How networks work /
Derfler, Frank J.
How networks work / Frank J. Derfler and Les Freed ; illustrated by Michael Troller. - 2nd ed. - Emeryville, CA : Ziff-Davis Press, 1996. - ix, 198 p. : col.ill. ; 26 cm. + pbk. - How it works series (Emeryville, Calif.) .
Previous ed.: 1993.
Includes index.
Part 1: Communicating by Wire -- The Telegraph -- The Telephone -- Printing Telegraphs -- Part 2: Mixing Computers and Telephones -- The early networks -- From keypunches to terminals to the Carterfone -- Alphabet Soup: Morse, Baudot, ASCII and EBCDIC -- The Bell 103 Modem -- Dialing for Data -- The RS-232C Serial Interface -- The personal computer as a terminal -- Smart Modems -- The Fax Modem -- Computer Telephony Integration -- Part 3: Local Area Networks (LANs) -- A network model -- Network Operating Systems -- The Network Interface Card -- Network Cabling -- Server-Based LANs -- Peer-to-peer Networks -- Enterprise Network systems -- Remote LAN Access -- Network Security -- Part 4: Links between LANs -- Repeaters, Bridges, Routers and Switches -- Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) -- Circuit-Switched Digital Services -- Packet-Switching Networks -- Part 5: Workgroup applications -- Online information services -- Electronic-mail systems -- Beyond electronic mail: Groupware for productivity -- The internet.
1562763768
Computer networks
Local area networks (Computer networks)
004.6
How networks work / Frank J. Derfler and Les Freed ; illustrated by Michael Troller. - 2nd ed. - Emeryville, CA : Ziff-Davis Press, 1996. - ix, 198 p. : col.ill. ; 26 cm. + pbk. - How it works series (Emeryville, Calif.) .
Previous ed.: 1993.
Includes index.
Part 1: Communicating by Wire -- The Telegraph -- The Telephone -- Printing Telegraphs -- Part 2: Mixing Computers and Telephones -- The early networks -- From keypunches to terminals to the Carterfone -- Alphabet Soup: Morse, Baudot, ASCII and EBCDIC -- The Bell 103 Modem -- Dialing for Data -- The RS-232C Serial Interface -- The personal computer as a terminal -- Smart Modems -- The Fax Modem -- Computer Telephony Integration -- Part 3: Local Area Networks (LANs) -- A network model -- Network Operating Systems -- The Network Interface Card -- Network Cabling -- Server-Based LANs -- Peer-to-peer Networks -- Enterprise Network systems -- Remote LAN Access -- Network Security -- Part 4: Links between LANs -- Repeaters, Bridges, Routers and Switches -- Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) -- Circuit-Switched Digital Services -- Packet-Switching Networks -- Part 5: Workgroup applications -- Online information services -- Electronic-mail systems -- Beyond electronic mail: Groupware for productivity -- The internet.
1562763768
Computer networks
Local area networks (Computer networks)
004.6