Web Server Technology / Edition 1

by Nancy J. Yeager, Robert E. McGrath

Overview

The success of the web depends not only on the creation of stimulating and valuable information, but also on the speed, efficiency and convenient delivery of this information to the Web consumer. This authoritative presentation of web server technology takes you beyond the basics to provide the underlying principles and technical details of how WWW servers really work. It explains current technology and suggests enhanced and expanded methods for disseminating information via the Web.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781558603769
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	03/01/1996
Pages:	407
Product dimensions:	0.86(w) x 7.50(h) x 9.25(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Web Server Technology
Chapter 3 Web Scripts, Gateways, and Forms
Chapter 4 Architecture, Configuration, and Performance of Web Servers
Chapter 5 Web Document Distribution and Caching
Chapter 6 Searching for Information on the Web
Chapter 7 Secure Web Services
Chapter 8 Digital Commerce: Risks, Requirements, and Technologies

Editorial Reviews

Provides an understanding of the underlying principles and technical details of how Web servers work, explaining the current state of the art and suggesting how the technology may evolve. Covers aspects of Web server technology including caching; security; and digital commerce, and offers step-by-step examples of Web server operation. For Web service providers, system administrators, software developers, and advanced students of distributed computing systems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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