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Internet Book, The: Everything You Need to Know About Computer Networking and How the Internet Works, 2/e

Douglas E. Comer, Purdue University

Published April, 1997 by Prentice Hall Engineering/Science/Mathematics

Copyright 1997, 350 pp.
Paper
ISBN 0-13-890161-9


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Summary

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. This book works to fully connect students to the “big picture” by presenting a solid overview of networking and the Internet, rather than burying them with details. Comer assumes no prior background in computer networking or the Internet. A Study guide is available on-line from the text's PH catalog page.

Features

Are you looking for a book that explains the newest features of the internet such as HTML?
Written by a leading computer networking teacher, researcher and Internet architect.
An abundance of analogies and examples clearly illustrate the advancing Internet technologies.
Examines the Internet's impact and incredible growth, from its origins to the present.
Flexible organization allows instructors to choose the topics they want to emphasize with a particular student audience. It features four fairly independent sections:

  • Part I—(Ch. 2-6) introduces computer communication system concepts and technology.
  • Part II—(Ch. 7-10) reviews the history of the Internet and its growth.
  • Part III—(Ch. 11-17) describes basic Internet technology and capabilities.
  • Part IV—(Ch. 18-27) describes services currently available on the Internet and how to use them.
NEW—Four completely rewritten chapters:
  • Chapter 22: Browsing the World Wide Web
  • Chapter 23: World Wide Web Documents (HTML)
  • Chapter 24: Advanced Web Technologies (Frames, Forms, CGI, Java, plugins)
  • Chapter 25: Automated Web Search (engines like Lycos, Yahoo, Altavista).


Table of Contents
    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. The 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 (CGI, JAVA, etc.).
    25. Automated Web Search (Lycos, Yahoo).
    26. Audio and Video Communication.
    27. The Global Digital Library.
    Appendices.
    Index.

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