What happens to your old phone or computer when you need an upgrade? What rights does the worker who built your phone have? This thought-provoking title helps readers discover the answers to these questions and many more.
Readers will appreciate the history behind communications networking while learning how today's networks connect people. Colorful photographs accompany accessible information about LANs, WiFi, and more, and interesting sidebars further explain the networks we rely on every day.
Social networks are part of daily life, but there seems to be no end to the number of comments and pictures one can post. Internet e-mail providers, such as Gmail and Hotmail, are similarly common and seem to have infinite storage space. Cloud computing is part of the reason.
Caitlin Decter, a young and attractive math genius who is blind, follows the pathways of the Internet in her mind, and when she receives an implant to restore her sight, she visualizes the World Wide Web all around her and realizes that a new intelligence lurks in the background.
Discusses how to use the World Wide Web to search the Internet for resources and information; includes software with Netscape Bookmarks and Internet Explorer sites.
Annotated listing of Internet sites selected especially for children and families, arranged alphabetically and covering subject areas that include art, science, folklore, holidays, recreation, and toys.
