Signposts in Cyberspace: The Domain Name System And Internet Navigation - Brossura

National Research Council (U. S.)

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ISBN 10: 0309096405 ISBN 13: 9780309096409

Casa editrice: Natl Academy Pr, 2005

Riassunto

The National Research Council assesses the current state and future prospects of the domain name system (DNS), which governs how names are assigned to Internet sites. "In its third decade," the report notes, "the DNS faces new challenges arising from continued growth in the size and scope of the Internet and from its increasing integration into almost every aspect of human activity almost everywhere on the globe. The Internet needs more signposts, in more languages, to satisfy more uses and users. And the DNS has to be carefully developed and managed to ensure that it can meet those needs while continuing to provide reliable, efficient, and secure service." The volume has no index. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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The Domain Name System (DNS) enables user-friendly alphanumeric names&domain names&to be assigned to Internet sites. Many of these names have gained economic, social, and political value, leading to conflicts over their ownership, especially names containing trademarked terms. Congress, in P.L. 105-305, directed the Department of Commerce to request the NRC to perform a study of these issues. When the study was initiated, steps were already underway to address the resolution of domain name conflicts, but the continued rapid expansion of the use of the Internet had raised a number of additional policy and technical issues. Furthermore, it became clear that the introduction of search engines and other tools for Internet navigation was affecting the DNS. Consequently, the study was expanded to include policy and technical issues related to the DNS in the context of Internet navigation. This report presents the NRC&s assessment of the current state and future prospects of the DNS and Internet navigation, and its conclusions and recommendations concerning key technical and policy issues.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Natl Academy Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0309096405
• ISBN 13: 9780309096409
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 391
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile