Ralph E. Hanson, Second Edition
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Chapter 10: The Internet

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The World Wide Web Consortium is an organization that sets the standards for the Internet. This site is an incredible resource containing Web standards and best practices, as well as Web development information.

 

The Internet Society is an international organization that works to expand Internet access and education throughout the world through their outreach projects.

 

Chapter 10 discusses Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak's invention of "blue-boxes." Read about how these two computer pioneers put their talents together to create Apple.

 

Netsmartz Workshop is an online resource for both children and parents. The goal of this site is to raise awareness of the online threats that children face and how to avoid and report these dangers.

 

Ever wonder how e-mail works, or the behind-the-scenes- processes that allow you to connect to your favorite online shopping site? Learn the Net provides short animated explanations of how the most common Internet functions and processes work.

 

YouTube revolutionized the way people share video online. Not only is YouTube full of interesting video clips of just about anything, they provide the required coding to embed or link to each clip on your own Web site.