Start reading. Discover how your connection to the Internet works. Wireless, cable modem, DSL, even cellphones. Preston Gralla is the award-winning author of more than 30 books, including How the Internet Works, Complete Idiot's. Editions for How the Internet Works: (Paperback published in 2006), (Paperback published in 1998), (Paperback.

Description For courses covering the Internet/World Wide Web, or as a supplement for computer literacy courses that cover the Internet. How the Internet Works, 6th Edition is a visual approach to teaching the Internet. It uses easy-to-follow diagrams to track data flow and the hardware involved. It covers routers; satellite, palmtop, and cellular connections; home networks; music and audio; Napster and file sharing; intranets; firewalls; and cryptography.

This book covers today's latest technologies, including extranets, Flash, Network Address Translation (NAT), and ports; while explaining the Internet and how it works. • A Visual Guide to the Internet. • Teaches students about data flow and the hardware involved.

Ex.___ • Today's latest technologies are covered—Bluetooth technology, extranets and ports. • Provides students with up-to-date, accurate information on the Internet. Ex.___ • Learn how markup languages, wireless technology, firewalls, and file sharing really work. • Teaches students the underlying processes of applications they use daily. Ex.___ • Step-by-step, numbered diagrams. • Shows students how data flows in a concise, visual format.

Ex.___ • Value Pack Opportunities. • Allows professors to provide students with a visual resource at a cost-saving value. Kung fu panda 2 pc game. About the Author(s) Preston Gralla is the award-winning author of 17 books, including the best-selling How the Internet Works, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying a PC, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Shopping.

He has written about computer technology and the Internet and has been a columnist for many magazines and newspapers, including USA Today, PC Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Boston Magazine, PC/Computing, and FamilyPC. He has won several writing and editing awards, including one for the best feature article in a computer magazine from the Computer Press Association. He is also a columnist for the Dallas Morning News. Gralla is also Executive Editor for ZDNet, at www.zdnet.com, which is consistently rated the number-one news and information site on the Internet. Serial para ircap. As a well-known expert on computers and the Internet, he has appeared frequently on numerous TV and radio shows, such as the CBS Early Show, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, and National Public Radio's All Things Considered.