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Figure
1.1
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Internet
Trends - Internet Domains in DNS, December 1992 -
December 1996. Courtesy of Anthony M. Rutkowski,
General Magic, Inc.
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Figure
1.2
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InterNIC
Cumulative Registrations by Month, July 1996 - June
1997. Permission to reproduce courtesy of InterNIC
News and Network Solutions, Inc. © Copyright
1997 Network Solutions, Inc. All rights
reserved.
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Figure
2.1
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Trademark
Filings for Popular Tech Words
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Figure
3.1
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An
example of a six-level
politics/structures/components hierarchy consisting
of a top level (Nations), a second level (Regions),
a third level (Cities), a fourth level (Zones), a
fifth level (Structures), and a sixth level
(Components).
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Figure
3.2
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Example,
using the Windows 95 tree subdirectory hierarchy,
of the second-level domains within the Canada
top-level domain. These second-level domains are
the twelve provinces within the country.
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Figure
3.3
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Example,
using the Windows 95 tree subdirectory hierarchy,
of the second-level domains within the .COM, .NET,
and .ORG top-level domains.
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Figure
3.4
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Example,
using the Windows 95 tree subdirectory hierarchy,
of the second-level domains within the United
States top-level domain. These second-level domains
are eleven Pacific and Mountain states within the
U.S.
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Figure
3.5
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Example,
using the Windows 95 tree subdirectory hierarchy,
of both the &emdash;dot" level and a selection of
its subordinate top-level domains, including both
geopolitical and international domains. The +
symbols indicate that second-level domains are
included in this example hierarchy.
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Figure
3.6
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Class A,
Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class E Internet
Protocol (IP) addressing. This figure is taken from
Chapter 4 of &emdash;The Network Book", an online
course in computer networking by Professor Y.
Yemini of the Columbia University Department of
Computer Science. This figure Copyright Y. Yemini,
1995. All rights reserved
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Figure
3.7
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The
hierarchical Domain Name System. This figure
Copyright 1997 WIA. All rights reserved.
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Figure
3.8
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The
domain name server computer on the left receives a
query, What is the address of the
BULLFROG.BEVC.BLACKSBURG.VA.US computer on the
Internet? The response is, The address is
128.173.242.101 . Figure adapted from InterNIC
News.
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Figure
3.9
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Relationship among the ISP
Name Server and the three name servers that it
accesses: SLD Name Server, TLD Name Server, and
Root Name Server. This figure courtesy of the
Internet community
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Figure
3.10
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The nine
legacy root servers are located in California,
Virginia, Maryland, and Sweden. Root Servers I*,
J*, J*, and K* are used for test purposes only.
This figure Copyright WIA 1997. All rights
reserved
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Figure
3.11
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Internet
Weather associated with Root Name Servers, as of
October 24, 1997.
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Figure
3.12
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First
step in locating www.example.com: query the local
Domain Name Server. Copyright 1997 Network
Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Figure
3.13
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Second
step in locating www.example.com: query the Root
Name Server for information on the .COM Top-level
domain. Copyright 1997 Network Solutions, Inc. All
rights reserved.
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Figure
3.14
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Third
step in locating www.example.com: query the .COM
Top Level Domain Name (TLD) Server for example.com.
Copyright 1997 Network Solutions, Inc. All rights
reserved
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Figure
3.15
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Fourth
and final step in locating www.example.com: query
the local Second Level Domain (SLD) Name Server for
the location of example.com, which in this case is
198.41.0.7. Copyright 1997 Network Solutions, Inc.
All rights reserved.
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Figure
3.16
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Now that
the computer is located at 198.41.0.7, your
computer sends a request to deliver a web page.
This page is sent, and your browser displays it.
Copyright 1997 Network Solutions, Inc. All rights
reserved.
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Figure
3.17
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Listing
of available FTP subdirectories on the
rs.internic.net FTP site.
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Figure
3.18
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Examples
of available FTP files contained within the /domain
folder on the rs.internic.net FTP site. The zone.gz
files can be decompressed using Stuffit Expander
for Windows.
