TU4022--Telecommunications, Distance Learning, and Collaborative Interchange (3)

Teachers College, Columbia University
Summer B Term 1996

Internet Search


1. Find out which Web site has the most traffic?

2. Browse over to www.envirolink.org. Find out what the product "Green Ice" is.

3. Name one Web site devoted to helping Web designers to promote their sites.

4. Use the Whois command on "Columbia.edu" to find out who is the Administrative Contact person.

5. Use the Columbia Gopher to find my mail box number (via the directory). Email the directory listing for Prof. Taylor.

6. What is the latest version of Netscape? State the URL where one can download it.

7. Describe one of the HTML editors that you particularly like and why you like it.

8. Name two services dedicated to use of the Web by children.

9. Go to http://mosaic.echonyc.com/~park/home.html and find out who proposed the creation of Central Park.

10. Go to the Pineapple project (http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/text_version/projects/pineapple/) and report how much energy it takes to ship one ton of produce by air.



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