The Internet book : everything you need to know about computer networking and how the Internet works / Douglas E. Comer

By:

Comer, Douglas [author.]

Publication details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, c2019Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xxv, 376 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9781138330290
9781138331334

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

004.678 23

LOC classification:

TK5105.875.I57 C65 2019

Contents:

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.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks	Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks	004.678 COM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		3010034330

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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.

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