<h1>Contents</h1>
<ol>
<li style=list-style-type:none>1.1 <a href="#Sec1.1"> Uses of Computer Networks</a></li>
<li style=list-style-type:none>1.2 <a href="#Sec1.2"> Network Hardware</a></li>
<li style=list-style-type:none>1.3 <a href="#Sec1.3"> Network Software</a></li>
<li style=list-style-type:none>1.4 <a href="#Sec1.4"> Reference Models</a></li>
<li style=list-style-type:none>1.5 <a href="#Sec1.5"> Example Networks</a></li>
</ol>

<a name="Sec1.1"></a>
<h1>Section 1.1: Uses of Computer Networks</h1>

<h2> Definitions </h2>
<ul>
        <li>Computer Network <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_network">Wikipedia Article</a> </li>

        <li>Distributed Computing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_computing">Wikipedia Article</a> </li>

        <li>The World Wide Web<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web">Wikipedia Article</a> </li>

        <li><a href="http://www.howstuffworks.com/vpn.htm">How Virtual Private Networks Work</a> description from <a href="http://www.howstuffworks.com"> HowStuffWorks</a></li>

        <li>The Client-Server Model<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client-server_model">        Wikipedia Article</a> </li>

	<li> <a href="http://searchunifiedcommunications.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid186_gci212388,00.html">	IP Telephony</a> </li>

</ul>

<a name="Social"></a>
<h2>Social Issues</h2>
<ul>
        <li><a href="http://www.andrebacard.com/remail.html">Anonymous        Remailer FAQ</a> Some information and links about anonymous        remailers</li>

        <li><a        href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060622/2350220.shtml">        Article about the Felten-DCMA Case</a> from <a        href="http://www.techdirt.com">Tech Dirt</a></li>

        <li><a href="http://fairuse.stanford.edu/">Copyright and Fair        Use</a> From the Stanford University Library</li>

        <li><a href="http://www.eff.org/search?text=dmca">DMCA links</a>        and <a href="http://www.eff.org/search?text=dmca+cases">DMCA        cases</a> From the Electronic Frontier Foundation</li>

        <li><a href="http://www.ncac.org/internet/filters.cfm">Internet        Filters</a> How the most popular ones actually work</li>

        <li><a        href="http://www.eff.org/search?text=internet+freedom+of+speech+cases">Internet        Freedom of Speech Cases</a> - From the Electronic Frontier        Foundation</li>

        <li><a        href="http://www.aclu.org/search/internet%20freedom%20of%20speech%20cases?show_aff=1">Internet        Freedom of Speech Cases</a> From the American Civil Liberties        Union</li>

        <li><a href="http://www.ncac.org">National Coalition Against       Censorship</a></li>

        <li><a href="#Steganography">Steganography</a> Various links</li>

        <li><a        href="http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/%7Erja14/tcpa-faq.html">TCPA/Palladium        FAQ</a> From Ross Anderson</li>

        <li><a        href="http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/199609/msg00026.html">Why        Type 1 Anonymous Remailers Were Abandoned</a> From the Washington        Post</li>

        <li><a href="http://news.cnet.com/2010-1069-980325.html">        Perspective: RFID tags: Big Brother in small packages</a>        Opinion article from <a href="http://news.cnet.com">CNET</a></li>
        <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/turingtest/">Inaccessibility        of CAPTCHA</a>  W3C article describing some of the drawbacks to        use of Captchas.</li>

        <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_neutrality">        Network Neutrality</a> Wikipedia article discussing the        principle that advocates no Government/ISP restrictions on        Internet communication.</li>

        <li><a href="http://www.antiphishing.org/">Anti Phishing Working        Group</a> Organization against Internet Scams and Fraud</li>

        <li>Phishing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing">        Wikipedia Article</a> </li>
</ul>


<a name="Sec1.2"></a>
<h2>Section 1.2: Network Hardware</h2>

<ul>

        <li>Personal Area Network <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_area_network">        Wikipedia Article</a> </li>

        <li>Local Area Network <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_area_network">        Wikipedia Article</a> </li>

        <li>Metropolitan Area Network <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_area_network">        Wikipedia Article</a> </li>

        <li>Wide Area Network <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_area_network">        Wikipedia Article</a> </li>

        <li>Internetworking <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internetworking">        Wikipedia Article</a> </li>
</ul>

<a name="Sec1.3"></a>
<h2>Section 1.3: Network Software</h2>

<a name="Sec1.4"></a>
<h2>Section 1.4: Reference Models</h2>
<ul> 
<li><a name="OSIModel"></a>The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.softpanorama.org/Net/Articles/osi_protocol_layers_tutorial.shtml">		OSI Networking Layers</a> Online tutorial from <a href="http://www.softpanorama.org/index.shtml">Softpanorama</a></li>

