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Summary
Summary
Internet Book, The: Everything You Need to Know About Computer Networking and How the Internet Works, 4/e u tilizes a non-technical 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 readers 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. Introduces computer communication system concepts and technology, reviews the history of the Internet and its growth, describes basic Internet technology and capabilities, and describes services currently available on the Internet and how to use them. For anyone interested in learning how to navigate the Internet to its full potential.
Author Notes
Douglas E. Comer is a professor at Purdue University, where he teaches popular computer networking courses. He consults for industry and teaches hundreds of professionals and diverse audiences around the world about the Internet at professional conferences and in onsite presentations. His series of books on networking and TCP/IP protocols receives high acclaim; his books are popular worldwide. One of the researchers who contributed to the formation of the Internet in the late 1970s and 1980s, he has served on the Internet Architecture Board, and is a Fellow of the ACM.
Reviews 1
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
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 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 Information Browsing (Gopher) |
| 23 Advanced Browsing (WWW, Mosaic) |
| 24 Tools for Automated Search (Archie, Veronica) |
| 25 Automated Search of Document Contents (WAIZ) |
| 26 Audio and Video Communication |
| 27 The Global Digital Library |
| Appendices |
| Index |
