Be able to create a simple web page using a simple editor, and to send that page to someone using email.
Protocols define the rules for communications between two or more computers on the internet.
Daemons are programs that understand these protocols and normally run in the background on a networked computer listening for connection requests from other computers, such as httpd, and imapd. Open standards protocols work across the widest selection of platforms on software from virtually any vendor. On the other hand, proprietary standards, typical of Microsoft products, trap the user into using tools provided by one vendor, and place pressures on the marketplace that work against interoperability. The influence of proprietary standards is insideously destructive. They place control of the information you recieve into the hands of one or two major corporations.