Tips and Tricks for downloading form Internet

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Tips and Tricks for downloading form Internet
R K Gupta
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Downloading from the Internet
Downloading means transferring files from a
remote computer to your computer. These files
could be anything -- text files, pictures, music
files, videos, or software.  
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Steps in downloading

• Finding the Software
• Downloading the Software
• Installing the Software
• Running the Software
• Registering Shareware

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What kinds of programs are available?
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What do the file extensions mean?
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Essential Required Pluggins/Software
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Some sites to find reputable software
http//www.softpile.com/http//www.tucows.com/ht
tp//www.simtel.net/http//www.zdnet.com/http//
www.pcworld.com/
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Search Techniques

• Analyze your topic to decide where to begin
• Select Simple keywords
• Usually many are better than just one
• Use search engines like
• www.google.com
• www.altavista.com
• http//www.infoseek.com/
• http//www.lycos.com/

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• Refining your search
• Matching exact case
• Use sign or Boolean AND for Including and
• - sign or Boolean NOT for Including
• Use combinations

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When a simple search engine search fails.

• 1. Widen your search use Meta search engines
  like
• Dogpile http//www.dogpile.com/
• Metacrawler http//www.metacrawler.com/
• 2. Plain English questions
• 3. Use reference sites
• LibrarySpot (http//www.libraryspot.com/)
• 4.Search discussion groups
• 5.Take part in mailing lists
• Liszt (http//www.liszt.com/)
• Tile.net (http//tile.net/lists/)
• 7.Ask a real person!

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Tips for Finding Software
1. Check your own ISP 2. Visit vendors' Web
sites 3. Search shareware sites 4. Search
freeware sites 5. Read software reviews 6. Look
for local mirrors 7. Buy computing magazines
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• Three fundamental facts
• Nothing is guaranteed.
• Security is a pain in the neck.
• The final decision is yours.

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Tips for Safer Downloads

• 1.Use a virus scanner
• Norton AntiVirus, from Symantec
  (http//www.symantec.com/)
• McAfee Virus Scan (http//www.mcafee.com/)
• 2. Update virus definitions regularly
• The day you install your virus scanner, it's
  obsolete!
• As more viruses are created every day.
• Update your virus scanner regularly - at least
  once a month.

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• Download from well-known Web sites only
• Delete executable e-mail attachments from unknown
  sources
• Take regular backups
• Plan your recovery strategy

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Thank You