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Understanding the Internet
A Glimpse into the Building Blocks, Applications, Security and Hidden Secrets of the Web
- 321 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Understanding the Internet
A Glimpse into the Building Blocks, Applications, Security and Hidden Secrets of the Web
About this book
A straightforward overview with minimum technical descriptions of the underlying networking principles, standards, applications and uses of the Internet. Understanding the Internet explains the underlying networking concepts, the protocols and standards which comprise the Internet, Internet trends and applications, the mobile Internet, security and the hidden Web. The Internet and World Wide Web are dramatically changing the world we live in and this book provides a holistic view of the Internet so that practitioners and users can more fully understand the concepts involved.
- Written by a highly knowledgeable and well-respected practitioner in the field
- Draws on the author's wide-ranging practical experience of developing web and mobile web applications and indeed teaching Internet technologies at a university for many years
- Provides insight into how the Internet is put together and the novel applications which are currently residing on it
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Understanding the Internet: A glimpse into the building blocks, applications, security and hidden secrets of the Web
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- About the authors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Internet protocols
- 3 What causes delay in the Internet?
- 4 Mesh networking
- 5 Wireless sensor networks
- 6 WebOS – moving the operating system to the Web
- 7 Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
- 8 Javascript, XML, E4X and AJAX
- 9 VoiceXML
- 10 Web services
- 11 Web 2.0
- 12 Mobile social software
- 13 The long tail
- 14 Podcasting, screencasting, blogging and videoblogging
- 15 Worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX)
- 16 Hybrid Web applications
- 17 Designing for the mobile Web
- 18 Adaptive mobile applications
- 19 Cryptography
- 20 Honeynets
- 21 Wireless 802.11 security
- 22 The problem of spam email
- 23 Computer hacking
- 24 The invisible Web
- 25 Digital watermarking and steganography
- 26 Vertical search engines
- 27 Web intelligence
- Summary
- Index
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