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How the Internet Works: Special Edition (How It Works Series (Emeryville, Calif.))
How the Internet Works Special Edition - How It Works Series Emeryville, Calif. Author:Preston Gralla The Internet has completely changed the way people work, communicate, socialize, and have fun. All around the world, millions of people log-on the cyberspace network that knows no political, racial, ethnic, or religious boundaries to meet, conduct research, send email, and play games. It's a revolutionary Web of server and computers that is rewr... more »iting the script of human interaction.Covering today's latest technology, How the Internet Works, Special Edition explains the Internet and the technologies that make it work, and how you can apply them at home or in the office. Full-color graphics make it easy to understand how the Internet works.Inspired by the popular "How It Works" series in PC/Computing, this book offers original illustrations that graphically unravel the PC network to detail in full color how each component does its magic-and how all the pieces fit together.
The reader is taken into the network of computers which make up the Internet
Fully updated to cover Push technologies, ActiveX, Java, Agents, and offline browsers
Over 150 additional pages of new material
Full-color illustrations make complex subjects easy to understand