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Data communications and computer networks are vital in today's business world. Whether your career entails business management, computer programming, system design, or a related area, DATABASE COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER NETWORKS, 7th Edition will give you the thorough understanding you need of basic features, operations, and limitations of different types of computer networks. The Seventh Edition retains many of the elements that made past editions so popular, including readability, coverage of the most current technologies, and a balanced presentation of both technical and practical everyday aspects of data communications. This book offers full coverage of wireless technologies, industry convergence, compression techniques, network security, LAN technologies, VoIP, and error detection and correction.
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Curt M. White completed a B.S. in Computer Science in 1976, an M.S. in Computer Science in 1978, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Wayne State University in 1986. Currently in his 34th year of teaching, he has taught at Wayne State University, Illinois State University, Purdue University-Fort Wayne, and Dominican University, and has been at DePaul University since 1998. Dr. White has published over thirty articles on computer science and computer science education, two chapters in books, and two college textbooks. In 1997, he chaired the ACM SIGCSE's national conference on computer science education, and more recently was the president of the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Computer Networks and Data Communications. 2. Fundamentals of Data and Signals. 3. Conducted and Wireless Media. 4. Making Connections. 5. Making Connections Efficient: Multiplexing and Compression. 6. Errors, Error Detection, and Error Controls. 7. Local Area Networks: The Basics. 8. Local Area Networks: Software and Support Systems. 9. Introduction to Metropolitan Area Networks and Wide Area Networks. 10. The Internet. 11. Voice and Data Delivery Networks. 12. Network Security. 13. Network Design and Management.