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Tips and Tricks for downloading form Internet

Tips and Tricks for downloading form Internet. R K Gupta. 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. . Steps in downloading.

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Tips and Tricks for downloading form Internet

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  1. Tips and Tricks for downloading form Internet R K Gupta

  2. 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.

  3. Steps in downloading • Finding the Software • Downloading the Software • Installing the Software • Running the Software • Registering Shareware

  4. What kinds of programs are available?

  5. What do the file extensions mean?

  6. Essential Required Pluggins/Software

  7. Some sites to find reputable software http://www.softpile.com/http://www.tucows.com/http://www.simtel.net/http://www.zdnet.com/http://www.pcworld.com/

  8. 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/

  9. Refining your search • Matching exact case • Use “+” sign or Boolean “AND” for Including and • “-” sign or Boolean “NOT” for Including • Use combinations

  10. 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!

  11. 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

  12. Three fundamental facts: • Nothing is guaranteed. • Security is a pain in the neck. • The final decision is yours.

  13. 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.

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

  15. Thank You

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