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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Conference, 1996., Conference Record of 1996 Annual
Conference_Location :
Birmingham, AL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3148-6
DOI :
10.1109/PAPCON.1996.535997
