Networked life : 20 questions and answers

Chiang, Mung (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9781107024946
ISBN: 1107024943
Physical Description: print
xxvi, 478 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

What makes CDMA work for my smartphone? -- How does Google sell ad spaces? -- How does Google rank webpages? -- How does Netflix recommend movies? -- When can I trust an average rating on Amazon? -- Why does Wikipedia even work? -- How do I viralize a YouTube video and tip a Groupon deal? -- How do I influence people on Facebook and Twitter? -- Can I really reach anyone in six steps? -- Does the internet have an Achilles' heel? -- Why do AT & T and Verizon Wireless charge me $10 a GB? -- How can I pay less for each GB? -- How does traffic get through the Internet? -- Why doesn't the Internet collapse under congestion? -- How can Skype and BitTorrent be free? -- What's inside the cloud of iCloud? -- IPTV and Netflix : how can the Internet support video? -- Why is WiFi faster at home than at a hotspot? -- Why am I getting only a few % of the advertised 4G speed? -- Is it fair that my neighbor's iPad downloads faster?