WELCOME to the New Computer User Forum.
WELCOME to the New Computer User Forum.
YOU LEARN BY DOING!
If you are new to computers and the Internet you may find this page very informative. I hope it will help you to get a website up in minutes. It should quickly let you:
Understand the instructions to make a simple page.
Make a simple page to claim your space using HTML and/or using a template.
Decipher the codes and where to put them and how to use them.
How to Upload files.
How to insert images make links, and much more.
If you are new to the NET here is the site to learn all you need to know: Click Me
GLOSSARY
Anchor: The part of a link that causes the mouse pointer to turn into a pointing finger.
Anonymous login: The process of connecting to a system incognito. Many FTP sites (places where you get files) allow users to connect anonymously and access public areas. Anonymous login privileges usually do not allow you to place files on the server or change anything.
Bookmark: A Navigator tool that lets you mark your favorite web pages so you can quickly return to them later.
Browser (Web Browser): Any of several programs you can use to navigate the World Wide Web. The Web browser controls the look of the web documents and provides additional tools for jumping from one Web document to another. Netscape Navigator is a Web browser; MS Internet Explorer, is also a Web browser.
Bullet: A small graphic used to highlight each item within a list.
Compressed file: a file that has been condensed so that it takes up less disk space and travels faster through network and modem connections. Before you can use a compressed file, you must decompress (or expand) it using a special program.
Cyberspace: The universe created by the connection of thousands of computers. Computer users can use modems to enter cyberspace and converse with other users.
Decompress: To expand a compressed file and make it usable. Popular decompression programs include PKUNZIP (for DOS) and WinZip (for Windows).
Dial-Up Networking: a program that comes with Windows that establishes the Internet connection you need in order to run Netscape Navigator or MS Internet Explorer and access the World Wide Web.
Document: On the Web, this can be anything: an index of topics, several screens full of text, or even a page full of pictures.
GIF File (pronounced "giff file" or "jiff file"): a picture file that's often a photograph or painting. Also a format developed by CompuServe for transferring graphic files; this format is good for storing a lot of graphic information in very little space.
HTML: (HyperText Markup Language). The code used to create Web documents. These codes tell Netscape Navigator/MS Internet Explorer how to display the text (titles, headings, lists, and so on), insert anchors that link this document to other documents, and control character formatting (by making it bold or italic).
Hyperlinks: Icons, pictures, or highlighted chunks of text that connect two documents. For example, a document about beef might contain a link for hamburgers. If you click the link, Netscape Navigator or MS Internet Explorer displays a document about how to make hamburgers.
In-Line Image: A graphic that appears inside a Web document. You can tell Netscape Navigator or MS Internet Explorer, not to display these images if you can't stand waiting for them to load.
Interactive: A user-controlled program, document or game.
IP Address: A unique number assigned to each computer on the Internet.
Links: Also known as hyperlinks, these are icons, pictures, or highlighted chunks of text that connect the current page to other pages, internet sites, grahics, movies, or sounds.
Login: To connect to another computer on a network or on the Internet so you can use that computer's resources. The login procedure usually requires you to enter your user name (or user ID) and a pasword.
Logout: To disconnect from another computer on a network or on the Internet.
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface): Some Web pages contain links to files that can play music on MIDI instrument or on MIDI-compatible sound cards within your computer.
Modem: A modem is a device that translates computer information into sound and transmit those sounds over conventional telephone lines or that receive such sounds and translate them into computer data.
HAPPY NETTING!
This page hosted by Yahoo!Geocities
Get your own Free Home Page