Pocket Internet

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The Internet is one of the most fascinating and remarkable inventions of the modern age. It is changing the way we work, learn and entertain ourselves, and will forever altér the way business and government operate. It has immense power to enrich and amuse, but alsó to confuse and bewilder. This extensively revised and updated second edition of Pocket Internet describes the forces that are driving the development of this rapidly evolving phenomenon. It explains the technology and issues of the Internet clearly and concisely, cutting neatly through the inevitable jargon and technobabble. Along the way, it provides valuable insight into how the Internet works, where it might lead us and why it matters. It contains: • Concise essays on the technology behind the Internet and the way it is changing business and society • An extensive A-Z of key terms, acronyms and jargon from @ and ADSL through Linkrot and Login to Xanadu and Zip • Useful appendices, including a brief history of the... Tovább

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The Internet is one of the most fascinating and remarkable inventions of the modern age. It is changing the way we work, learn and entertain ourselves, and will forever altér the way business and government operate. It has immense power to enrich and amuse, but alsó to confuse and bewilder. This extensively revised and updated second edition of Pocket Internet describes the forces that are driving the development of this rapidly evolving phenomenon. It explains the technology and issues of the Internet clearly and concisely, cutting neatly through the inevitable jargon and technobabble. Along the way, it provides valuable insight into how the Internet works, where it might lead us and why it matters. It contains: • Concise essays on the technology behind the Internet and the way it is changing business and society • An extensive A-Z of key terms, acronyms and jargon from @ and ADSL through Linkrot and Login to Xanadu and Zip • Useful appendices, including a brief history of the Internet, tips for using the Internet and recommended web sites
This pocket series brings the clarity for which The Economist is famous to the complex subjects that those in business, fináncé or the professions need to understand. The books are designed to be easy to dip into. Full of hard facts and insight, and liberally spiced with irreverence, they are intended to amuse and entertain as well as inform. Sean Geer has written about information technology for over ten years, for a wide variety of magazines and newspapers. Following a spell as managing editor at Wired UK, he is now a freelance writer and consultant specialising in Internet-related issues. Vissza