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How the Internet works : millenium edition / Preston Gralla.

By: Gralla, Preston.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: How it works series (Emeryville, Calif.).Publisher: Indianapolis, IN : Que, 1999Description: xi, 324 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0789721325.Subject(s): Internet (Computer networks)DDC classification: 004.67
Contents:
Part 1: What is the internet? -- Part 2: The Internet's Underlying Architecture -- Part 3: Connecting to the Internet -- Part 4: Communicating on the Internet -- Part 5: How the world wide web works -- Part 6: Common Internet tools -- Part 7: Multimedia on the Internet -- Part 8: Intranets and shopping on the internet -- Part 9: Safeguarding the internet.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 004.67 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00070919
General Lending MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Store Item 004.67 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00053431
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 not only tells the reader how it works, but shows them 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, Interact telephony, meta-searches and scripting languages such as XML and dynamic HTML.

Includes index.

Part 1: What is the internet? -- Part 2: The Internet's Underlying Architecture -- Part 3: Connecting to the Internet -- Part 4: Communicating on the Internet -- Part 5: How the world wide web works -- Part 6: Common Internet tools -- Part 7: Multimedia on the Internet -- Part 8: Intranets and shopping on the internet -- Part 9: Safeguarding the internet.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • Part 1 What Is the Internet? (p. 1)
  • Chapter 1 The Wired World of the Internet (p. 4)
  • Chapter 2 How Information Travels Across the Internet (p. 8)
  • Chapter 3 How TCP/IP Works (p. 12)
  • Chapter 4 Understanding Internet Addresses and Domains (p. 16)
  • Chapter 5 Anatomy of a Web Connection (p. 20)
  • Chapter 6 Internet File Types (p. 24)
  • Part 2 The Internet's Underlying Architecture (p. 28)
  • Chapter 7 How the Domain Name System Works (p. 32)
  • Chapter 8 How Routers Work (p. 36)
  • Chapter 9 The Internet's Client/Server Architecture (p. 40)
  • Part 3 Connecting to the Internet (p. 44)
  • Chapter 10 Connecting Your Computer (p. 48)
  • Chapter 11 Connecting to the Internet from Online Services (p. 52)
  • Chapter 12 How ISDN Works (p. 56)
  • Chapter 13 The Internet/Television Connection (p. 60)
  • Chapter 14 How Network Computers (NCs) Work (p. 66)
  • Chapter 15 How the Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Works (p. 70)
  • Chapter 16 How Satellite and Palmtop Connections Work (p. 74)
  • Part 4 Communicating on the Internet (p. 80)
  • Chapter 17 How Email Works (p. 84)
  • Chapter 18 Email Spam and Blocking (p. 98)
  • Chapter 19 How Usenet Newsgroups Work (p. 104)
  • Chapter 20 How Internet Chat and Instant Messaging Work (p. 110)
  • Chapter 21 Making Phone Calls on the Internet (p. 116)
  • Part 5 How the World Wide Web Works (p. 122)
  • Chapter 22 How Web Pages Work (p. 126)
  • Chapter 23 How Web Browsers Work (p. 134)
  • Chapter 24 How Markup Languages Work (p. 144)
  • Chapter 25 How Hypertext Works (p. 150)
  • Chapter 26 How URLs Work (p. 154)
  • Chapter 27 How Imagemaps and Interactive Forms Work (p. 158)
  • Chapter 28 How Web Host Servers Work (p. 162)
  • Chapter 29 How Web Sites Work with Databases (p. 166)
  • Part 6 Common Internet Tools (p. 170)
  • Chapter 30 How Telnet Works (p. 174)
  • Chapter 31 FTP and Downloading Files (p. 178)
  • Chapter 32 Searching the Internet (p. 184)
  • Chapter 33 How Push Technology Works (p. 190)
  • Chapter 34 How Java, JavaScript, and ActiveX Work (p. 198)
  • Chapter 35 How Agents Work (p. 206)
  • Chapter 36 How CGI Scripting Works (p. 210)
  • Part 7 Multimedia on the Internet (p. 214)
  • Chapter 37 Audio on the Internet (p. 218)
  • Chapter 38 Video on the Internet (p. 226)
  • Chapter 39 How Multicast IP and the Mbone Work (p. 234)
  • Chapter 40 Virtual Reality on the Internet (p. 238)
  • Chapter 41 Animation on the Web (p. 242)
  • Part 8 Intranets and Shopping on the Internet (p. 248)
  • Chapter 42 How Intranets Work (p. 252)
  • Chapter 43 How Workgroup Software Works (p. 256)
  • Chapter 44 Shopping on the Internet (p. 260)
  • Part 9 Safeguarding the Internet (p. 270)
  • Chapter 45 How Firewalls Work (p. 274)
  • Chapter 46 How "Smurf Attacks" Can Cripple Internet Service Providers (p. 280)
  • Chapter 47 How Viruses Work (p. 284)
  • Chapter 48 How Cookies, Passports, and Web Tracking Work (p. 290)
  • Chapter 49 Cryptography, Privacy, and Digital Certificates (p. 298)
  • Chapter 50 Parental Controls on the Internet (p. 304)
  • Index (p. 308)

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