Title :
The Internet: what can it do for me, an engineer?
Author :
Mercier, C. David ; Hembree, Selina
Author_Institution :
Southwire Co., Carrollton, GA, USA
Abstract :
This paper focuses on how the Internet can help engineers cut costs and do their jobs more efficiently. The paper first provides an overview of the Internet and how to access it, with some notes on size and growth. It then discusses Internet-based electronic mail, the World Wide Web and other Internet productivity tools, with examples of use. A brief listing of some industrially oriented Internet sites and a glossary are included
Keywords :
Internet; electronic mail; engineering information systems; human resource management; Internet; World Wide Web; electronic mail; engineering applications; engineers; productivity tools; Computer networks; Costs; Electronic mail; IP networks; Protocols; Software safety; Software standards; Web and internet services; Web server; Web sites;
Conference_Titel :
Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 1996, Record of Conference Papers. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Incorporated Industry Applications Society 43rd Annual
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3587-2
DOI :
10.1109/PCICON.1996.564860
