Home
- Cover
Acknowledgements
Campus Contact Phone Information
Campus Web Page Information
Chapter 2: Internet Survival
Skills
Connecting from Home
Connecting On Campus
Web Browsers- Internet Explorer
Web Browsers-Netscape
Email
Cut & Paste
Netiquette
Bookmark A Favorite Website
Shasta College LRC Online!
Search Engines
Downloading & Plug Ins
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Additional Resources
Glossary of Terms
Online Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, etc...
Online Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Translation Utilities
Tech Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
The plethora of new tech terms can be intimidating, especially to the new computer user trying to get educated on the ways of the computer world -- So, if you don't know an ISP from ISDN from an IRC, don't fret. There are plenty of online computer dictionaries and encyclopedias that explain technology concepts in simple terms. Here are some of the best:
Whatis.com: http://www.whatis.com
PC Webopaedia:
http://www.pcwebopaedia.com
A personal favorite because it’s easy to navigate and you can find almost
every term!
TechWeb's Technology Encyclopedia: http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia
NetLingo: http://www.netlingo.com
Online Translation Utilities
Whether you want to read a web page in a foreign language or translate e-mail into your native tongue, there are translation resources online that can help you out.
Travlang's Traveling Dictionaries http://dictionaries.travlang.com are free interactive utilities that enable you to translate more than a dozen languages, ranging from Spanish to Afrikaans.
Alta Vista's Translation Services http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn enables you to translate between English and French, Spanish, German, Italian and Portuguese. Just cut and paste the text into the search box, and the service will translate it instantly for free.