Supporting Web Servers Interactive Workbook - Softcover

Dara-Abrams, Benay; Dara-Abrams, Drew; Peace, Trevor; White, Bebo

 
9780130858993: Supporting Web Servers Interactive Workbook

Synopsis

Appropriate for advanced Internet/World Wide Web courses; assumes some background in the web/internet technologies.

  • The advanced series is designed to provide individuals with more in-depth knowledge and proficiencies in the technical, content management, and business management arenas.
  • This user friendly advanced series identifies the issues surrounding the key Internet/WWW areas, evaluates those issues, and provides recommendations and solutions for implementation.

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About the Author

BENAY DARA-ABRAMS is CEO of BrainJolt.com and the designer of the Web-based Online Adaptive Learning Environment.

DREW DARA-ABRAMS is CTO of BrainJolt.com.

TREVOR PEACE has a degree in Computer Science from Carleton College. He is currently working as a computer consultant in the San Francisco Bay area.

BEBO WHITE is a computational physicist and Computing Information Systems Analyst at SLAC. He has written and lectured extensively on Web technology.

From the Back Cover

  • The first hands-on networking workbook for Web professionals!
  • Maximizing the performance and reliability of your site's Internet connection
  • Internet applications, protocols, security, scripting, and more
  • Choosing and implementing next-generation technologies

Master the networking fundamentals every Web professional needs to know―fast!

This user-friendly, interactive workbook delivers all the networking knowledge you need to succeed as a Web professional! From network architectures to Ethernet components, optimization to streaming media, Web protocols to DSL access, it's here―organized for easy learning and rapid mastery. You'll find up-to-date techniques for maximizing the performance of your Web connection, securing your site, choosing next-generation technologies, client-side and Web-scripting, and much more. Coverage includes:

  • Fundamentals: network characteristics, network models, WANs, internetworks, intranets, and extranets
  • Architecture: packet-switched networks, client/server architectures, Ethernet, network components, and more
  • Protocols: IP, TCP, UDP, DNS, HTTP, SMTP, MIME, FTP, MAC addresses, and more
  • Applications: mail, web services, FTP, push and pull technologies, and streaming multimedia
  • Connectivity: DSL, T-1/T-3, ISDN, wireless networks, and cable modem connectivity
  • Security: Encryption, SSL, SHTTP, HTTP, SET, firewalls, sniffers, proxy servers, and VPNs
  • Web Server Support: Web development, scripting, JavaScript, Jscript, ECMAScript, CGI, server-side APIs, and dynamic content

If you're going to make the most of your connection to the Internet, you need an in-depth, hands-on understanding of networking. With Supporting Web Servers, that's exactly what you'll get―faster than you ever imagined.

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