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

By: Comer, Douglas.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: 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: 004.678
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
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
Total holds: 0

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

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

Based on the title, wanna-be Web surfers and e-mailers might think that this is a how-to-manual with which to begin their journey down the information superhighway. Instead, Comer offers a comprehensive and technical explanation of the workings of the Internet, geared to readers who already have some Internet experience. Through simple descriptions and illustrations, the author tackles network hardware, from network cards to routers, and network software, from Internet providers to search engines. The author's teaching expertise is apparent from the appropriate use of summaries at the end of critical passages that might otherwise overwhelm a reader with technical information. The work includes an unusually thorough and detailed history of the Internet, explained from the perspective that networking and the development of the Internet are the natural outgrowths of telephone communication. Redundant for effect, it is sometimes repetitive to a fault. Undergraduates, from the intermediate to the advanced Internet user, would benefit from this work, which fills in the gaps left by other Internet resources and completes the "big picture." All levels. S. Underwood; University of West Alabama

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