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How networks work / Frank J. Derfler and Les Freed ; illustrated by Michael Troller.

By: Derfler, Frank J.
Contributor(s): Freed, Les.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: How it works series (Emeryville, Calif.).Publisher: Emeryville, CA : Ziff-Davis Press, 1996Edition: 2nd ed.Description: ix, 198 p. : col.ill. ; 26 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1562763768.Subject(s): Computer networks | Local area networks (Computer networks)DDC classification: 004.6
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 004.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00126714
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An introduction to the basic structure and operation of computer networks explains and illustrates the underlying technology of networks and discusses e-mail, the Internet, security, and more.

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.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • I Communicating by Wire
  • 1 How Telegraphs Work
  • 2 How Early Telephones Worked
  • II Mixing Computers and Telephones
  • 3 How Early Networks Worked
  • 4 How Early Communications Terminals Worked
  • 5 How Data Is Encoded
  • 6 How a Modem Works
  • 7 How a Remote Terminal Work
  • 8 How Serial Communication Works
  • 9 The PC As a Terminal
  • 10 How Broadband Works
  • 11 How Computer Telephony Integration Works
  • III Local Area Networks (LANs)
  • 12 How Local Area Networks Work
  • 13 How Networking Operating Systems Work
  • 14 How Network Interface Cards Work
  • 15 How Network Cables Work
  • 16 How TCP/IP Works
  • 17 How Server-Based LANs Work
  • 18 How Peer-to-Peer Networks Work
  • 19 How Enterprise Network Systems Work
  • IV Links Between LANs
  • 20 How Routers, Switches, and Firewalls Work
  • 21 How Metropolitan Area Networks Work
  • 22 How Circuit-Switched Digital Networks Work
  • 23 How Packet-Switched Networks Work
  • V The Internet
  • 24 How Internet Connections Work
  • 25 How Network Security Works
  • VI Networks for e-Business
  • 26 How e-Business Infrastructure Works
  • VII Intertainment
  • 28 How Convergence Works
  • Index

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