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　　Cyberphobia is a term used to describe the feelings of anxiety, frustration, and inadequacy many people have when attempting to use the Internet.

　　What causes these emotions? Cyberspace is expanding so fast that people hear about it everywhere and fear that they are going to be left behind by those who are more Internet savvy. <注2>

　　One place people who cannot yet manage to boot up<注3> their computers can turn to for help is bookstores. There, Net neophytes can select from thousands of hardback and softcover Internet-related publications, such as The ABCs of the Internet, Zen and the Art of the Internet, or Internet for Dummies. <注4>

　　Back in the early days of the Internet, things were even more complicated than they are today. Then, Net surfers had to be familiar with such technologies as file transfer protocol (FTP), Internet Relay Chat, Unix programming, Gopher, and Archie. <注5> The World Wide Web and its graphical user interface (GUI) <注6> has made the exploration of cyberspace much easier.

　　With the Internet easier to use than ever, why the rise in cyberphobia? The reason is the spread of the Internet has induced more non-techies<注7>to use it. Some people are touching a computer for the first time when they try to log onto the Internet.

　　The good news is, once one gets the hang of<注8> basic Net navigation, there is a huge amount of free information on how to trek through<注9> cyberspace more efficiently and effectively.