Scope

This work is aimed at people already familiar with using the Internet, who want to know how and why it works. This work isn't designed for programmers or others who want to make Internet technology. When we say technology we don't just mean the software and hardware, but also the human components which are an integral part of the overall system of the Internet.

Table of Contents

1. The Internet
   1. Domain names
   4. Web Hosting
   5. Routing
   7. Protocols
   8. History and Evolution
2. The Web
   1. History of the Web
   3. HTML and CSS
   4. Embedded technologies
   5. Proxy servers
   6. Search Engine
   7. Web advertising
3. Email
   1. History of Email
   2. Routing Email
   4. Email Spam
4. Usenet
   1. .
   3. .
6. IRC
   1. .
   2. .
7. Peer-to-Peer (P2P)
8. Remote Access
   1. Telnet
   2. SSH
   3. VNC
   4. Remote Desktop Connection
9. Design Languages
   1. Markup Languages
      1. HTML
         1. XHTML
      2. XML
   2. Character Codes
      1. Unicode
   3. Styling Languages
      1. Presentation Definition Languages
         1. CSS
      2. XML Styling
   4. Scripting Languages
      1. Client-Side Scripting Languages
         1. JavaScript or
         3. Client-Side Functionality
      2. Server-Side Scripting Languages
         2. PHP
         3. Perl
      3. Databases
         1. SQL
         2. MySQL