Authors:
- 1Clear style, demystifying approach to this important area of information and communication system
2 Thorough survey of relevant systems and networks
3 Many illustrations and diagrams to assist the reader
4 Multiple choice exercises, and Tutorial question sections to give practical help and consolidatinformation
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
* Digital Information Sources and Multimedia
* The Internet, the World Wide Web and Java
* Local area Networking
* Wide area Networking
* Video Conferencing
The information sources material covers the main standards in digital information on modern computer systems. It includes the conversion of sound and images into a digital format.
The networking material introduces the main local area network technologies:
* Ethernet
* Token Ring
* FDDI
Modern Wide Area Network technologies like ATM are considered, also the usage of ISDN and Modems for interconnection.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Napier University, Edinburgh, UK
William Buchanan
About the author
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mastering Global Information Systems
Authors: William Buchanan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14411-2
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1997
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 264
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks