Chapter 4: Communication
Facilities Electronic mail: pine Electronic bulletin board: bbs Browsing the web Refer to man rules and man policies on the rules and regulations Chapter 4 Facilities
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. Chapter 4 Email program
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. Chapter 4 BBS
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. Chapter 4 Browsing the web
Homework Try out the facilities and explore. Chapter 4 Homework