How the internet really works : an illustrated guide to protocols, privacy, censorship, and governance

Available

How the internet really works : an illustrated guide to protocols, privacy, censorship, and governance

(2021)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:

004.678/HOW

Availability

Locations	Call Number	Status
Adult Nonfiction	004.678/HOW	Available

Details

PUBLISHED

San Francisco : No Starch Press, [2021]

DESCRIPTION

xiii, 106 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

ISBN/ISSN

9781718500297, 1718500297, 9781718500297

LANGUAGE

English

NOTES

How is the Internet networked? -- What form does information take on the Internet? -- How do devices communicate on the Internet? -- How does information travel on the Internet? -- How do people relate to information on the Internet? -- What can interfere with information traveling across the Internet? -- How can information travel anonymously over the Internet? -- What control do machines have? -- How does the Internet build on previous technology? -- Who controls the Internet? -- How is power distributed over the decentralized Internet? -- How can civil society engage in Internet governance?

"A comic-based introduction to the technical side of the internet, including transport protocols and basic internet infrastructure. Also explains broader concepts such as security and privacy in the context of the internet"--