Self-Paced Student Web Exercises

Animated Java applets from Sun Microsystems are among the most innovative features of the World Wide Web today. To learn about Java, consult http://java.sun.com/java.sun.com/aboutJava/index.html. You may want to look up some sample applets offered by Sun on further pages; but before you can see them in action, you will have to have the Java plug-in for your browser. It can be downloaded directly from the Java site. Then you can watch the movement of the clever circus train illustrated in the text by logging onto http://circus.compuware.com/.
One section of the ACLU Web site (http://www.aclu.org) is devoted to a category of rights called Cyber-Liberties. The ACLU has led the fight against the free speech limitations of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (ACLU v. Reno). Most observers believe that this case will eventually require the U. S. Supreme Court to settle the legality of this the controversial law. Look up the current status of court rulings and appeals. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which is also concerned with privacy and freedom of expression on the Internet, offers a similar site (http://www.eff.org). Their home page is one of the ten most visited on the whole World Wide Web.