Mastering Global Information Systems
Published on 8. August 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 264 pages
978-0-333-68951-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides an excellent foundation in modern information systems and data communications. It has five basic themes:
* 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.
* 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.
More details
Series
Edition
1997
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
433 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-68951-6 (9780333689516)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-14411-2
Schweitzer Classification
Person
WILLIAM BUCHANAN is a Senior Lecturer at Napier University, Edinburgh. He is an experienced computing author. He acts as a consultant to many companies, including British Gas and TransCo. He is also a founding partner of Real-Time Technologies, which is a start-up company within Napier University.
Content
Information Sources and Multimedia.- Digital Information.- Digital Storage.- The World Wide Web Data Compression.- Data Communications.- Models, Networks and Standards.- LAN Topology LAN: Ethernet LAN: Token Ring.- LAN.- WAN: FDDI MAN: Asynchronous.- Transfer Mode (ATM).- Integrated Services.- Digital Network (ISDN).- Video Conferencing.- Modems Transmission.- Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP).- Appendix: Information Sources.