What Happens on the Internet
What is the point of this whole lavish labyrinth of technology? A far greater number of readers would have asked that question a few years ago. Almost anyone able to buy this book probably has some idea of what the Internet is and what it's for. Still, a short summary of the principal activities is a useful beginning for the study of the Internet landscape that begins in this hour and continues in Hours 17 and 18.
The Internet really is a big TCP/IP network, and if you're not worried about security or time delays, you can use the Internet for almost anything you can do on a routed corporate LAN.
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Of course, the security considerations are substantial. You definitely should not use the Internet for anything ...
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