
Principles of Modern Communications Technology
A. Noll(Author)
Artech House Publishers
Published on 30. April 2001
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-58053-284-6 (ISBN)
Description
A complete introduction to communication technologies and systems, offering a solid understanding of the fundamentals, history and future direction of this ever-changing field. Geared towards non-technical business professionals and students, this resource integrates human physiology and factors, important inventors and business people, and basic technological principles to explain the key concepts and developments of modern communications. This self-teaching book uses modern communication systems - such as the compact disc, television, the telephone, and the computer - as the motivation for the reader to study their basic principles. From analog-to-digital conversion, spectrum and bandwidth, and packet and circuit switching, to electricity and electronics, modulation and multiplexing, and computer processing, the author takes a thorough and phased approach in presenting major topics. Structured in a modular format, the book covers audio technology, video systems, speech communication systems, and written communication systems, applying key concepts in each area to real-world communication systems.
A complete introduction to communication technologies and systems, offering a solid understanding of the fundamentals, history and future direction of this ever-changing field. Geared towards non-technical business professionals and students, this resource integrates human physiology and factors, important inventors and business people, and basic technological principles to explain the key concepts and developments of modern communications. This self-teaching book uses modern communication systems - such as the compact disc, television, the telephone, and the computer - as the motivation for the reader to study their basic principles. From analog-to-digital conversion, spectrum and bandwidth, and packet and circuit switching, to electricity and electronics, modulation and multiplexing, and computer processing, the author takes a thorough and phased approach in presenting major topics. Structured in a modular format, the book covers audio technology, video systems, speech communication systems, and written communication systems, applying key concepts in each area to real-world communication systems.
A complete introduction to communication technologies and systems, offering a solid understanding of the fundamentals, history and future direction of this ever-changing field. Geared towards non-technical business professionals and students, this resource integrates human physiology and factors, important inventors and business people, and basic technological principles to explain the key concepts and developments of modern communications. This self-teaching book uses modern communication systems - such as the compact disc, television, the telephone, and the computer - as the motivation for the reader to study their basic principles. From analog-to-digital conversion, spectrum and bandwidth, and packet and circuit switching, to electricity and electronics, modulation and multiplexing, and computer processing, the author takes a thorough and phased approach in presenting major topics. Structured in a modular format, the book covers audio technology, video systems, speech communication systems, and written communication systems, applying key concepts in each area to real-world communication systems.
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Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Norwood
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 229 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-58053-284-6 (9781580532846)
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A. Michael Noll
Principles of Modern Communications Technology
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01/2000
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Artech House
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Person
A. Michael Noll is a professor and former dean at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. Professor Noll is also a senior affiliated research fellow and director of technology research at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information at Columbia University and has authored eight other books about communication technologies and strategic critical business analysis. He holds an M.E.E. from New York University and a Ph.D. from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.
Content
Audio technology: introduction; the physiology of human hearing; the phonograph; sound; signals; electricity; electronics; digital signals. Video systems: introduction; human vision; television basics; modulation theory and radio; broadcast television; colour television; video media. Speech communication systems: introduction; human speech; the telephone; networks; transmission technologies; switching systems; services. Written communication systems: introduction; written communication; the telegraph; the computer; computer hardware; computer software; data communication.