Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
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electronIc sources (Internet)
You.must.be.connected.to.the.Internet;.this.means.you.must.select.an.Internet.pro-
vider..This.provider.may.be.your.local.or.long-distance.phone.company,.your.cable.
television,.or.it.may.be.commercial.services.such.as.AOL,.Yahoo!,.etc..(just.to.name.
a.few)..Of.course,.it.goes.without.saying.that.you.will.need.a.computer.with.a.reason-
ably.fast.modem.(the.faster,.the.better),.a.telephone.line,.and.some.software.such.as.
Microsoft.Explorer.or.Netscape.Navigator.(your.Internet.provider.usually.provides.
this),.which.allows.you.to.browse.the.Internet.
Once.you.have.access.to.the.Internet,.there.are.several.good.search.engines.that.
are.helpful.in.inding.information.(Internet.sites)..These.have.names,.Google.being.
the.most.common..These.search.engines.allow.you.to.ind.the.sites.or.locations.of.the.
information.that.you.are.interested.in.(i.e.,.machine.guarding,.ire.safety)..Internet.
addresses.are.constantly.changing.so.the.ability.to.search.is.critical.
The.Internet.sites.have.names.that.help.you.understand.what.they.are..Some.of.the.
most.common.abbreviated.names.are.as.follows:
•. http—this.is.a.transfer.protocol,.a.standard.web.programming.language
•. www—means.World.Wide.Web.and.is.a.connective.or.networking.compo-
nent.of.the.Internet
•.
com—means.commercial
•.
edu—stands.for.education
•.
gov—means.government
•.
org—stands.for.organization
Most.Internet.sites.start.with.http://www..followed.by.an.abbreviation.for.the.entity.
(company.or.institution).and.other.numbers,.symbols,.or.abbreviations.that.seem.to.
make.no.sense..The.ending.is.usually..com,..gov,..edu,.or..org..You.can.use.estab-
lished.site.addresses,.such.as.the.ones.that.follow.to.access.these.speciic.locations:
