Chapter 20. The Internet
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
WWW
URL
Internet Programming Languages
Peering
The Internet is a computer network made up of thousands of such computer networks worldwide, with each computer communicating by using the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite.
In addition to using TCP/IP for communication, these Internet computers use client/server architecture, meaning that the server provides files and services to the end-user client, as illustrated in Figure 20-1.
Figure 20-1. Figure 20-1. Client/Server Architecture
When a user views a web page, the web browser (client) requests information ...
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