Understanding the Internet : a clear guide to internet technologies / Keith Sutherland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sutherland, Keith.

Series:

Computer weekly professional series.

Computer weekly professional series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet.

Business--Computer network resources.

Business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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's computer user be aware of the technologies on which the Internet is based. This book introduces those technologies and is aimed at the Internet user who wishes to understand the technologies on which much of today's business and recreation

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

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611021740

9781136351105

1136351108

9781136351112

1136351116

9781281021748

1281021741

9780080521640

0080521649

OCLC:

476073601