Encyclopedia of Networking - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735605734 ISBN 13: 9780735605732

Publisher: Microsoft Press,U.S., 2000

Synopsis

Get the A-to-Z details you need about Microsoft networking technologies-straight from the source. Can you define remote access? Do you know what denial of service attack means? Are you up to speed on ADO, XML, and Group Policy? The MICROSOFT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NETWORKING includes thousands of terms like these to help IT professionals and corporate developers who use or manage computer networks familiarize themselves with current and legacy networking technologies. It fully explains more than 2000 terms, with "How It Works" sections that take you from academic definition to real-world application. Entries run the gamut from hardware to software, from theory to practice, and from legacy systems to current products. Packed with information, this comprehensive reference: * Includes thousands of the latest terms, such as wireless networking, Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), encryption, Internet services, backup, fault tolerance, domain modes, and much more * Features fully illustrated process diagrams and tips and tricks to help you get grounded in basics such as routing and star topology, or go in-depth with terms such as network security, Internet connectivity, and TCP/IP * Provides fast facts that those new to networking need to know to develop real-world networking skills during Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) studies * Delivers accurate technical information about Microsoft Windows 2000, the Microsoft BackOffice family, and third-party networking products * Supplies technical details that are useful to every organization, from small businesses with just a few computers to large enterprises with thousands of computers

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Review

The Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking has a great deal to offer its readers, as it's thoroughly researched, well written, and carefully laid out. Bear in mind, though, that a more apt title would be The Encyclopedia of Microsoft Networking, as the author emphasises Windows NT, Windows 2000, and other Microsoft networking solutions at the expense of other popular and robust technologies. If you run a Windows shop, or just want a reference to keep on hand as you prepare for a Microsoft networking certification test, you'll be pleased by the contents of this book.

Mitch Tulloch has done a super job of defining (and, more importantly, explaining) hundreds of terms that have to do with connecting computers to one another, sending signals across those connections, and performing useful work (such as database queries and electronic commerce transactions) with those signals. His entries tend to be long and thorough, and often include examples or careful conceptual walk-throughs. The design team that organised this book deserves high praise too, because there are so many ways to find the terms that interest you (all the terms appear in a table of contents and an index, as well as in alphabetical order in the encyclopedia's body). Cross-referencing among terms is quite liberal, too

The prime fault in this book isn't that it favours Microsoft products, but that it's sometimes actively hostile to competing technologies. Linux is defined as suitable for "students interested in learning the UNIX operating system" and suffering from corporate "reluctance to use free software...because there is no single company responsible for its development and support." The first statement reflects an error of omission (Linux is suited to such students, but also many other kinds of users). The latter statement has some truth to it but is part of the standard Microsoft argument against the adoption of Linux. There ought to be an entry for the Apache Web server. Again, you may be interested mainly in Microsoft products and may not care about these matters. In that case, this is a great book for you. --David Wall, Amazon.com

Topics covered: Computer networking, particularly as implemented under Microsoft operating systems including Windows 9x, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000. In an alphabetically organised series of entries, the author explains physical media, protocols, applications, and whole business solutions that have to do with networking.

About the Author

Mitch Tulloch is a trainer, consultant, and author living in Winnipeg, Canada. In addition to his Nutshell books for O'Reilly listed below, Mitch is also the author of the Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking and Microsoft Encyclopedia of Security, both from Microsoft Press, and a string of best-selling books on IIS from Osborne/McGraw-Hill. If you're interested you can find out more about Mitch on his website www.mtit.com. In addition to his O'Reilly weblog, Mitch also maintains a "techblog" at mitchtulloch.blogspot.com containing random thoughts, ideas, suggestions, tips, and resources for network and system administrators.

Ingrid Tulloch (B.A., Cert.Ed.) is Vice President and Head of Research for MTIT Enterprises. Ingrid is co-author of the Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking and primary researcher for the Microsoft Encyclopedia of Security. Ingrid is also a content expert for Jones International University (JIU) where she co-developed the four-course Information Security Management (ISM) specialization for the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program.For more information, see http://www.mtit.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Microsoft Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0735605734
• ISBN 13: 9780735605732
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1470
• Editor: Tulloch Mitch