The Internet Book (Paperback)

Book Summary of The Internet Book
The book provides a unique and accessible overview of the Internet and how it works. In the Fourth Edition of The INTERNET Book, the author adopts a non-technical perspective to explain the mechanics behind the Internet, how computers communicate, and the many services computers and Internet technology provide. The practical approach offers the reader the big picture by presenting a solid overview of networking and the Internet in clear, easy to understand, yet scientifically accurate language.

FOURTH EDITION FEATURES :
• Three Brand New Chapters: NAT Sharing an Internet Connection; Secure Access from a Distance (VPNs); Group and Personal Web Pages (Wikis and Blogs)
• Coverage of key networking concepts such as packet switching, Local Area Networks, protocol software, and domain
• Updated material throughout including coverage of wireless networking with Wi-Fi and web authoring tools as well as a discussion of networking security
• An overview of Electronic Commerce and how the Internet is used to conduct business and commercial transactions
• An extensive glossary of technical terms with easy-to-understand definitions

About the Author
DOUGLAS E. COMER Cisco Systems, Boxborough and Department of Computer Sciences, Purdue University.

Table of Contents
Preface PART I Introduction to Networking
o Chapter 1 The Internet Has Arrived
o Chapter 2 Getting Started: Hands-On Experience
o Chapter 3 Telephones Everywhere
o Chapter 4 The World Was Once Analog
o Chapter 5 The Once and Future Digital Network
o Chapter 6 Basic Communication
o Chapter 7 The Local Area Network Arrives
PART II A Brief History of the Internet
o Chapter 8 Internet: The Early Years
o Chapter 9 Two Decades of Incredible Growth
o Chapter 10 The Global Internet
o Chapter 11 A Global Information Infrastructure
PART III How the Internet Works
o Chapter 12 Packet Switching
o Chapter 13 Internet: A Network of Networks
o Chapter 14 ISPs: Broadband and Wireless Access
o Chapter 15 IP: Software to Create a Virtual Network
o Chapter 16 TCP: Software for Reliable Communication
o Chapter 17 Clients + Servers = Distributed Computing
o Chapter 18 Names for Computers
o Chapter 19 NAT: Sharing an Internet Connection
o Chapter 20 Why the Internet Works Well
PART IV Services Available on the Internet
• Chapter 21 Electronic Mail
• Chapter 22 Bulleting Board Service (Newsgroups)
• Chapter 23 Browsing the World Wide Web
• Chapter 24 World Wide Web Documents (HTML)
• Chapter 25 Advanced Web Technologies (Forms, Frames, Plugins, Java, JavaScript, Flash)
• Chapter 26 Group and Personal Web Pages (Wikis and Blogs)
• Chapter 27 Automated Web Search (Search Engines)
• Chapter 28 Text, Audio, and Video Communication (IM, VolP)
• Chapter 29 Faxes, File Transfer, and File Sharing (FTP)
• Chapter 30 Remote Login and Remote Desktops (TELNET)
• Chapter 31 Facilities for Secure Communication
• Chapter 32 Secure Access from a Distance (VPNs)
• Chapter 33 Internet Economics and Electronic Commerce
• Chapter 34 The Global Digital Library
• Appendix 1 Glossary of Internet Terms
• Index