Internet Information: Numbers, Addresses, Common Terms, Books

INTERNET NUMBERS

     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

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 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

     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