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How the Internet Works (Out of print)

AUTHOR Gralla, Preston
PUBLISHER Que (11/21/2006)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Simple, clear explanations walk you through every technology

Detailed explanations walk you through the technology.

The Internet has changed the world... and, with everything from blogs to podcasts, Internet phones to video, it's still changing the world. Now, it's easy to understand how it all works! This book's big, brilliant, full-color illustrations and clear explanations make it all incredibly simple!

DISCOVER HOW THE INTERNET REALLY WORKS... IT'S AMAZINGLY EASY!

This new edition has been completely updated for today's hottest Internet technologies, Web connections, hardware, communications and entertainment services, and much more!

- See how the Internet can deliver any kind of information, anywhere: web pages, email, music, video, phone calls, and more!

- Understand the most exciting new Internet technologies, from blogs and podcasting to wikis and BitTorrent

- Discover how your connection to the Internet works... wireless, cable modem, DSL, even cellphones

- Go behind the scenes with today's most sophisticated websites, applications, and services

- Protect yourself from the latest Internet dangers, including phishing, web surveillance, and wireless hacking

Preston Gralla is the award-winning author of more than 30 books, including How the Internet Works, Complete Idiot's Guide to Internet Privacy and Security, Complete Idiot's Guide to Protecting Your Child Online, and How Wireless Works. He has written

frequently about security issues, computer technology, the Internet, and has been a columnist for many magazines, websites

and newspapers.

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ISBN-13: 9780789736260
ISBN-10: 0789736268
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
Edition Number: 0008
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Page Count: 432
Carton Quantity: 20
Product Dimensions: 8.06 x 0.76 x 10.02 inches
Weight: 2.18 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product, Table of Contents, Glossary, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Computers | Internet - General
Dewey Decimal: 004.678
Library of Congress Control Number: 2006027737
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Divided into nine illustrated sections, this eighth edition starts with a brief introduction to the Internet and its architecture and includes eight additional sections that cover everything from connecting and communicating on the Internet, security and privacy, entertainment and multimedia, Intranets, eCommerce and more.
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Simple, clear explanations walk you through every technology

Detailed explanations walk you through the technology.

The Internet has changed the world... and, with everything from blogs to podcasts, Internet phones to video, it's still changing the world. Now, it's easy to understand how it all works! This book's big, brilliant, full-color illustrations and clear explanations make it all incredibly simple!

DISCOVER HOW THE INTERNET REALLY WORKS... IT'S AMAZINGLY EASY!

This new edition has been completely updated for today's hottest Internet technologies, Web connections, hardware, communications and entertainment services, and much more!

- See how the Internet can deliver any kind of information, anywhere: web pages, email, music, video, phone calls, and more!

- Understand the most exciting new Internet technologies, from blogs and podcasting to wikis and BitTorrent

- Discover how your connection to the Internet works... wireless, cable modem, DSL, even cellphones

- Go behind the scenes with today's most sophisticated websites, applications, and services

- Protect yourself from the latest Internet dangers, including phishing, web surveillance, and wireless hacking

Preston Gralla is the award-winning author of more than 30 books, including How the Internet Works, Complete Idiot's Guide to Internet Privacy and Security, Complete Idiot's Guide to Protecting Your Child Online, and How Wireless Works. He has written

frequently about security issues, computer technology, the Internet, and has been a columnist for many magazines, websites

and newspapers.

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Simple, clear explanations walk you through every technology

Detailed explanations walk you through the technology.

The Internet has changed the world... and, with everything from blogs to podcasts, Internet phones to video, it's still changing the world. Now, it's easy to understand how it all works! This book's big, brilliant, full-color illustrations and clear explanations make it all incredibly simple!

DISCOVER HOW THE INTERNET REALLY WORKS... IT'S AMAZINGLY EASY!

This new edition has been completely updated for today's hottest Internet technologies, Web connections, hardware, communications and entertainment services, and much more!

- See how the Internet can deliver any kind of information, anywhere: web pages, email, music, video, phone calls, and more!

- Understand the most exciting new Internet technologies, from blogs and podcasting to wikis and BitTorrent

- Discover how your connection to the Internet works... wireless, cable modem, DSL, even cellphones

- Go behind the scenes with today's most sophisticated websites, applications, and services

- Protect yourself from the latest Internet dangers, including phishing, web surveillance, and wireless hacking

Preston Gralla is the award-winning author of more than 30 books, including How the Internet Works, Complete Idiot's Guide to Internet Privacy and Security, Complete Idiot's Guide to Protecting Your Child Online, and How Wireless Works. He has written

frequently about security issues, computer technology, the Internet, and has been a columnist for many magazines, websites

and newspapers.

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Author: Gralla, Preston
Preston Gralla is the author of more than 40 books that have been translated into 20 languages, including Galaxy S 5 The Missing Manual, Windows 8 Hacks, NOOK HD: The Missing Manual, Galaxy Tab: The Missing Manual, The Big Book of Windows Hacks, How the Internet Works, and How Wireless Works. He is a contributing editor to Computerworld, a blogger for ITWorld, and was a founding editor and then editorial director of PC/Computing, executive editor for CNet/ZDNet, and the founding managing editor of PC Week.He has written about technology for many national newspapers and magazines, including USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News (for whom he wrote a technology column), PC World, and numerous others. As a widely recognized technology expert, he has made many television and radio appearances, including on the CBS Early Show, MSNBC, ABC World News Now, and National Public Radio. Under his editorship, PC/Computing was a finalist for General Excellence in the National Magazine Awards. He has also won the Best Feature in a Computing Publication award from the Computer Press Association.Gralla is also the recipient of a Fiction Fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife (his two children have flown the coop). He welcomes feedback about his books by email at preston@gralla.com.
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