Internet Book, The: Everything You Need to Know About Computer Networking and How the Internet Works

Comer, Douglas E.

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9780138901615: Internet Book, The: Everything You Need to Know About Computer Networking and How the Internet Works

ISBN 10: 0138901619 ISBN 13: 9780138901615

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1997

The revision of this bestseller is ideal as either an introductory Internet book or as a highly accurate professional overview of Internet/networking technology and applications. "The Internet" was written by a leading computer networking teacher, researcher, and Internet architect.

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From the Publisher:

The Internet Book presents computer networking and the Internet from a nontechnical perspective. It explains how computers communicate, what the Internet is, how the Internet works, and what the Internet can do for people.

From the Author:

Although it requires no technical background and absolutely no mathematics, The Internet Book explains computer networking and the Internet. In addition to covering the most well-known applications such as the World Wide Web and electronic commerce, the book describes how underlying technologies -- such as cable modems -- are used to deliver Internet services.

Everyone can understand this book because all technical details are explained using analogies to everyday life.

If you want to understand the Internet, but do not have a strong background in science or engineering, this book is for you.

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