Principles of Computer Networks and Communications

Name: Principles of Computer Networks and Communications
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ISBN: 9780131672642

ISBN-10: 0131672649

ISBN-13: 9780131672642

Edition: 2009

Authors: Morris Schwartz, M. Barry Dumas

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This book takes a historical approach that shows students how technologies have built upon each other so they have an appreciation of how and why current technologies exist. Beginning with an overview of the field, this text provides a historical context for information systems, setting the stage chapters that cover signaling, encoding, error-control, connections, and digital communications. Various networking technologies are also introduced to orient the reader to applications such as network security, wireless networks, and how to plan, design, and implement networks. This text is suitable for business professional who want an introduction to the field of information systems or to…

Book details

List price: $172.33
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Prentice Hall Higher Education
Publication date: 1/8/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 552
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English




Introduction



The modern signal carriers: electricity, light, media, and impairments



Signal fundamentals



Encoding: representing information



Error control



Communications connections



Digital communication techniques



Comprehending networks



Local area networks (LANs)



Circuit switching, the telcos, and alternatives



Packet switched wide area networks (WANs)



Internetworking and the Internet



TCP/IP, associated Internet protocols and routing



Wireless networks



Network Security



Network Management



Planning, designing, and implementing a network



The future of network communications


Appendices


Glossary


Index