Transcript Chapter 4 Communication Chapter 4: Communication 1

Chapter 4
Communication
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Facilities
Electronic mail: pine
Electronic bulletin board: bbs
Browsing the web
Refer to man rules and man policies on the
rules and regulations
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Email program
Electronic mail: private correspondences.
The most widely used form of communication.
Indispensable.
Email programs available: mailx, pine, elm.
Follow the instructions given in chapter 4 of
Preparatory Course for Programming.
Check your emails regularly.
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BBS
Bulletin board system (BBS): public forum,
group discussion.
SoC’s BBS: bbs
Follow the instructions given in chapter 4 of
Preparatory Course for Programming.
Check the academic folders regularly for
messages from course lecturers and tutors.
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Browsing the web
HTML: Hypertext Markup Language
HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
URL: Uniform Resource Locator
Web browsers: Netscape, Internet Explorer,
lynx (text-based).
Surfing the web: follow the links, or use the
search engines.
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Homework
Try out the facilities
and explore.
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Homework
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