How the Internet works / Preston Gralla ; illustrated by Michael Troller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gralla, Preston.

Contributor:

Troller, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet--Popular works.

Internet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 416 p. ) col. ill. ;

Edition:

8th ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, IN : Que Pub., c2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 works! This book’s big, brilliant, full-color illustrations and clear explanations make it all incredibly simple! DISCOVER HOW THE INTERNET REALLY WORKS... IT’S AMAZINGLY EASY! This new edition has been completely updated for today’s hottest Internet technologies, Web connections, hardware, communications and entertainment services, and much more! • See how the Internet can deliver any kind of information, anywhere: web pages, email, music, video, phone calls, and more! • Understand the most exciting new Internet technologies, from blogs and podcasting to wikis and BitTorrent • Discover how your connection to the Internet works... wireless, cable modem, DSL, even cellphones • Go behind the scenes with today’s most sophisticated websites, applications, and services • Protect yourself from the latest Internet dangers, including phishing, web surveillance, and wireless hacking Preston Gralla is the award-winning author of more than 30 books, including How the Internet Works, Complete Idiot’s Guide to Internet Privacy and Security, Complete Idiot’s Guide to Protecting Your Child Online, and How Wireless Works. He has written frequently about security issues, computer technology, the Internet, and has been a columnist for many magazines, websites and newspapers.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes index.

OCLC:

85789155