Networks
This page lists our currently available material on TCP-IP networks in the context of multimedia and the Web. Please scroll through the list below and click on any item to get further information.
A Web Developer's Guide to Secure Communication
A short book in the Web Security Topics series, providing a clear guide to the principles of cryptography for Web developers, and to protocols used for securing communication on the World Wide Web, specifically TLS/SSL and HTTPS. Describes the use of public key authentication and public key infrastructure as used by HTTPS. Includes examples in JavaScript/Node.js, key points at the end of every section and a full glossary. 166 pages. Free PDF offer. Look inside the book at amazon.co.uk or amazon.com.
Also available as a Kindle edition.
Recommended prices: paperback £8.99 (GBP), $13.99 (USD), €9.99 (EU); Kindle edition £3.90 (GBP), $5.79 (USD), €4.59 (EU).
Web Design: A Complete Introduction 2 Web Technology
This is Chapter 2, Web Technology, from Web Design: A Complete Introduction. This chapter introduces the technologies and data representations used on the World Wide Web.
[1 file, 2.9 MB]
PRICE: GBP £2.99
Digital Multimedia 3rd Ed. 16 Multimedia and Networks
This is Chapter 16, Multimedia and Networks, from Digital Multimedia, 3rd Edition. It introduces networking fundamentals and discusses multimedia delivery and server-side computation.
[1 file, 1.5 MB]
PRICE: GBP £1.99
Digital Multimedia 3rd Ed. Pocket PDF Slides 16 Multimedia and Networks
A set of small format (480 × 300 pixels) PDF Key Points Slides for Chapter 16, Multimedia and Networks, of Digital Multimedia, 3rd Edition, designed for display on mobile devices. Illustrated in full colour.
PDF document: please check that your mobile device can import and display PDF.
[1 file, 474.9 kB]
PRICE: GBP £0.59
Web Design Pocket PDF Slides 02 Web Technology
A set of small format (480 × 300 pixels) PDF Key Points Slides for Chapter 2, Web Technology, of Web Design: A Complete Introduction, designed for display on mobile devices. Illustrated in full colour.
PDF document: please check that your mobile device can import and display PDF.
[1 file, 835.8 kB]
PRICE: GBP £0.59