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The Internet Book: Everything You Need to Know About Computer Networking and How the Internet Works

Author: Sudhir Kakar

Internet Book, The: Everything You Need to Know About Computer Networking and How the Internet Works, 4/e utilizes a non-technical perspective to explain the technology of how computers communicate, what the Internet is, how the Internet works, and what the Internet can do for people. This book works to fully connect readers to the “big picture” by presenting a solid overview of networking and the Internet, rather than burying them with details. Comer assumes no prior background in computer networking or the Internet. Introduces computer communication system concepts and technology, reviews the history of the Internet and its growth, describes basic Internet technology and capabilities, and describes services currently available on the Internet and how to use them. For anyone interested in learning how to navigate the Internet to its full potential.

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Provides an overview of the Internet and of networking technology and terminology for general readers with no technical background, explaining the evolution of the Internet, the analog to digital revolution, local and wide-area networks, wireless communication, TCP/IP software, and distributed computing. A section on Internet services offers instructions for using e-mail, BBSs, file transfer, and browsing and searching services. Lists newsgroups and services, and contains b&w diagrams and a glossary. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Preface
Ch. 1	The Internet Has Arrived	1
Ch. 2	Getting Started: Hands-On Experience	7
Ch. 3	Telephones Everywhere	15
Ch. 4	The World Was Once Analog	21
Ch. 5	The Once And Future Digital Network	31
Ch. 6	Basic Communication	37
Ch. 7	The Local Area Network Arrives	45
Ch. 8	Internet: The Early Years	55
Ch. 9	Two Decades Of incredible Growth	67
Ch. 10	The Global Internet	79
Ch. 11	A Global Information Infrastructure	87
Ch. 12	Packet Switching	95
Ch. 13	Internet: A Network Of Networks	103
Ch. 14	ISPs And Network Connections	111
Ch. 15	IP: Software To Create A Virtual Network	119
Ch. 16	TCP: Software For Reliable Communication	127
Ch. 17	Clients + Servers = Distributed Computing	133
Ch. 18	Names For Computers	139
Ch. 19	Why The Internet Works Well	149
Ch. 20	Electronic Mail	157
Ch. 21	Bulletin Board Service (Network News)	171
Ch. 22	Browsing The World Wide Web	185
Ch. 23	World Wide Web Documents (HTML)	207
Ch. 24	Advanced Web Technologies (Forms, Frames, Plugins, CGI, Java, JavaScript)	223
Ch. 25	Automated Web Search (Search Engines)	243
Ch. 26	Audio And Video Communication	257
Ch. 27	Faxes And Files (FTP)	269
Ch. 28	Remote Login And Remote Desktops (TELNET)	277
Ch. 29	Facilities For Secure Communication	287
Ch. 30	Electronic Commerce And Business	295
Ch. 31	The Global Digital Library	303
App. 1	Example Netnews Newsgroups	309
App. 2	Glossary Of Internet Terms	319
	Index	345

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Touch: Attachment and the Body

Author: Kate Whit

For over ten years The Bowlby Memorial Lecture has provided an opportunity for clinicians and researchers to present work at the leading edge in the field of Attachment Theory and its applications. This year's theme "Touch: Attachment and the Body" was particularly successful in bringing new thinking into these often misunderstood, complex areas of mental health.

Contributors include Anne Aiyegbusi, Sarah Benamer, Sarah Jack, Brett Kahr, Bernice Laschinger, Morwenna Opie, Susie Orbach, Margot Sunderland, Colwyn Trevarthen and Kate White