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How the Internet Works

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Have you ever wanted to know how data travels from computer to computer, around the world? Have you ever wondered how Web sites can track users or how newsgroups work? How the Internet Works shows you how with easy-to-follow, four-color visual spreads tracking the path data flows and the hardware involved. Now entering its fourth year, How the Internet Works helps you understand the latest in Internet and networking technology from cookies and data tracking to Web sound and video. Its intelligent visual approach demystifies the technology in a format that appeals to readers of all levels. Content includes explanations of digital certificates, extranets, Internet telephony, and meta-searches and scripting languages such as XML and dynamic HTML.

Table of Contents:
Introduction. I. WHAT IS THE INTERNET? 1. The Wired World of the Internet. 2. How Information Travels Across the Internet. 3. How TCP/IP Works. 4. Understanding Internet Addresses and Domains. 5. Anatomy of a Web Connection. 6. Internet File Types. II. THE INTERNETS UNDERLYING ARCHITECTURE. 7. How the Domain Name System Works. 8. How Routers Work. 9. The Internets Client/Server Architecture. III. CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET. 10. Connecting Your Computer. 11. Connecting to the Internet from Online Services. 12. How ISDN Works. 13. The Internet/Television Connection. 14. How Network Computers (NCs) Work. 15. How the Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Works. 16. How Satellite and Palmtop Connections Work. IV. COMMUNICATING ON THE INTERNET. 17. How Email Works. 18. Email Spam and Blocking. 19. How Usenet Newsgroups Work. 20. How Internet Chat and Instant Messaging Work. 21. Making Phone Calls on the Internet. V. HOW THE WORLD WIDE WEB WORKS. 22. How Web Pages Work. 23. How Web Browsers Work. 24. How Markup Languages Work. 25. How Hypertext Works. 26. How URLs Work. 27. How Imagemaps and Interactive Forms Work. 28. How Web Host Servers Work. 29. How Web Sites Work with Databases. VI. COMMON INTERNET TOOLS. 30. How Telnet Works. 31. FTP and Downloading Files. 32. Searching the Internet. 33. How Push Technology Works. 34. How Java, Java Script, and ActiveX Work. 35. How Agents Work. 36. How CGI Scripting Works. VII. MULTIMEDIA ON THE INTERNET. 37. Audio on the Internet. 38. Video on the Internet. 39. How Multicast IP and the Mbone Work. 40. Virtual Reality on the Internet. 41. Animation on the Web. VIII. INTRANETS AND SHOPPING ON THE INTERNET. 42. How Intranets Work. 43. How Workgroup Software Works. 44. Shopping on the Internet. IX. SAFEGUARDING THE INTERNET. 45. How Firewalls Work. 46. How "Smurf Attacks" Can Cripple Internet Service Providers. 47. How Viruses Work. 48. How Cookies, Passports, and Web Tracking Work. 49. Cryptography, Privacy, and Digital Certificates. 50. Parental Controls on the Internet. Index.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780789721327
  • Publisher: Macmillan Computer Publishing (a Pearson Education company)
  • Publisher Imprint: Que
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 335
  • Weight: 700 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0789721325
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 1999
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 216 mm


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