Available:*
Library | Item Barcode | Call Number | Material Type | Item Category 1 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Searching... | 30000004879213 | HF5548.2 S85 2001 | Open Access Book | Book | Searching... |
Searching... | 30000004879254 | HF5548.2 S85 2001 | Open Access Book | Book | Searching... |
Searching... | 33000000001871 | HF5548.2 S85 2001 | Open Access Book | Gift Book | Searching... |
On Order
Summary
Summary
A textbook for an introductory course in information communications intended for business and information management students. The fourth edition adds two chapters in a new part that covers the TCP/IP set of protocols, the Internet, and quality of service. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author Notes
WILLIAM STALLINGS has made a unique contribution to understanding the broad sweep of technical developments in computer networking. He has authored 15 titles, and counting revised editions, a total of 35 books on various aspects of this subject. He has five times won the annual Text and Academic Authors Association award for the best computer science textbook. He is an independent consultant whose clients have included computer and networking manufacturers and customers, software development firms, and government research institutions. Dr. Stallings holds a Ph.D. from M.I.T. in Computer Science. He maintains the computer science student support site at WilliamStallings.com/StudentSuport.html. All of his Prentice Hall titles can be found at the Prentice Hall Web site .
Table of Contents
| 1 Introduction |
| I Requirements |
| 2 Business Information |
| 3 Distributed Data Processing |
| II Tcp/Ip And The Internet |
| 4 TCP/IP and OSI |
| 5 The Internet: Addressing and Services |
| III Data Communications Fundamentals |
| 6 Data Transmission |
| 7 Transmission Media |
| 8 Data Communication Fundamentals |
| 9 Data Link Control |
| 10 Transmission Efficiency |
| IV Networking |
| 11 Approaches to Networking |
| 12 Wide-Area Networks |
| 13 Wireless Networks |
| 14 Local Area Network Technology |
| 15 LAN Systems |
| V Applications |
| 16 Distributed Applications |
| 17 Client/Server and Intranet Computing |
| VI Management Issues |
| 18 Doing Business on the Internet |
| 19 Network Management |
| 20 Network Security |
| Appendix A Standards and Standards-Setting Organizations |
| Appendix B Systems Network Architecture (SNA) |
| Glossary |
| References |
| Index |
