How the Internet Works, Eighth Edition

Part 1. Understanding the Internet’s Underlying Architecture

 

For the first time ever, the world is at your fingertips. From your computer, you can find information about anything you can name or even imagine. You can communicate with people on the other side of the world. You can set up a teleconference, tap into the resources of powerful computers anywhere on the globe, search through the world’s best libraries, and visit the world’s most amazing museums. You can watch videos, listen to music and share music with others, and read special multimedia magazines. You can shop for almost anything you can name. You can do all this by tapping ...