January 2006
Beginner
1120 pages
72h 31m
English
book
Handbook of Information Security, Volume 1, Key Concepts, Infrastructure, Standards, and Protocols
by Hossein Bidgoli
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Internet Basics
Hossein Bidgoli, California State University, Bakersfield
Introduction
Information Superhighway and the World Wide Web
Domain Name Systems
Navigational Tools, Search Engines, and Directories
Navigational Tools
Directories and Search Engines
Internet Services That Support Electronic
What Is an Intranet?
Internet versus Intranets
Selected Applications of an Intranet
What Is an Extranet?
Selected Internet Applications
Tourism and Travel
Publishing
Higher Education
Real Estate
Employment
Banking and Brokerage Firms
Software Distribution
Healthcare
Politics
Glossary
Cross References
References
Further Reading
INTRODUCTION
This chapter provides a basic introduction to the Internet and Web technologies. It provides a brief history of the Internet and then explains domain name systems, navigational tools, and search engines. The chapter defines intranets and extranets and compares and contrasts them with the Internet. The chapter concludes with a brief survey of popular applications of the Internet in various industries and fields, including tourism and travel, publishing, higher education, real estate, employment, banking and brokerages, software distribution, healthcare, and politics. Other chapters throughout the Handbook discuss in more detail most of the topics presented here.
INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB
The backbone of the information superhighway and electronic commerce (e-commerce) is the Internet. The Internet is a collection of millions of ...
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