		<li><a href="http://www.lex-con.com/osimodel.htm">Protocol		Stacks in Relationship to the OSI Model</a> Where common		protocols fit in the stack</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/internetworking/technology/handbook/OSI-Protocols.html">		OSI Routing Protocol</a> tutorial from <a		href="http://www.cisco.com/">Cisco</a></li>

		<li><a href="http://www.business.salford.ac.uk/legacy/isi/books/osi/osi.html#contents">		Understanding OSI</a> Online book, by John Larmouth		of <a href="http://www.salford.ac.uk/">Salford		University</a></li>
	</ul>
		<li><a name="TCPIPModel"></a>The TCP/IP Model</li>
	<ul>
		<li>TCP/IP Reference Model <a		href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP_model">		Wikipedia Article</a> </li>

		<li><a		href="http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-24-2004-58325.asp">The		TCP/IP Reference Model</a> from <a		href="http://buzzle.com"> buzzle.com</a></li>

		<li><a href="http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/t_TCPIPArchitectureandtheTCPIPModel.htm">TCP/IP		Architecture and the TCP/IP Model</a> </li>

	</ul>
</ul>

<a name="Sec1.5"></a>
<h2>Section 1.5: Example Networks</h2>

<ul>
	<li>The Internet<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet">	Wikipedia Article</a> </li>
	
	<li><a href="http://www.livinginternet.com/i/i.htm">The Internet</a>	from <a href="http://www.livinginternet.com> livinginternet.com</a> </li>

	<li>The ARPANET<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET">	Wikipedia Article</a> </li>
	
	<li>The NSFNET<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Science_Foundation_Network">	Wikipedia Article</a> </li>
	<li><a name="Backbones"></a>Internet Backbones:</li>
	<ul>		<li><a href="http://www.caida.org/tools/visualization/mapnet/Backbones/">		Mapnet</a> Dynamic <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index.html">Java</a>		maps of the Internet, from <a		href="http://www.caida.org/">CAIDA</a></li>
		<li><a href="http://www.nanog.org/">North American		Network Operators' Group (NANOG)</a> Mailing list for		network architects</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.navigators.com/isp.html">Russ		Haynal's ISP Page</a> Information on major Internet		routes</li>

         </ul>
	
	<li><a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/phoneglossary/g/3g.htm">	What is 3G? Definition of 3G: Cell phone glossary</a> at <a	href="http://about.com"> about.com</a> </li>

        <li><a href="http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/index.html">IEEE        802.11 (Wireless LAN)</a> - See also <a        href="http://www.wi-fi.org/">WiFi Alliance</a></li>
	
	<li><a name="History"></a>History of Networking</li>
	<ul>
        	<li> <a href="http://www.nethistory.info/History%20of%20the%20Internet/pcnets.html">         Ian Peter's History of the Internet </a> Presenting a history        	of the development of the Internet from underlying technologies        	in 1863 to the present</li>

        	<li><a href="http://ei.cs.vt.edu/%7Ehistory/">History        	of Computing</a> Huge and detailed site, from <a        	href="http://www.vt.edu/">Virginia Tech</a></li>

        	<li><a href="http://earlyradiohistory.us/index.html"> United        	States Early Radio History</a> Focusing on US radio history from        	1897 to 1927</li>

        	<li><a href="http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/">Hobbes'        	Internet Timeline 10</a> With links to key papers</li>

        	<li><a href="http://www.netvalley.com/archives/mirrors/davemarsh-timeline-1.htm">        	History of the Internet </a> a brief timeline presenting events        	from 1836 to 1997 </li>

        	<li><a href="http://www.ifla.org/documents/internet/history2.txt">How        	the Internet Came to Be</a> By Vint Cerf, inventor of        	packet-switching</li>

        	<li><a href="http://ben.home.cern.ch/ben/TCPHIST.html">Short        	History of Internet Protocols at CERN</a> Where the Web was        	invented</li>

	</ul>
	
	<li><a name="InternetManagement"></a>Internet Management</li>
	<ul>
		<li><a href="http://www.arin.net/">American Registry for		Internet Numbers (ARIN)</a> IP address registry for the		Americas and Africa</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.apnic.net/">Asia-Pacific Network		Information Center (APNIC)</a> IP address registry for		the Asia-Pacific region</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.fcc.gov/">Federal Communications		Commission (FCC)</a> Telecommunications regulator in		the United States.</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.itu.int/">International		Telecommunications Union (ITU)</a> United Nations bureau		in charge of telecom</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.iana.org/">Internet Assigned		Numbers Authority (IANA)</a> Has overall responsibility		for IP addresses and domain names.</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.icann.org/">Internet Corporation		for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</a> Handles domain		names and the DNS</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.ietf.org/">Internet Engineering		Task Force (IETF)</a> Sets protocols and publishes <a		href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc.html">Requests for Comment		(RFCs)</a></li>

		<li><a href="http://www.ripe.net/">Réseaux IP Européens		(RIPE)</a> IP address registry for Europe and the Middle		East</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/">World Wide Web		Consortium</a> Academic/industry group that sets Web		markup languages</li>

