The Internet Under the Hood: An Introduction to Network Technologies for Information Professionals

By Robert E. Molyneux

Unlike other texts that involve networks and the Internet, this book is specifically designed for information professionals in library, education, and business settings. Providing a clear and comprehensive introduction to network applications and concepts, this helpful guide covers LANs, WANs, the Internet, IP addresses, network operating systems, routing, domain names, servers, file formats, and more. Case studies illustrate the use of these technologies. Additionally, the book includes information about the economics of the Internet, privacy, intellectual property, and legal issues.

Essential for those who are new to network technologies and wish to master them, this book is for anyone wanting to create and publish digital records on the Internet and organize, store, and disseminate information electronically.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591580056
• ISBN13: 9781591580058
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

very good introduction to computer users, but network novices

This book introduces basic network concepts, such as network protocols, routing and network architecture, in a pleasant and understandable way. If you are wondering how ethernet rolls into IP and TCP, how MAC addresses map to IP addresses is being made, what subnet masks are and how they are used by routers, you will find the answers in this book. It is targeted to people who are familiar with computers, but novices of computer networks.