Business data communications
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Bibliographic Information
Business data communications
（Prentice Hall International editions）
Prentice Hall International, c2001
4th ed., international ed
Available at 2 libraries
Note
Bibliography: p. 639-643
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
For courses in Business Data Communications, Data Communications and Introductory Networking for business students.
This text presents the fundamental concepts of data communications, networking, distributed applications, and network management and security in a way that relates specifically to the business environment and business management and staff. It also provides up-to-date coverage of key issues for the business student-high-speed networks, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and TCP/IP, and the use of the Internet, intranets, and extranets to support business objectives.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.
I. REQUIREMENTS.
2. Business Information.
3. Distributed Data Processing.
II. TCP/IP AND THE INTERNET.
4. TCP/IP and OSI.
5. The Internet: Addressing and Services.
III. DATA COMMUNICATIONS FUNDAMENTALS.
6. Data Transmission.
7. Transmission Media.
8. Data Communication Fundamentals.
9. Data Link Control.
10. Transmission Efficiency.
IV. NETWORKING.
11. Approaches to Networking.
12. Wide-Area Networks.
13. Wireless Networks.
14. Local Area Network Technology.
15. LAN Systems.
V. APPLICATIONS.
16. Distributed Applications.
17. Client/Server and Intranet Computing.
VI. MANAGEMENT ISSUES.
18. Doing Business on the Internet.
19. Network Management.
20. Network Security.
Appendix A: Standards and Standards-Setting Organizations.
Appendix B: Systems Network Architecture (SNA).
Glossary.
References.
Index.
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