Rating:  - Great Guide for Beginners--buy one for your Parents
I work in the IT / Computer Repair industry, and I personally feel that this book is very helpful to most individuals who have little familiarity with The Internet and all the intricacies of email, firewalls, modems, Instant Messaging, etc.
This book is very, very Basic..., yet I can guarantee you, as a Help-Desk Agent, that many adults (including myself) can gather useful information from this book. The old saying is true: "a picture is worth a thousand words." In this book, that is mostly what you get...a lot of illustrations.
There is much reiteration of the same material throughout the book, which creates Filler, but the Illustrations are very helpful to the average beginning Internet user.
This book is not designed to be the Ultimate Internet Guide, but it IS a wonderful book to read through and donate to your local library, or to give your parents or grandparents to help them understand the Wonderful World of the Web.
Most people generally tend to forget that not everyone is hip to the Internet technology and terminology. This book caters to individuals who are struggling to incorporate all this new-fangled gadgetry into their lives. I wouldn't recommend this book to Techs, but I would certainly recommend it to anyone trying to integrate with the rest of society, online.
Rating:  - THIS IS A GREAT GUIDE
Normally I don't review books but because this one is so GREAT I find myself compelled to . I teach HW classes and this book has been a great reference materiel. also for people who want to get a basic
understanding of "How the internet Works". my classes are a little high level and not for everyone but this book is. I have told many people to read it. The Illustrations are the best I have ever seen.
Rating:  - Very Very Basic
This book is good for a person that have no idea what internet is all about, and of course and his job is not related with telecommunications or communications engineering. For a guy which is already working on this field will result extremly basic, maybe shall look for something else more formal
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Rating: - Great for beginners
If you're trying to explain basic concepts about how the Internet works to newbies, this book will be your best friend. The illustrations make it very easy to understand in no time at all.
Rating: - Best book about the Internet!
An amazing book that shows you in clear, beautiful illustrations how every part of the Internet works. Whether it's the basic underlying technology like TCP/IP, or how the email, the Web, FTP or other Internet resources work, it's the place to go. It's great for advanced users as well as newbies. I particularly liked the section on safety and security --- I know now how the FBI's Carnivore program works.
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