Q113256: Internet Information: Numbers, Addresses, Common Terms, Books

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INTERNET NUMBERS
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    InterNIC Information Services
    FAX:    619-455-4600
    E-mail: info@internic.net
    Postal: InterNIC Information Services
            PO Box 85608
            San Diego, CA 92186-9784

INTERNET KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTIONS
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IAB Internet Architecture Board

  The IAB creates rules or standards for the Internet community, If a new
  standard is needed, the IAB chooses and adopts the standard, then announces
  it to the Internet community.

ISO/OSI (International Standards Organization/Open System Interconnect)

  ISO/OSI protocol standards are used on the Internet. U.S. government
  computers should be able to use these protocols and are encouraged to do so.
  Presently IP is the most widely used protocol on the Internet.

  NSI (Network Solutions, Inc.)

  Provides registration services such as assigning Internet addresses. NOTE: in
  most cases business and individuals would connect to a local provider. You
  can get a list of providers by calling InterNIC Information Services. You can
  contact NSI with the above 800 number and choose 3 from the phone menu to
  acquire Internet addresses.

INTERNET BOOKS AVAILABLE FROM INTERNIC
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  A Student's Guide to UNIX
  Campus Strategies for Libraries
  Crossing The Internet Threshold
  Exploring the Internet: A Technical Travelogue
  Internet: Getting Started
  Internet: Mailing Lists
  Smileys
  TCP/IP Network Administration
  The Internet Companion
  The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog
  Zen and the Art of the Internet

You also may find them in your local bookstore or library.

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