ASSIGNMENT #5: INTERNET
CGS 2060 Sections 087 & 088
Spring Term, 1996
Objective:
Due Date:
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Familiarity with Netscape, the Internet, & the World Wide Web
Beginning of Class on Thursday, 28 April 1996
you use your jubilee privilege for this assignment, it must be
by Thursday, 25 April 1996. No exceptions. All other class
be completed by 18 April 1996. This is the only assignment
be accepted for jubilee privilege after the 18th.
While "web surfing," you may find areas that you feel are offensive.
Most of these sites give warnings and, too, their names may be dead
giveaways. If you believe that you will be offended, do not address
these sites. Along the same vein, I expect everything submitted to me
to be in good taste.
Part I. Transfer Files
Copy lot5.doc & int5.frm from the public directory to your home
directory in the Unix system. Then, transfer these two files into the
\INT subdirectory on your 3-1/2" disk.
Part II.
Obtain a Magazine Article Using Web Protocol with Netscape
When "click" is indicated, it may be single or double, depending upon
the situation.
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Click Network Icon
Click Netscape Icon (Maximize, if necessary)
Click File
Click Open Location
Type: http://www.enews.com/magazines
Click Open
Click Internet World
Click archive or current issue
Select an article (a short one)
Click File
Click Save As
Change to A: drive
Change to \INT subdirectory
Change to "ALL" files
Type: assign5.1
Click OK
Print the article from Netscape
To leave Netscape,
Click File
Click Exit
Otherwise, to stay in Netscape,
Click Go
Click one of the menu items
or
Click View History
Highlight menu item
Click Goto
16. If you think it necessary, cut down the size of your file in
Notepad and Save it
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Obtaining an Archived Article Using FTP Protocol With Netscape
If you are not in Netscape, use steps 1 & 2 from part II.
Click File then Open Location
Type: ftp://uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu
Click Open
Click the pub/ subdirectory
Click the etext/ subdirectory
Click the gutenberg/ subdirectory
Click the INDEX100.GUT file
Click Find near the top of your Netscape screen
In the Find What box, type: clinton
Click the Down button and then Find Next
Click Cancel
Note the year at the beginning of the line for this selection
Click Back near the top of your Netscape screen
Click the etext/ subdirectory ending with the year noted in
step 13
Use Find again with clinton
Click clinton3.txt
Save the file as assign5.2 into the \INT subdirectory on your
3-1/2" disk
Click Home near the top of your Netscape screen
When you're through with Netscape, get into File Manager and
select assign5.2
Click File and then Open
If you have already done an associate with Notepad, the Clinton
Inaugural address should appear in Notepad. However, if you get an
error message in regard to association, do the following:
a. Click File and then Associate
b. Locate Text File (notepad.exe) then click it
c. Click File and then Open
Keep the first paragraph containing two lines of text. Begin the
selection process (ie, highlighting) at the second paragraph where
it says, "Corrected EDITIONS of our etexts get a new NUMBER...",
and continue highlighting until you reach the line that says,
"Bill Clinton's Inaugural Address" (Be sure not to highlight this
line because it must be includes in your final document).
Cut the selected text from the document
Make sure that the title caption is separated by a blank line
from the first paragraph and that a blank line separates it from the
text of the document
Click File and then Save
Print the edited document from Notepad.
Part IV.
Create a Report About Various Search Results
Create a report using WordPerfect or any other word processor that will
address the results of the steps below. Ensure that proper grammar and
spelling are used by utilizing the appropriate checkers. You will be
graded on form, appearance, and content. Save the report as assign5.3
into the \INT subdirectory on your 3-1/2" disk.
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Access UNF's Web Page.
Discuss the following in your report:
a. What colleges have web pages?
b. Within the CIS department, which faculty members have
pictures?
c. Describe what's in the web page for the Spinnaker, UNF's
student newspaper
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Access the InfoSeek Internet Search provided by Netscape.
Click the NetSearch button near the top of the Netscape screen.
Enter a search query for a topic related to Florida, but do not
use Florida as the topic.
Follow a path of links provided by InfoSeek.
Discuss the following in your report:
a. Give your query and the path of links followed.
b. Describe what you find at the end point.
c. Give your impressions of what you find (a sentence or
two).
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Access the Yahoo Archive at http://www.yahoo.com
Enter a search query for any environmental topic (ozone,
greenhouse, pollution, etc.).
Follow a path of links provides by Yahoo.
Discuss the following in your report:
a. Give your query and the path of links followed.
b. Describe what you find at the end point.
c. Did you get what you expected?
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Access the WebCrawler at http://webcrawler.com/
Enter a search query for Jacksonville.
Set the number of returns to 25.
Discuss the following in your report:
a. Give your query and the path of links followed.
b. Describe what you find at the end point.
c. Give your impressions of what you find (a sentence or
two).
Extra Credit
Using the FTP protocol, copy the three files (assign5.1, assign5.2,
assign5.3) from your 3-1/2" disk to a subdirectory in your Unix home
account named assign5. You can create this subdirectory while you're
in FTP. Make sure you change to this subdirectory before copying the
files.
You will have to show me the three files in the subdirectory to receive
credit. This can be done in the class room or my office.
End of assignment #5.