	</ul>


	<li>Networking (General Sites)<a name="Net"></a></li>
	<ul>
		<li><a href="http://www.fujitsu.com/downloads/TEL/fnc/pdfservices/atm-tutorial.pdf">		ATM tutorial</a> Information on ATM networks in <a		href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html">PDF</a>		format, from <a		href=http://www.fujitsu.com>Fujitsu</a></li>

		<li> ATM <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asynchronous_Transfer_Mode">	Wikipedia Article</a> </li>

		<li><a href="http://www.erg.abdn.ac.uk/users/gorry/course/road-map.html">		Communications Engineering</a> Free online course,		from <a href="http://www.abdn.ac.uk/">Aberdeeen		University</a></li>

		<li><a href="http://www.pulsewan.com/data101/">Data 101		WAN Learning Center</a> Guide to most wide area protocols,		from <a href="http://www.pulsewan.com/">Pulse</a></li>

		<li><a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/internetworking/technology/handbook/ito_doc.html">	Internetworking Technology Handbook</a> Vast online guide,		from <a href="http://www.cisco.com/">Cisco</a></li>

		<li><a href="http://learnat.sait.ab.ca/ict/txt_information/Intro2dcRev2/index.html">Introduction
		to Data Communications</a> Free comprehensive book,		by <a href="http://www.cadvision.com/blanchas/">Eugene		Blanchard</a></li>

		<li><a href="http://www.ee.unsw.edu.au/%7Etimm/netconf/">		Networking Conference Dates</a> maintained by Tim		Moors at <a href="http://www.eet.unsw.edu.au/">School		of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications</a>		at the <a href="http://www.unsw.edu.au/">University of
		New South Wales</a></li>

		<li> <a href="http://www.computer-network.net">		Computer-Network.net</a> Network infrastructure and		security management blog.</li>
	</ul>

	<li><a name="News"></a>News Media</li>
	<ul>

		<li><a href="http://www.fiercetelecom.com/?an"> Fierce		Telecom</a> Online version of telecom magazine</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.nojitter.com/">No Jitter</a>		Online version of networking magazine</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/">Information		Week</a> Online version of weekly news magazine

		<li><a href="http://www.techweb.com/">Techweb</a>		Technology media and business information site</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/">Infoworld</a>		Online version of weekly news magazine</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.computer.org/internet/arch.htm">		Internet Computing</a> Online version of the <a		href="http://www.ieee.org/">IEEE</a> <a		href="http://www.computer.org/">Computer Society</a>		journal</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.lightreading.com/">Light		Reading</a> Daily news about the optical networking		industry</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.networkcomputing.com/">Network		Computing</a> Online version of bi-weekly		Network news magazine, also part of <a		href="http://www.techweb.com/">Techweb</a></li>

		<li><a href="http://www.networkmagazine.com/">Network		Magazine</a> Online version of monthly		networking magazine, part of <a		href="http://www.commweb.com/">Commweb</a></li>

		<li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/">Network World</a>		Daily networking news</li>

		<li><a href="http://news.cnet.com/">CNET		News</a> Daily technology news from <a		href="http://www.cnet.com/">CNet</a></li>

		<li><a href="http://slashdot.org/">Slashdot</a>		Continuously-updated links to and comment on news		stories</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/">The		Register</a> Daily networking news in the British		tabloid style</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.techdirt.com">Tech Dirt </a></li>

		<li><a href="http://www.totaltele.com/">TotalTelecom</a>		Daily telecommunications news</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.lightreading.com/lr-mobile/default.asp?">		Light Reading Mobile</a> Daily news about the wireless		industry</li>

	</ul>

	<li><a name="ProfessionalandTechnicalOrganizations"></a>Professional and Technical Organizations</li>

	<ul>
		<li><a href="http://www.acm.org/">Association for		Computing Machinery (ACM)</a> Worldwide, for IT		people</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.acm.org/sigcomm">ACM Special		Interest Group on Data Communication (SIGCOMM)</a></li>

		<li><a href="https://www.thecma.com/">Communications		Management Association (CMA)</a> European, for network		managers</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.iec.org/">International		Engineering Consortium (IEC)</a> U.S., for the electronics		industry</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.computer.org/">IEEE Computer		Society (IEEE CS)</a> Worldwide</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.comsoc.org/">IEEE Communications		Society (IEEE Com Soc)</a> Worldwide</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.iab.org/">Internet Architecture		Board (IAB)</a> Worldwide, in overall charge of Internet		protocols</li>

		<li><a href="http://www.ietf.org/">Internet Engineering		Task Force (IETF)</a> Worldwide, sets protocols and		publishes <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc.html">Requests		for Comment (RFCs)</a></li>

		<li><a href="http://www.isoc.org/">Internet Society</a>		Worldwide, promotes Internet development</li>

	</ul>
</ul>

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