Using
Client Technologies
The
Internet was originally created for sharing scientific and
educational research information. However, users found that
accessing the information available from laboratories and
universities required a number of complicated steps and did not use
a standard interface. Today, many client technologies are available
for easy access to information on the Internet. With Windows 2003,
these common end-user tools include:
Newsreaders enable you to access and join online discussion groups
on the Internet. You can even obtain support information for
running Windows 2003 by subscribing to Windows 2003-related
discussion groups.
Web
browsers enable you to browse the Internet, send and receive e-mail
messages, and display Internet content.
There are many Internet protocols, such as HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, NNTP,
and SMTP, which are used to communicate with other computers
connected to the Internet. In addition to addressing computers
connected to the Internet, you can also locate any file on a
computer on the Internet. You can do this by using a file addressing
system called the Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
