DocumentCode
2766447
Title
Internet tools for engineers-a Technical Society member perspective
Author
Alden, Robert T H
Author_Institution
Power Res. Lab., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont., Canada
fYear
1996
fDate
10-14 June 1996
Firstpage
185
Lastpage
198
Abstract
The characteristics of the Internet are described as they impact on the use of the Internet backbone and its extensions. The use of the basic Internet tools, e-mail, FTP, and telnet as well as related services including the World Wide Web, are described with relation to different levels of Internet connectivity. Specific applications for these tools within the Technical Society environment are introduced and explained. The requirements for connecting to the Internet are discussed. A list of Internet resources is provided.
Keywords
Internet; electronic mail; engineering computing; professional aspects; societies; FTP; IEEE Technical Society; Internet resources; Internet tools; World Wide Web; applications; connection requirements; e-mail; engineers; telnet; Application software; Databases; Electronic mail; IP networks; Local area networks; Physics computing; Postal services; Software packages; Software tools; Web and internet services;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Conference, 1996., Conference Record of 1996 Annual
Conference_Location
Birmingham, AL, USA
ISSN
0190-2172
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3148-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PAPCON.1996.535997
Filename
535997
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