The Internet book :
Comer, Douglas,
The Internet book : everything you need to know about computer networking and how the Internet works / Douglas E. Comer - Fifth edition. - Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, c2019 - xxv, 376 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Internet is everywhere --
PART I Before the Internet: Telephones everywhere --
The world was once analog --
The past and present digital network --
Basic communication --
Local area networks --
PART II A brief history of the Internet: Internet: motivation and beginnings --
The incredible growth --
PART III Inside the Internet: Packet switching --
Internet: a network of networks --
Internet access using broadband and wireless --
Internet performance --
IP: software to create a virtual network --
TCP: software for reliable communication --
Clients, servers, and internet services --
Names for computers --
Sharing an internet connection (NAT) --
Why the Internet works well --
PART IV Internet services: Electronic mail --
The world wide web: browsers and basics --
The world wide web: HTML and web pages --
The world wide web: web pages that change --
Social networking and personal publishing --
The internet of things (IoT) --
Internet search (search engines) --
Voice and video communication (VoIP) --
File transfer and data sharing --
Remote desktop --
Cloud services and cloud computing --
PART V Other aspects of internet technology: Network security (encryption and firewalls) --
Security scams: fooling users --
Secure access from a distance (VPNs) --
Internet economics and electronic commerce --
A global digital library --
Index.
9781138330290 9781138331334
2018021320
TK5105.875.I57 / C65 2019
004.678
The Internet book : everything you need to know about computer networking and how the Internet works / Douglas E. Comer - Fifth edition. - Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, c2019 - xxv, 376 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Internet is everywhere --
PART I Before the Internet: Telephones everywhere --
The world was once analog --
The past and present digital network --
Basic communication --
Local area networks --
PART II A brief history of the Internet: Internet: motivation and beginnings --
The incredible growth --
PART III Inside the Internet: Packet switching --
Internet: a network of networks --
Internet access using broadband and wireless --
Internet performance --
IP: software to create a virtual network --
TCP: software for reliable communication --
Clients, servers, and internet services --
Names for computers --
Sharing an internet connection (NAT) --
Why the Internet works well --
PART IV Internet services: Electronic mail --
The world wide web: browsers and basics --
The world wide web: HTML and web pages --
The world wide web: web pages that change --
Social networking and personal publishing --
The internet of things (IoT) --
Internet search (search engines) --
Voice and video communication (VoIP) --
File transfer and data sharing --
Remote desktop --
Cloud services and cloud computing --
PART V Other aspects of internet technology: Network security (encryption and firewalls) --
Security scams: fooling users --
Secure access from a distance (VPNs) --
Internet economics and electronic commerce --
A global digital library --
Index.
9781138330290 9781138331334
2018021320
TK5105.875.I57 / C65 2019
004.678