How the Internet Works (8th Edition)

Index

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AAC (Advanced Audio Code) format

absolute links

Access Forbidden (error messages)

access points (WiFi)

access routers

ACK (Acknowledgment) packets

Acknowledgment (ACK) packets

ActiveX 2nd

address spaces, IPv6

addresses

     directed broadcast addresses

     email addresses 2nd 3rd

    IP (Internet Protocol) addresses

         dynamic IP addresses 2nd

         overview

         static IP addresses 2nd

     NAT (Network Address Translation)

     URLs (uniform resource locators) 2nd

         overview

         retrieving web pages with

         structure

agencies [See organizations, IAB (Internet Architecture Board).]

agents (search)

AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)

AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)

algorithms (encryption)

America Online (AOL) 2nd

ampersand (&)

analog signals

animation

     animated GIFs

     client pull

     Flash animation

     overview

     server push 2nd

     Shockwave

anonymous FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

AOL (America Online) 2nd

applets (Java)

application layer (network communications)

APs (access points)

archives (newsgroup)

ASCII mode (FTP)

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)

at (@) sign

attachments (email) 2nd

attacks (security)

     bot networks

     buffer overflow

     DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks

     DoS (Denial of Service) attacks

     hackers 2nd 3rd

     overview

     smurf attacks

     viruses

         attachments

         checking for

         how they work

         HTML

         MIME

         overview

         protecting against

         Trojan horses 2nd

         v-markers

         worms 2nd

     zombies

au (.au) domain name

auctions (eBay)

audio

     Internet radio broadcasting

     MP3 files

     overview

     RealPlayer streaming audio

     sharing 2nd