Rating:  - It covers a lot of areas related to the Internet and WWW.
I got this book to read about the Internet and how things worked behind the scenes. It covers everything from basic to advance topics that include protocols, modems, internet connections etc. Concepts are really explained well using illustrations. I would recommend it for both the beginner and the advanced surfer.
Rating:  - Fantastic reference.
The ZD Press and Preston Gralla have given me a fantastic source of reference for not only Internet but LAN/WAN architecture and function. The graphics make even complex protocols easy to understand. I use this as a companion text for my college networking textbook.
Rating: - A Simple Clear Discussion of Complex Topics
I've recommended this book since its first edition. It seems simplistic and almost childish on first glance, but do not be deceived!
The apparent simplicity is a testament to the skill of the authors. If you understand this book, you are far ahead of 90% of the people on the net today.
This is the place to begin for the sort of person who can't use anything unless they understand how it works.
http://dragon.labmed.umn.edu/~john/
John Faughnan
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