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Product Detail Product Information   |  Other Product Information Product Information How the Internet Works Author: Gralla, Preston Edition/Copyright: 8TH 07 ISBN: 0-7897-3626-8 Publisher: Que Type: Paperback New Print:  $39.99 Other Product Information Summary Table of Contents     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     Table of Contents What is the Internet? p. 6 How computer networks send data across the Internet p. 12 How TCP/IP works p. 18 Understanding the Internet's software structure p. 24 How Internet addresses and domains work p. 28 How routers work p. 38 How computers connect to the Internet p. 46 How Internet/television connections work p. 56 How wireless connections and WiFI work p. 64 How home networks work p. 78 How email works p. 88 How email spam works p. 102 How newsgroups work p. 108 How Internet chat and instant messaging work p. 112 How skype and VoIP work p. 120 How blogging and RSS work p. 126 How Web pages work p. 136 How Web browsers work p. 144 How markup languages work p. 150 How hypertext works p. 160 How URLs work p. 164 How image maps and interactive forms work p. 168 How Web host servers work p. 172 How Websites work with databases p. 176 How .NET and Web services work p. 180 How grid computing works p. 184 How Internet searching works p. 192 How google works p. 198 How map sites work p. 204 How Wikis and Wikipedia work p. 210 How Telnet works p. 218 How FTP works p. 222 How agents work p. 228 How Java, ActiveX, and JavaScript work p. 232 How CGI scripting works p. 240 How music and audio work on the Internet p. 248 How iPods, iTunes, and podcasting work p. 256 How music sharing and file sharing work p. 264 How multicast IP and the MBone work p. 270 How virtual reality is created by VRML p. 274 How animation on the Web works p. 278 How intranets work p. 290 Shopping on the Internet p. 296 How firewalls work p. 308 How hackers can cripple the Internet and attack your PC p. 316 The dangers of wireless networking p. 328 How viruses work p. 338 How Internet sites can invade your privacy p. 344 The dangers of spyware and phishing p. 354 Cryptography, privacy, and digital certificates p. 366 How government and workplace surveillance work p. 372 Parental controls on the Internet p. 380 Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

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