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Networked life : 20 questions and answers /

How does the Internet really work? This book explains the technology behind it all, in simple question and answer format.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chiang, Mung (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What makes CDMA work for my smartphone?
  • How does Google sell ad spaces?
  • How does Google rank webpages?
  • How does Netflix recommend movie?s
  • When can I trust an average rating on Amazon?
  • Why does Wikipedia even work?
  • How do I viralize a YouTube video and tip a Groupon deal?
  • How do I influence people on Facebook and Twitter?
  • Can I really reach anyone in six steps?
  • Does the internet have an achilles' heel?
  • Why do AT & T and Verizon Wireless charge me $10 a GB?
  • How can I pay less for each GB?
  • How does traffic get through the internet?
  • Why doesn't the Internet collapse under congestion?
  • How can Skype and BitTorrent be free?
  • What's inside the cloud of iCloud?
  • IPTV and Netflix : how can the internet support video?
  • Why is WiFi faster at home than at a hotspot?
  • Why am I getting only a few % of the advertised 4G speed?
  • Is it fair that my neighbor's iPad downloads faster?