Mastering Global Information Systems

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 sou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Buchanan, William J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Macmillan Education UK 1997, 1997
Edition:1st ed. 1997
Series:Macmillan Master Series (Science)
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:XII, 264 p online resource
ISBN:9781349144112