How the Internet works
Simple, clear explanations walk you through every technology Detailed explanations walk you through the technology. The Internet has changed the world... and, with everything from blogs to podcasts, Internet phones to video, it’s still changing the world. Now, it’s easy to understand how it all work...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Indianapolis, IN :
Que Pub
c2007.
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| Edición: | 8th ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627043406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. 1. Understanding the Internet's underlying architecture
- 1. What is the Internet?
- 2. How computer networks send data across the Internet
- 3. How TCP/IP works
- 4. Understanding the Internet's software structure
- 5. How Internet addresses and domains work
- 6. How routers work
- pt. 2. Connecting to the Internet
- 7. How computers connect to the Internet
- 8. How Internet/television connections work
- 9. How wireless connections and WiFi work
- 10. How home networks work
- pt. 3. Communicating on the Internet
- 11. How email works
- 12. How email spam works
- 13. How newsgroups work
- 14. How Internet chat and instant messaging work
- 15. How Skype and VoIP work
- 16. How blogging and RSS work
- pt. 4. How the World Wide Web works
- 17. How Web pages work
- 18. How Web browsers work
- 19. How markup languages work
- 20. How hypertext works
- 21. How URLs work
- 22. How image maps and interactive forms work
- 23. How Web host servers work
- 24. How Websites work with databases
- 25. How .NET and Web services work
- 26. How grid computing works
- pt. 5. Using the World Wide Web
- 27. How Internet searching works
- 28. How Google works
- 29. How map sites work
- 30. How wikis and Wikipedia work
- pt. 6. Using common Internet tools
- 31. How telnet works
- 32. How FTP works
- 33. How agents work
- 34. How Java, ActiveX, and JavaScript work
- 35. How CGI scripting works
- pt. 7. Enjoying entertainment and multimedia on the Internet
- 36. How music and audio work on the Internet
- 37. How iPods, iTunes, and podcasting work
- 38. How music sharing and file sharing work
- 39. How multicast IP and the MBone work
- 40. How virtual reality is created by VRML
- 41. How animation on the Web works
- pt. 8. Shopping and doing business on the Internet
- 42. How intranets work
- 43. Shopping on the Internet
- pt. 9. Protecting yourself on the Internet
- 44. How firewalls work
- 45. How hackers can cripple the Internet and attack your PC
- 46. The dangers of wireless networking
- 47. How viruses work
- 48. How Internet sites can invade your privacy
- 49. The dangers of spyware and phishing
- 50. Cryptography, privacy, and digital certificates
- 51. How government and workplace surveillance work
- 52. Parental controls on the Internet
- Glossary.
