Understanding the Internet
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Understanding the Internet

A Glimpse into the Building Blocks, Applications, Security and Hidden Secrets of the Web

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. 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

  1. Cover
  2. Understanding the Internet: A glimpse into the building blocks, applications, security and hidden secrets of the Web
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of figures and tables
  6. About the authors
  7. 1 Introduction
  8. 2 Internet protocols
  9. 3 What causes delay in the Internet?
  10. 4 Mesh networking
  11. 5 Wireless sensor networks
  12. 6 WebOS – moving the operating system to the Web
  13. 7 Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
  14. 8 Javascript, XML, E4X and AJAX
  15. 9 VoiceXML
  16. 10 Web services
  17. 11 Web 2.0
  18. 12 Mobile social software
  19. 13 The long tail
  20. 14 Podcasting, screencasting, blogging and videoblogging
  21. 15 Worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX)
  22. 16 Hybrid Web applications
  23. 17 Designing for the mobile Web
  24. 18 Adaptive mobile applications
  25. 19 Cryptography
  26. 20 Honeynets
  27. 21 Wireless 802.11 security
  28. 22 The problem of spam email
  29. 23 Computer hacking
  30. 24 The invisible Web
  31. 25 Digital watermarking and steganography
  32. 26 Vertical search engines
  33. 27 Web intelligence
  34. Summary
  35. Index