Author: Douglas E. Comer
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Keywords: internets, networks, computer
Number of Pages: 768
Published: 2008-04-28
List price: $131.00
ISBN-10: 0136061273
ISBN-13: 9780136061274

Written by a best-selling author and leading computer networking authority, this updated book builds a comprehensive picture of the technologies behind Internet applications. It answers the basic question “how do computer networks and Internets operate?” in the broadest sense and includes an early optional introduction to network programming and applications. The book provides a comprehensive, self-contained tour through all of networking from the lowest levels of data transmission and wiring to the highest levels of application software, explaining how underlying technologies provide s