Computer networks and internets
By: Douglas E. Comer.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 506
Subjects: Internetworking (Telecommunication)
Description: Suitable for those with little or no background, this text offers an overview of networking and Internet technology. It provides a tour through all of networking, from the lowest level of data transmission and wiring to the highest levels of application software. An accompanying CD-ROM and Web site provide opportunities for a variety of hands on experiences. The CD contains copies of text figures, digitized images of network wiring and equipment, and files of data that can be used as input to student programs, a key search mechanism, and links to the Web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [485]-493) and index.
"An Alan R. Apt book."
System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Apple Macintosh computer, a computer running Microsoft Windows, or a computer running the UNIX operating system.