Computer Networks and the Internet: A Hands-On Approach - Softcover

Howser, Gerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3030344983 ISBN 13: 9783030344986

Publisher: Springer, 2020

Synopsis

The goal of this textbook is to provide enough background into the inner workings of the Internet to allow a novice to understand how the various protocols on the Internet work together to accomplish simple tasks, such as a search. By building an Internet with all the various services a person uses every day, one will gain an appreciation not only of the work that goes on unseen, but also of the choices made by designers to make life easier for the user.

Each chapter consists of background information on a specific topic or Internet service, and where appropriate a final section on how to configure a Raspberry Pi to provide that service.

While mainly meant as an undergraduate textbook for a course on networking or Internet protocols and services, it can also be used by anyone interested in the Internet as a step–by–step guide to building one's own Intranet, or as a reference guide as to how things work on the global Internet

                        

                       

                                        

About this title

About the Author

Gerry Howser is Associate Professor of Computer Science at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T). While at Kalamazoo College he was the course designer and instructor for "Computer Networking and the Internet" and "Building the INTERNET in a Room" as well as instructor for "Design and Analysis of Algorithms". He is a researcher with expertise in cyber–physical systems, critical infrastructure, algorithms, computer science theory, and abstract mathematical methods.

                       

                       

                         

                         

From the Back Cover

This textbook provides enough background into the inner workings of the Internet to allow a novice to understand how the various protocols on the Internet work together to accomplish simple tasks, such as a search. By building an Internet with all the various services a person uses every day, one will gain an appreciation not only of the work that goes on unseen, but also of the choices made by designers to make life easier for the user.

Each chapter consists of background information on a specific topic or Internet service, and where appropriate a final section on how to configure a Raspberry Pi to provide that service.

While mainly meant as an undergraduate textbook for a course on networking or Internet protocols and services, it can also be used by anyone interested in the Internet as a step–by–step guide to building one's own Intranet, or as a reference guide as to how things work on the global Internet

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030344983
• ISBN 13: 9783030344986
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 575