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Components of the Internet:

  • Email allows users to send and receive messages electronically.
  • Telnet allows the user to login to another computer on the Internet and execute commands
  • FTP (File Transfer Protocol) allows users to copy files from one computer to another
  • Gopher is a non-graphic hierarchical menu-based information access service
  • World Wide Web (WWW or the Web) is a multimedia network of sites whose contents, or pages, contain hyperlinks to other WWW sites.

This guide contains information links that are accessible from the UIC Library System via the UIC Academic Data Network (UIC ACCC) network system. Your own Internet Service providers may afford access to other sources of information that are not discussed in this module. In addition, online services like America Online®, CompuServe®, and Prodigy® provide access to forums and data sources that can provide much valuable information.

LHS Contact Information:

  • Address 1750 W Polk, M/C 763, Chicago, IL 60612
  • Phone 312-413-0403
  • Hours (may differ during exam periods & holidays)
    • Monday-Thursday...................7:30 AM - Midnight
    • Friday..................................7:30 AM - 7:00 PM
    • Saturday....................................8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Sunday........................................1:30 PM-Midnight

 

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