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Figure
3.19
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Domain
name space. Copyright Networking Guide, May 1997,
All rights reserved.
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Figure
4.1
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Governance and Control:
Players, Forums, Transitions. This figure Copyright
Anthony M. Rutkowski 1996. All rights
reserved.
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Figure
4.2
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Class A,
Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class E Internet
Protocol (IP) network addressing. This figure is
taken from Chapter 4 of "The Network Book", an
online course in computer networking by Professor
Y. Yemini of the Columbia University Department of
Computer Science. This figure Copyright Y. Yemini,
1995. All rights reserved.
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Figure
4.3
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Example
of a domain name space. Depicted in RFC 882, by
Paul Mockapetris.
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Figure
4.4
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Adaptation of the domain
name space in Figure 5-4 to COM, NET, and ORG
domains.
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Figure
4.5
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Another
example of international domain name space.
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Figure
4.6
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Example
of how a host computer can participate in the
domain name system. Depicted in RFC883, by Paul
Mockapetris.
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Figure
4.7
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Example
of the relationship between a name server and a
foreign resolver. Depicted in RFC883, by Paul
Mockapetris.
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Figure
4.8
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Plot of
RFC file size, in KB, versus date of RFC. Series 1
include file sizes of "Assigned Numbers" RFCs
distributed by the Institute for Scientific
Information (ISI). Series 2 include file sizes of
ÒInternet NumbersÓ RFCs distributed
by SRI-NIC. The transfer of authority from ISI to
SRI-NIC occurred in early 1987.
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Figure
4.9
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Chronology of the creation /
chartering of organizations associated with the
Internet. Documentation for organization creation
dates can be found at the following web pages: SRI
, NSF , SAIC , ISI , NSI , IAB+IETF+IRTF+IRSG ,
IANA , NSI and ISOC.
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Figure
4.10
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Internet
Hosts versus Year (Lottor). Data obtained from the
"Internet DNS Historical Timeline.
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Figure
6.1
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Registration Services image
map, which appears in the upper right-hand corner
of any registration services web page.
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Figure
6.2
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Example
of the use of the InterNIC search engine for the
keyword, WHOIS. A click of the mouse button
transfers you to a link selected by the search. The
&emdash;What is Whois" is an 7-part slide series on
the topic. (see
http://rs.internic.net/nic-support/15min/)
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Figure
6.3
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Registration Services
&emdash;Overview of the Registration Process" image
map. Click on a registrant action circle, an
InterNIC action box, or a variable diamond, and you
will link to an appropriate web page. This figure
Network Solutions, Inc. 1997. All rights
reserved.
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Figure
6.4
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Boardwatch image map
depicting ISP home office locations in Virginia.
Copyright Boardwatch Magazine. 1997.
All rights reserved
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Figure
6.5
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The
Registration Help Desk web page at
http://rs.internic.net/help/index.html.
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Figure
7.1
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InterNIC
Registrations Per Month, January 1996 - June
1997
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Figure
9.1
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The DISC
Intermediate Home Page
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Figure
9.2
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Area Map
of Tunisia
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Figure
9.3
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Database
Consultants, Inc., link to RealWorld Corp.
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Figure
10.1
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Sample
Bigfoot Letter from Trademark Attorney. Reproduced
with permission of Duncan Frissell.
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Figure
10.2
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Bigfoot
Letter to SPAM.NET. Reproduced with permission of
Jacob Cazzell.
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Figure
10.3
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One-Day
Bigfoot Letter from Network Solutions, Inc.
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Figure
11.1
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Quest for
European Surnames by Jerry Sumpton
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Figure
13.1
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AlterNIC's Warning Message
to Domain Name Applicants
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Figure
13.2
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Listing
of available FTP subdirectories at the
rs.internic.net FTP site.
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Figure
13.3
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Examples
of available FTP files contained within the /domain
folder at the rs.internic.net FTP site. The zone.gz
files can be decompressed using Stuffit Expander
for Windows.
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Figure
14.1
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A
toaster for the computer
age.
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Figure
14.2
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The
Whistle Interjet from Whistle,Inc.
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