| Description |
vi, 233 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
How it works |
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How it works.
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Communicating by wire -- How telegraphs work -- How early telephones worked -- pt. 2. Mixing computers and telephones -- How early networks worked -- How early communications terminals worked -- How data is encoded -- How a modem works -- How a remote terminal works -- How serial communication works -- The PC as a terminal -- How broadband works -- How computer telephony integration works -- pt. 3. Local area networks (LANs) -- How Local area networks work -- How networking operating systems work -- How network interface cards work -- How network cables work -- How wireless networks work -- How server-based LANs work -- How peer-to-peer networks work -- How enterprise network systems work -- pt. 4. Links between LANs -- How routers, switches, and firewalls work -- How metropolitan area networks work -- How circuit-switched digital networks work -- How packet-switched networks work -- pt. 5. The Internet -- How Internet connections work -- How network security works -- pt. 6. Networks for online business -- How an online business infrastructure works -- pt. 7. Intertainment -- How convergence works.o-Da |
| Summary |
An introduction to the basic structure and operation of computer networks explains and illustrates the underlying technology of networks and covers such topics as e-mail, the Internet, and security |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Local area networks (Computer networks)
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Computer networks.
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| Author |
Freed, Les.
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Troller, Michael.
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| LC no. |
2004107052 |
| ISBN |
0789732327 |
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9780789732323 |
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