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Advantages for the Michigan Celery Industry by Using Computers
Roger Brook, Ph.D.Agricultural Engineering Dept.Michigan State University
Bringing Knowledge to Life
Individual Activities
Planning (e.g. spread sheets)Word processingAccountingGamesEmailWeb surfing
What is the Internet / Web ?
A collection of connected computers that communicate with each other in a “common language”
you
server
TelephoneCableSatellite
Speaking Internet
Web browserInternet ExplorerNetscape Communicator
Email software Application software
Adobe Acrobat reader
Hi, webworld ...
Email - Your private post office
[email protected] you - your email name server - your email providerdomain - com, org, net, edu, gov,
milcountry - not used for US
addresses; generally a 2-letter designator
Making Email Effective
use name and return address use descriptive subject line do NOT use only uppercase use bullets instead of long paragraphsput blank line between paragraphsfor replies, use parts of originaluse spell check (if available)email is sent immediately; think twice
before sending something offensive
Internet Address
http://www.server.domain/structure http Hyper Text Transfer Protocol www generally used, but not always server server name domain: com, org, net, edu, gov, mil structure location on that server
http://www.michigancelery.com/home server: michigancelery domain: com structure: home
Group Activities
Using a list serve to send to an identified group of people (push)
Using a news or discussion group for archival of email (pull)
Using a web page for information summary (secure)
