The internet book : everything you need to know about computer networking and how the internet works / Douglas E. Comer.
By: Comer, Douglas.
Material type: BookPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1997Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxiv, 327 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0138901619.Subject(s): InternetDDC classification: 004.678Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 004.678 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00126697 | ||
General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 004.678 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00069136 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Doug Comer's, The Internet Book, Second Edition utilizes a nontechnical perspective to explain the technology of how computers communicate, what the Internet is, how the Internet works, and what the Internet can do for people.
Map showing how the Internet covers much of the world on inside front cover.
Includes index.
The Internet has arrived -- Part I: Introduction to Networking -- Telephones Everywhere -- The World was once analog -- The once and future digital network -- Basic communication -- The local area network arrives -- Part II: A brief history of the Internet -- Internet: The early years -- A decade of Incredible growth -- The global internet -- A global information infrastructure -- Part III: How the Internet works -- Packet Switching -- Internet: A Network of Networks -- IP: Software to create a virtual network -- TCP: Software for reliable communication -- Clients + Servers = Distributed Computing -- Names for computers -- Why the internet works well -- Part IV: Services available on the Internet -- Electronic mail -- Bulletin Board Service (Network News) -- File Transfer (FTP) -- Remote Login (TELNET) -- Browsing the World Wide Web -- World Wide Web Documents (HTML) -- Advanced Web Technologies -- Automated Web Search (Search engines) -- Audio and Video Communication -- The global digital library.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 The Internet has Arrived
- I Introduction to Networking
- 2 Telephones Everywhere
- 3 The World Was Once Analog
- 4 The Once and Future Digital Network
- 5 Basic Communication
- 6 The Local Area Network Arrives
- II A Brief History of the Internet
- 7 Internet: The Early Years
- 8 A Decade of Incredible Growth
- 9 The Global Internet
- 10 A Global Information Infrastructure
- III How the Internet Works
- 11 Packet Switching
- 12 Internet: A Network of Networks
- 13 IP: Software to Create a Virtual Network
- 14 TCP: Software for Reliable Communication
- 15 Clients + Servers = Distributed Computing
- 16 Names for Computers
- 17 Why the Internet Works Well
- IV Services Available on the Internet
- 18 Electronic Mail
- 19 Bulletin Board Service (Network News)
- 20 File Transfer (FTP)
- 21 Remote Login (TELNET)
- 22 Browsing the World Wide Web
- 23 World Wide Web Documents (HTML)
- 24 Advanced Web Technologies
- 25 Automated Web Search (Search engines)
- 26 Audio and Video Communication
- 27 The Global Digital Library
- Appendices
- Index