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Table of Contents

Review Questions 49
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Exercises 50
Cases 51
For Further Study and Research 55
Chapter 2 Technology Infrastructure: The Internet and the World Wide Web 59
The Internet and the World Wide Web 61
Origins of the Internet 62
New Uses for the Internet 62
Commercial Use of the Internet 63
Growth of the Internet 64
The Internet of Things 65
Packet-Switched Networks 65
Routing Packets 66
Public and Private Networks 67
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) 68
Intranets and Extranets 68
Internet Protocols 69
TCP/IP 70
IP Addressing 70
Electronic Mail Protocols 72
Web Page Request and Delivery Protocols 73
Emergence of the World Wide Web 74
The Development of Hypertext 74
Graphical Interfaces for Hypertext 75
The World Wide Web 75
The Deep Web 77
Domain Names 77
Markup Languages and the Web 79
Markup Languages 80
Hypertext Markup Language 81
Extensible Markup Language (XML) 87
HTML and XML Editors 93
Internet Connection Options 93
Connectivity Overview 93
Voice-Grade Telephone Connections 94
Broadband Connections 94
Leased-Line Connections 96
Wireless Connections 97
Internet2 and the Semantic Web 101
Summary 103
Key Terms 104
Review Questions 106
Exercises 107
Cases 108
For Further Study and Research 109

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