How the Internet Works, 7/E
Preston Gralla

ISBN-10: 0789729733
ISBN-13: 9780789729736

Publisher: Que Publishing
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper; 368 pp
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Appropriate for all introductory-to-intermediate courses on the Internet and/or World Wide Web, or as a supplement to computer literacy courses covering the Internet.

Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest Internet technologies and trends, How the Internet Works, Seventh Edition is the industrys leading full-color, visual guide to the Internet. Using large, full-color diagrams, leading author and newspaper columnist Preston Gralla explains every facet of the Internet. Students will first discover how the Internet fits together, and how individual computers can be connected to it. Next, they'll learn how every key Internet application works -- from email to chat, instant messaging to Internet telephony. Gralla shows how Web pages, sites, and servers work; how Web sites work with databases; how scripting works; and much more. He presents extensive, up-to-date coverage of high-profile applications such as music sharing, as well as detailed coverage of Internet security -- from spyware and viruses to cryptography and parental controls. This edition's extensive new coverage ranges from grid computing to Microsoft .NET. How the Internet Works, Seventh Edition will be equally appreciated by students who plan further study on Internet technologies and by those who simply intend to use the Internet.

  • NEW - Fully updated to reflect the latest Internet technologies, from cable modems to spyware, grid computing and Microsoft .NET.

    • Teaches students about topics that will be relevant to them for many years to come.

  • NEW - New and updated coverage of wireless networks, security, broadband connections, Internet file sharing, and more.

    • Covers the hot button issues students will care about most.

  • Full-color diagrams illuminate every facet of the Internet—Uses large, full-color diagrams to explain complicated concepts visually.

    • Teaches challenging Internet concepts visually, for rapid comprehension and better retention.

  • Careful, modular organization—Begins with the fundamental concepts that make the Internet possible, then explains connections, Internet-based communications, and every significant application.

    • Gives students the benefits of a pedagogical approach that has been proven to work successfully in the classroom.

  • By Preston Gralla, one of the fields leading experts—Authored by an expert who has helped millions of students and professionals master Internet and computing technologies in more than 20 books, and through columns for many of the nations leading newspapers.

    • Gives students confidence that they are receiving information that is thorough, accurate, clear, and useful—and reflects the issues they care about most.

  • Fully updated to reflect the latest Internet technologies, from cable modems to spyware, grid computing and Microsoft .NET.

    • Teaches students about topics that will be relevant to them for many years to come.

  • New and updated coverage of wireless networks, security, broadband connections, Internet file sharing, and more.

    • Covers the hot button issues students will care about most.



Introduction.

I. UNDERSTANDING THE INTERNET'S UNDERLYING ARCHITECTURE.

 1. What Is the Internet?

 2. How Computer Networks Send Data Across the Internet.

 3. How TCP/IP Works.

 4. Understanding the Internet's Software Structure.

 5. How Internet Addresses and Domains Work.

 6. How Routers Work.

II. CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET.

 7. How Computers Connect to the Internet.

 8. How a Modem Works.

 9. How Internet/Television Connections Work.

10. How the Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Works.

11. How You Connect to the Internet from Online Services.

12. How Wireless and Palmtop Connections Work.

13. How Home Networks Work.

III. COMMUNICATING ON THE INTERNET.

14. How Email Works.

15. How Email Spam Works.

16. How Newsgroups Work.

17. How Internet Chat and Instant Messaging Work.

18. How Internet Phone Calls Work.

IV. USING THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

19. How Web Pages Work.

20. How Web Browsers Work.

21. How Markup Languages Work.

22. How Hypertext Works.

23. How URLs Work.

24. How Image Maps and Interactive Forms Work.

25. How Web Host Servers Work.

26. How Web Sites Work with Databases.

27. How .NET and Web Services Work.

28. How Grid Computing Works.

V. USING COMMON INTERNET TOOLS.

29. How Telnet Works.

30. How FTP Works.

31. How Internet Searching Works.

32. How Agents Work.

33. How Java, ActiveX, and JavaScript Work.

34. How CGI Scripting Works.

VI. ENJOYING ENTERTAINMENT AND MULTIMEDIA ON THE INTERNET.

35. How Music and Audio Work on the Internet.

36. How Music Sharing and File Sharing Work.

37. How Video on the Internet Works.

38. How Multicast IP and the MBone Work.

39. How Virtual Reality Works.

40. How Animation on the Web Works.

VII. SHOPPING AND DOING BUSINESS ON THE INTERNET.

41. How Intranets Work.

42. Shopping on the Internet.

VIII. PROTECTING YOURSELF ON THE INTERNET.

43. How Firewalls Work.

44. How Hackers Can Cripple the Internet and Attack Your PC.

45. How Viruses Work.

46. How Internet Sites and Software Can Invade Your Privacy.

47. Cryptography, Privacy, and Digital Certificates.

48. How FBI and Workplace Surveillance Work.

49. Parental Controls on the Internet.

Glossary.

Index.

Preston Gralla is the award-winning author of 20 books, including How Wireless Works, How To Expand and Upgrade PCs, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Protecting Yourself Online. He is an executive editor and columnist for CNet and ZDNet; is a technology columnist for the Dallas Morning News; and has written about technology for many magazines and newspapers, including USA Today, PC Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Boston Magazine, PC/Computing, Computerworld, and FamilyPC among many others. Gralla has won several writing and editing awards, including one from the Computer Press Association for the best feature article in a computer magazine.

As a well-known expert on computers and the Internet, he has appeared frequently on numerous TV and radio shows and networks, including the CBS Early Show, CNN, National Public Radio's All Things Considered, MSNBC, CNBC, TechTV, and CNet Radio.

He was the founding managing editor of the well-known newspaper PC Week and a founding editor of PC/Computing. Under his editorship, PC/Computing was a finalist for General Excellence from the National Magazine Awards.

Gralla lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife Lydia, children Gabriel and Mia, and a rabbit named Polichinelle. He also writes the free Gralla's Internet Insider email newsletter. To subscribe to it for free, send an email to preston@gralla.com with the words SUBSCRIBE NETINSIDER on the subject line.

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