Internet Applications and Technology

Author: Fan Lin
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This book combines theory with practical applications, offering in-depth yet accessible theoretical knowledge, comprehensive content, and clear concepts. The practical knowledge is presented with illustrations, helping readers quickly understand and use the internet, as well as grasp its working principles. It can serve as a textbook for university undergraduate and associate degree programs or as an introductory guide for beginners in the internet field. The book starts with fundamental concepts and protocols of the internet, explaining how users can access the internet through various methods. It introduces the most widely used technologies and related common software on the internet, including the World Wide Web, email, FTP, real-time network communication, and network streaming media, which are also the key focus of the book. Next, it discusses internet security issues and how to practice safe browsing. Finally, it introduces some emerging technologies that are shaping the future of the internet.