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purpose of Construction Information Sources (CIS) is to provide a roadmap to sources of
information that will assist those who are involved in the construction industry. As of early 1994 the Construction Technology Centre Atlantic (CTCA) has focused its development skills towards Internet applications for the construction industry. By developing the Construction Information Sources, we hope to provide a centralized source of information for those in the construction industry. If you can think of ways to improve this service, please let us know. Awareness of the Internet has increased dramatically over the past couple of years. To some it is known as a global information service while others refer to it as a technology who's time has come. Regardless, there remains little doubt that the Internet contains a vast wealth of information. But where do you find it? How do you know what is out there? Since not everyone has the time (or patience) to dig through all the information posted on the Internet, the Construction Technology Centre Atlantic with IRAP assistance through the National Research Council (NRC) has undertaken a project in which we have searched the Internet to find any relevant information related to the construction industry. |
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| Server:
A computer with a large storage capacity that supplies information and software to users
of the internet. Client: Software used to communicate with a particular type of server. For example, Netscape is a WWW client that communicates with WWW servers. This server is a WWW server. WWW (World Wide Web): A network of serves that use hypertext links to find and access files. WWW servers can publish text, graphics, sound and video. A popular WWW client software is Netscape. Newsgroups: Shared information on defined topics. Each group takes on the form of a large bulletin board where members may post and reply to messages. The method used to subscribe to a group will depend on the software used to access the internet. List Servers: Similar to a newsgroup but instead of accessing the bulletin board to view information, the member will automatically receive posted information through e-mail. Often more of a serious nature than newsgroups. To become a list member you must join or subscribe to the list. This is typically done by sending an e-mail to the list server with a subscribe or join statement in the body of the message. (eg. subscribe "listname" "firstname" "lastname"). FTP Sites: FTP which stands for File Transfer Protocol is an Internet service that allows a user to transfer files electronically from a remote site to the user's computer. E-mail (Electronic Mail): An Internet service that enables the exchange of messages. |