The everything you need to know about computer networking and how the Internet works Comer, Douglas creator author. text bibliography flu Boca Raton, FL CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group c2019 2019 Fifth edition. monographic eng

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xxv, 376 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. The Internet is everywhere -- PART I Before the Internet: Telephones everywhere -- The world was once analog -- The past and present digital network -- Basic communication -- Local area networks -- PART II A brief history of the Internet: Internet: motivation and beginnings -- The incredible growth -- PART III Inside the Internet: Packet switching -- Internet: a network of networks -- Internet access using broadband and wireless -- Internet performance -- IP: software to create a virtual network -- TCP: software for reliable communication -- Clients, servers, and internet services -- Names for computers -- Sharing an internet connection (NAT) -- Why the Internet works well -- PART IV Internet services: Electronic mail -- The world wide web: browsers and basics -- The world wide web: HTML and web pages -- The world wide web: web pages that change -- Social networking and personal publishing -- The internet of things (IoT) -- Internet search (search engines) -- Voice and video communication (VoIP) -- File transfer and data sharing -- Remote desktop -- Cloud services and cloud computing -- PART V Other aspects of internet technology: Network security (encryption and firewalls) -- Security scams: fooling users -- Secure access from a distance (VPNs) -- Internet economics and electronic commerce -- A global digital library -- Index. Douglas E. Comer Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. CSE Internet Computer networks World Wide Web Computer science TK5105.875.I57 C65 2019 004.678 9781138330290 9781138331334 2018021320 Ayesha Abed Library DLC 190321 20211110165156.0 34330 eng