Understanding the Internet a clear guide to internet technologies
The Internet continues to grow at a very rapid rate. Together with this growth there is an accompanying growth of the technologies on which it is based. These technologies make use of TCP/IP as their foundation. To start to make sense of all these interrelated systems it is important that today'...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; Boston :
Butterworth-Heinemann
2000.
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| Edition: | 1st edition |
| Series: | Computer weekly professional series.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627429306719 |
Table of Contents:
- Understanding the Internet A Clear Guide to Internet Technologies; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Why write this book?; Chapter 1 TCP/IP, The Internet, Intranets and Extranets; A Short History of the Internet; TCP/IP; Intranets; Extranets; Chapter 2 Names, Addresses and Name Resolution; Why do Computers Need Names?; Summary; Name Resolution; Chapter 3 DNS (Domain Name System); Computer Names; Structured Names; Flexible Names; The Lower-level Domains; Chapter 4 WINS (Windows Internet Naming System); More Computer Names; Expanding the Business; Chapter 5 FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
- Moving Data Around the WorldModern Implementations; Chapter 6 The World Wide Web; Flexible Documents; Joining Documents; URLs; Chapter 7 Electronic Mail (e-mail); Instant Communication?; Flexible Mail; Post Offices; Chapter 8 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol); Automatic Configuration; Chapter 9 Index Server and Proxy Server; Index Server; Proxy Server; Additional Benefits; Other Proxy Servers; Chapter 10 SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol); The Need for Network Management; Chapter 11 Security, Secrets and Electronic Commerce (e-commerce); The Need for Security
- Protecting our DataVirtual Private Networks; Public-Private Keys; Other Solutions; Chapter 12 Putting it all Together; Scenario 1: Browsing the Internet; Scenario 2: The Corporate Intranet; Scenario 3: The Corporate Intranet Connected to the Internet; Scenario 4: Individual e-mail; Scenario 5: Electronic Banking; Chapter 13 Establishing your Domain Name and Web Presence; Why do I Need to Register?; What Exactly is a Search Engine?; Chapter 14 The Future of IP; IP V6; Multicast IP; Voice and Video Over IP; Mobile IP; ADSL and Other Technologies; Napster; Chapter 15 WAP, UMTS and Bluetooth
- The FutureNew Markup Languages; New Mobile Telephone Systems; Wireless Networks in the Home and Office; Appendix A The Physical Structure of the Internet; Appendix B Some Useful URLs; Glossary; Index
