The work contains some personal name entries, although the biographical information is limited to corporate affiliation and products or technologies developed. The work provides detailed definitions of terms and phrases related to the Internet, plus short articles explaining more complex topics. Entries span all aspects of graphics, sound, and data, with special emphasis on new and emerging areas such as electronic commerce, security, creating DVD discs, and new business applications and services. The majority of the work is in typical dictionary format, with a numeric entry section preceding the alphabetical entries. Definitions are linked to ample cross-references, although more might have been provided.
Definitions range in length from a single sentence up to multiple pages.
Acronyms are interfiled within the alphabetical listings, rather than all appearing at the beginning of the alphabetical section. Although the book was published in early 1999, the content is already somewhat out of date. For example, there is no listing for MP3, nor for the H.323 protocol for streaming video. This book would be an excellent candidate for electronic publishing, allowing for periodic updates. This work is recommended for academic and public libraries, and would be of interest to students, consumers, and business people with an interest in telecommunications technologies, the Internet, and multimedia.