How Networks Work - Softcover

Derfler Jr., Frank J.; Freed, Les

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789727536 ISBN 13: 9780789727534

Publisher: QUE, 2002

Synopsis

How Networks Work is a stunning book, illustrated in full color, that takes readers through the inner-workings of network systems with simple explanations that avoid networking jargon.. The book begins by describing the basic principles of signaling and information packaging used in all systems and goes on to show how those principles work inside pieces of network equipment ranging from network interface cards to the Internet. This latest edition includes new technologies not covered in previous editions, including set top boxes, wireless palm, and more!

About this title

Synopsis

Without networks, computers can't do the things most people want them to do today - share access to the Internet, check e-mail, easily move music and picture files, or simply share a printer. This book takes the reader through the inner-workings of network systems with simple explanations to cut through networking jargon. The book begins by describing the basic principles of signaling and information packaging used in all systems and goes on to show how those principles work inside pieces of network equipment ranging from network interface cards to the Internet. This latest edition includes new technologies not currently covered. The most compelling reason to pick up How Networks Work, Sixth Edition, however, is the all-new illustrations. A professional illustrator has created new art that is in line with the art from How Computers Work and How the Internet Works. The authors have revamped the contents of the book so that this title truly fits in the How it Works series.

From the Back Cover

Part of the best-selling How It Works series, How Networks Work is a stunning, full-color illustrated title on networking technology. Each spread provides the reader with the information necessary to understand the fundamentals of connectivity, and each detailed illustration is labeled and annotated in easy to comprehend terms, helping the reader cut through the difficult vocabulary of the networking world. In this excursion through the inner-workings of all the network pieces, youll see the inside of a modem and the purpose of each component, how a wiring hub fits into a network operating system, how data goes in and out of a network interface card (NIC), and much more.

About this edition

• Publisher: QUE
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0789727536
• ISBN 13: 9780789727534
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 233