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Understanding the Internet: A Clear Guide to Internet Technologies

   by Keith Sutherland

  Paperback:
    Butterworth-Heinemann
    15 January, 2000

   US$47.95   

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Editorial description(s):

From Book News, Inc.
Consultant and trainer Sutherland offers typical computer users a concise and non-technical description of the TCP/IP-based technology that underlies the Internet. He does not explain how to use the technology, nor does he provide much information that an information technology professional would not know. Some simplification, he confesses, is necessary to attain his goal.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR


Review
Consultant and trainer Sutherland offers typical computer users a concise and non-technical description of the TCP/IP-based technology that underlies the Internet. He does not explain how to use the technology, nor does he provide much information that an information technology professional would not know. Some simplification, he confesses, is necessary to attain his goal.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR


Review
Consultant and trainer Sutherland offers typical computer users a concise and non-technical description of the TCP/IP-based technology that underlies the Internet. He does not explain how to use the technology, nor does he provide much information that an information technology professional would not know. Some simplification, he confesses, is necessary to attain his goal.Book News, Inc.r, Portland, OR


Book Info
A guide to Internet technologies for the Internet user who would like to know the foundations upon which most business and recreational Internet computing are based. Include information on e-mail, the domain name service, how the Internet finds computers, and the basics of computer security. Softcover.


Book Description
The Internet continues to grow at a very rapid rate. Together with this growth there is an accompanying growth of the technologies on which it is based. These technologies make use of TCP/IP as their foundation. To start to make sense of all these interrelated systems it is important that today's computer user be aware of the technologies on which the Internet is based.



This book introduces those technologies and is aimed at the Internet user who wishes to understand the technologies on which much of today's business and recreational computing is based. As such, the intention of this book is to give a succinct overview of 'how it all works' rather than provide a comprehensive reference work.

This book will help you quickly obtain an understanding of the technological principles behind the Internet/communications revolution in both your working and recreational lives, and:

· provides a thorough understanding of intranets, extranets and the Internet
· explains all about:
how e-mail delivers mail
the domain name service
how the Internet finds computers
the problems facing network designers
the basics of computer security issues
some new technologies such as WAP, Bluetooth, UMTS and NAPSTER

· Shows you how your office or home network really works.

Keith Sutherland is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer specialising in TCP/IP, IIS and SQL server. For the last 25 years he has been an independent consultant and lecturer working throughout the IT industry. As a result he has trained many thousands of industrial and commercial staff over that period. Currently he divides his time between lecturing, consultancy and research work. His client list includes many Blue-Chip companies together with government and international organisations.

Explains, in simple terms, how Internet technology works, and how this can affect a business
Gives a rapid overview of core technologies
Cuts through the Jargon




Reader review(s):

Book Review: Keith Sutherland "Understanding the Internet", March 3, 2001
BOOK REVIEW: Keith Sutherland "Understanding the Internet" Published by Butterworth and Heinemann in 2000 ISBN:

A "clear guide to internet technologies": this is it - read it! It's well produced, clearly illustrated, a concise paperback of 150 pages, easy to read and full of information. As a Professional Telecoms Engineer and internet user, I found myself captivated from cover to cover, with one question after another handled and answered. Some will be irritated by its simplifications and will want to go further, but it is an excellent introduction and summary overview of the whole subject.

It begins with the History of the Internet and its dependence on the TCP Internet Protocol (Chapter 1) clearly explaining the conventions for naming and addressing (Ch 2), the Domain Name System (DNS - Ch 3), and the Windows Internet Naming System (WINS - Ch4). Do you know what a Fully Qualified Domain Name is (FQDN), a NetBIOS name, a MAC address and how they relate: you will when you have read through these chapters.

The next three chapters consider the evolution of three of the internet services: FTP (Ch 5), World Wide Web (Ch 6) and E-mail (Ch 7). The WWW (Ch 6) is characterised by HTML (devised by a Brit) the standard hypertext mark up language, which introduced the concept of a "hyperlink". There is useful discussion on Browsers and the use of the Universal Resource Locater (URL). When you have read about e-mail (Ch 7) you'll understand the terminology of your computer support department when they refer to: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), and POP3 (Post Office Protocol).

If you travel round with your lap top, and link up to the internet at various locations, then it may be useful to understand how the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP - Ch 8) allocates IP addresses to your PC.

You'll be introduced to the Index Server and Proxy Server (Ch 9), Simple Network Management Protocol (Ch 10), Security, Data Encryption and E-Commerce (Ch 11), and (in Ch 12) the five examples of how all the parts function together, followed (in Ch 13) by useful information on Search Engines and how to register your own Domain Name and Web Presence.

The Author scans the future (in Ch 14) in terms of the evolution of IP, use of ADSL and Napster, and (in Ch 15) Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), UMTS and Bluetooth. Appendix A is a useful overview of the physical structure of the internet, and Appendix B gives some useful URLs. The book is furnished with a helpful glossary and index.

This book is highly recommended for users of the internet who will be greatly helped by a real appreciation of the internet technologies, and how they all work together. It will also provide a valuable framework for those who specialise in some of the technologies, and a good introduction for students. It may be a little expensive at $39.99 but this reviewer thinks it is good value for money.



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