

Offers teens an overview of the dangers of Internet crime, describing the different types of Internet crime and the best ways to stay safe.

Profiles the lives of ten men and women who have been influential in the creation and development of the Internet.