Internet book : everything you need to know about computer networking & how the internet works. 3° Ed 2000

For use as a primary text for courses on using the Internet or as a supplement for computer literacy courses that cover networking or the Internet. Doug Comers, The Internet Book, Third Edition 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 students 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.

1. The Internet Has Arrived.
2. Getting Started: Hands-On Experience.

I. INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING.

3. Telephones Everywhere.
4. The World Was Once Analog.
5. The Once And Future Digital Network.
6. Basic Communication.
7. The Local Area Network Arrives.

II. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INTERNET.

8. Internet: The Early Years.
9. Two Decades Of Incredible Growth.
10. The Global Internet.
11. A Global Information Infrastructure.

III. HOW THE INTERNET WORKS.

12. Packet Switching.
13. Internet: A Network Of Networks.
14. ISPs and Network Connections.
15. IP: Software to Create A Virtual Network.
16. TCP: Software For Reliable Communication.
17. Clients + Servers = Distributed Computing.
18. Names For Computers.
19. Why the Internet Works Well.

IV. SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET.

20. Electronic Mail.
21. Bulletin Board Service (Network News).
22. Browsing The World Wide Web.
23. World Wide Web Documents (HTML).
24. Advanced Web Technologies (Forms, Frames, Plugins, CGI, Java, JavaScript).
25. Automated Web Search (Search Engines).
26. Audio and Video Communication.
27. Faxes and Files (FTP).
28. Remote Login And Remote Desktops (TELNET).
29. Facilities For Secure Communication.
30. Electronic Commerce And Business.
31. The Global Digital Library.
Appendices.
Index.