November 2006
Intermediate to advanced
656 pages
16h 37m
English
Having presented basic concepts and definitions in networking to the point that an end-to-end connection can be established, we now look at the last layer of the protocol stack—the application layer—and certain network-management issues. This chapter examines Internet applications and their supporting protocols and services. These services demonstrate how users perceive a computer network and express the power of Internet technology. This chapter focuses on the following topics:
• World Wide Web (WWW) and HTTP
Layer 5, the application layer, determines ...
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