Networked life

Networked life: 20 questions and answers

by Chiang, Mung

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

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  • Full title :Networked life : 20 questions and answers / Mung Chiang.

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

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2012.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xxvi, 478 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781139569248, 1139569244, 9781139176200, 113917620X, 9781139571050, 1139571052, 9781139572804, 1139572806, 9781283637695, 1283637693, 1316089975, 9781316089972, 1139579622, 9781139579629, 1107254620, 9781107254626, 1139570145, 9781139570145
  • oclc:ocn813166800
  • LC Classification:HM851
  • Dewey Decimal:302.30285

Table of Contents

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?

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Subjects

COMPUTERS -- Web Droit à l'accès à Internet Internautes Internet and families Internet et famille Internet users Right to Internet access

Writers

Chiang, Mung

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