The internet encyclopedia (Volume 3)

Hossein Bidgoli9780471222033, 9780471689973, 0471222038, 047122202X, 0471222046, 0471222011

The only comprehensive guide to every Internet topic-from ActiveX to XBRL The definitive, three-volume Internet Encyclopedia covers every aspect of the Internet for professionals. This up-to-date compendium offers a broad perspective on the Internet as a business tool, an IT platform, and a medium for communications and commerce. It presents leading-edge theory and recent developments as described by global experts from such prestigious institutions as Stanford University and Harvard University, and such leading corporations as Microsoft and Sun Microsystems. Available in print or in subscription-based online format, its the only resource that offers complete, up-to-the-moment coverage of fast-moving Internet technology. Key features include: • Detailed cross-referencing and extensive references to additional reading • More than 200 articles vigorously peer-reviewed by more than 800 academics and practitioners from around the world • More than 1000 illustrations and tables for in-depth understanding of complex subjects • Eleven major subject categories that address key issues in design, utilization, and management of Internet-based systems.

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Table of contents :
The Internet Encyclopedia (Volume 3)……Page 1
Contents……Page 15
Passwords……Page 36
Patent Law……Page 49
Peer-to-Peer Systems……Page 60
Perl……Page 69
Personalization and Customization Technologies……Page 86
Physical Security……Page 99
Politics……Page 119
Privacy Law……Page 131
Propagation Characteristics of Wireless Channels……Page 159
Prototyping……Page 170
Public Accounting Firms……Page 180
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)……Page 191
Public Networks……Page 201
Radio Frequency and Wireless Communications……Page 212
Real Estate……Page 227
Research on the Internet……Page 236
Return on Investment Analysis for E-business Projects……Page 246
Risk Management in Internet-Based Software Projects……Page 264
Rule-Based and Expert Systems……Page 272
Secure Electronic Transactions (SET)……Page 282
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)……Page 296
Securities Trading on the Internet……Page 309
Software Design and Implementation in the Web Environment……Page 321
Software Piracy……Page 332
Speech and Audio Compression……Page 342
Standards and Protocols in Data Communications……Page 355
Storage Area Networks (SANs)……Page 364
Strategic Alliances……Page 375
Structured Query Language (SQL)……Page 388
Supply Chain Management……Page 400
Supply Chain Management and the Internet……Page 409
Supply Chain Management Technologies……Page 422
Supply Networks: Developing and Maintaining Relationships and Strategies……Page 433
Taxation Issues……Page 448
TCP/IP Suite……Page 459
Telecommuting and Telework……Page 471
Trademark Law……Page 483
Travel and Tourism……Page 494
Universally Accessible Web Resources: Designing for People with Disabilities……Page 512
Unix Operating System……Page 529
Usability Testing: An Evaluation Process for Internet Communications……Page 547
Value Chain Analysis……Page 560
Video Compression……Page 572
Video Streaming……Page 589
Virtual Enterprises……Page 602
Virtual Private Networks: Internet Protocol (IP) Based……Page 614
Virtual Reality on the Internet: Collaborative Virtual Reality……Page 626
Virtual Teams……Page 635
Visual Basic……Page 643
Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)……Page 655
Visual C++ (Microsoft)……Page 670
Voice over Internet Protocol (IP)……Page 682
Web-Based Training……Page 696
Webcasting……Page 709
Web Content Management……Page 722
Web Hosting……Page 734
Web Quality of Service……Page 746
Web Search Fundamentals……Page 759
Web Search Technology……Page 773
Web Services……Page 789
Web Site Design……Page 803
Wide Area and Metropolitan Area Networks……Page 811
Windows 2000 Security……Page 827
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)……Page 840
Wireless Communications Applications……Page 852
Wireless Internet……Page 866
Wireless Marketing……Page 885
XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): Business Reporting with XML……Page 898