Computer Networks and the Internet: A Hands-On Approach

The goal of this textbook is to provide enough background into the inner workings of the Internet to allow a novice to understand how the various prools on the Internet work together to accomplish simple tasks, such as a search. By building an Internet with all the various services a person uses every day, one will gain an appreciation not only of the work that goes on unseen, but also of the choices made by designers to make life easier for the user.

Each chapter consists of background i...