Internet Book, The: Everything You Need To Know About Computer Networking And How The Internet Works

-- NEW-Updated throughout to address topics like shopping carts, cookies, personalized web search results, Internet faxes, remote desktop technology and streaming audio and video.
-- Examines the Internet's impact and incredible growth, from its origins to the present.
-- An abundance of analogies and everyday examples used to explain difficult concepts.

Utilizes 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.