Are there any easy to understand books about DNS and other technical web information?

Question

I am a graphic designer that wants to learn about the technical information about web hosting, how the internet works, internet databases, various internet progam languages and all sorts of helpful computer tips involving the internet. Any information I find is geared towards people who already possess highly technical programming knowledge- I am sort of lookngi for a dummies book but for those who take it seriously.

I really like visual books or CDs- i work well with diagrams and such.
HELP!

Answer 1

Well, I like the O'Reilly books myself, but they trend to be technical references for technical people. I was going to recommend "DNS & Bind", but it's much more detailed than you will ever want to know. You might look at the "Missing Manuals" (See link below)

Answer 2

"TCP/IP Network Administration" By Craig Hunt is a good starting book to learn about how various protocols, servers etc. work. It has "enough" diagrams but I would not call it extremely visually oriented. A dummies book for those who take it seriously is a bit of an oxymoron, you should either be prepared to sit down and learn or resign yourself to looking at cartoon characters explaining the internet as a series of tubes. Nobody said it would be easy!

Answer 3

I see there is a "DNS For Dummies" By Blair Rampling. Sorry though, I did not read it. I bet you can probably find reviews in Amazon. The reviewers often compare to similar books, so you could find other leads too.

Answer 4

Doesn't anyone use a search engine anymore?