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

Kevin Curran (Edited by)

9781843344995, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 19 October 2009

320 pages
23.3 x 15.6 x 2.1 cm, 0.56 kg

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.

Internet protocols
What causes delay in the Internet? Mesh networking
Wireless sensor networks
WebOS – moving the operating system to the Web
Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
Javascript, XML, E4X and AJAX
VoiceXML
Web services
Web 2.0
Mobile social software
The long tail
Podcasting, screen casting, blogging and video blogging
Worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX)
Hybrid Web applications
Designing for the mobile Web
Adaptive mobile applications
Cryptography
Honey nets
Wireless 802.11 security
The problem of spam email
Computer hacking
The invisible Web
Digital watermarking and steganography
Vertical search engines
Web intelligence.

Subject Areas: Databases & the Web [UNN], Internet: general works [UBW], Library & information sciences [GL]