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For undergraduate and graduate level Network and Data Communication courses.

This book takes a historical approach to information systems, showing students how technologies have built upon each other so they have an appreciation of how and why current technologies exist.

<>For undergraduate and graduate level Network and Data Communication courses.

This book takes a historical approach to information systems, showing students how technologies have built upon each other so they have an appreciation of how and why current technologies exist.

Engaging the Student with Historical Evolution

Since technologies do not arise spontaneously, the authors note how this field developed in response to a variety of pressures and thereby, how each step led to the next.  This historical, developmental approach helps students gain a broad understanding of information systems, providing a basis for further study.  Some examples include:

• The need for digital signaling is presented after students understand the impact of noise on analog signals, so that there is more appreciation for this new development.
• After looking at X.25 and Frame Relay, students can comprehend the benefits of an ATM network.

OTHER TOPICS OF DISTINCTION

Capturing Concepts Case Studies

On-Going Business Case - A running case study featuring a fictitious company called Metropolitan Outpatient Services, Inc. encourage students to see how the technologies talked about in each chapter are applied to a realistic company, providing a continuity that will aid in understanding key concepts.

• Instructors have the option of tailoring their case to specific classes according to personnel, facility size, demand levels, and so on.
• Students are asked to make reasonable assumptions about the evolving case, stimulating classroom debate and discussion.

Stand-Alone Cases — Beginning in Chapter 9, independent case studies are presented, dealing with the application of networking and communication technologies that relate to chapter concepts.  These cases will further aid in student understanding of the material and how problems in the business world relate to classroom lectures.

1  Introduction

2  The modern signal carriers: electricity, light, media, and impairments

3  Signal fundamentals

4  Encoding: representing information

5  Error control

6  Communications connections

7  Digital communication techniques

8  Comprehending networks

9  Local area networks (LANs)

10  Circuit switching, the telcos, and alternatives

11  Packet switched wide area networks (WANs)

12  Internetworking and the Internet

13  TCP/IP, associated Internet protocols and routing

14  Wireless networks

15  Network Security

16  Network Management

17  Planning, designing, and implementing a network

18  The future of network communications

Appendices

Glossary

Index

Business Data Communication / Networking [CORE TEXTS] (MIS)

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