Data & Telecommunications Dictionary (Advanced and Emerging Communications Technologies) - Hardcover

Book 1 of 2: Advanced and Emerging Communications Technologies

Petersen, Julie K.

 
9780849395918: Data & Telecommunications Dictionary (Advanced and Emerging Communications Technologies)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0849395917 ISBN 13: 9780849395918
Publisher: CRC Press, 1999

Synopsis

Communications technologies-one of the hottest subject areas around and progressing at a remarkable rate.
New technologies, protocols, devices, and networks are emerging each day. And with the teeming communication-related material, new terms and concepts are also mounting. This reference can help professionals in the communications field cope with this overwhelming influx. Also, a new generation of users, resulting from the growth of the World Wide Web, will appreciate this guide through the labyrinth of terminology, procedures, tools, and applications.

Data & Telecommunications Dictionary is a technically comprehensive, standard-setting reference that compiles approximately 10,000 terms and concepts in a visually appealing, easy-to-read format. Generously illustrated with charts and diagrams, the book documents significant information in a substantial and relevant manner-including timelines and charts to enhance its readability and appeal.
Data & Telecommunications Dictionary improves on current references through its:

  • encyclopedic format with clearer, easier-to-read layout and illustrations
  • greater technical and historical accuracy
  • coverage of new satellite technologies
  • coverage of network protocols and emerging fiber optic media
  • inclusion of telecommunications standards bodies and associations
  • origins of historic technologies leading to the computer revolution
  • capsule biographies of significant contributors to telecommunications

    These benefits provide a consistent look and feel throughout the dictionary, conveying the information more effectively and visually appealing than other references.

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    Review

    About the First Edition: "Whichever other communications dictionary you have, you can make room for this one. In fact, it is so distinctive as to make comparison with other glossaries very difficult. The strongest emphasis in this work is the historical background, giving information on a great deal of early development, as well as quick biographies of pioneers in the areawritten at the right level, and with the right scope, for the home marketProfessionals will most certainly find it fascinating reading, with a great many historical points and canned biographies." --Robert M. Slade, Internet Review Project

    From the Author

    A new 820-page standard-setting reference in the field of telecommunications for professionals and educated lay readers.
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    Publisher
    CRC Press
    Publication date
    1999
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    0849395917
    ISBN 13 
    9780849395918
    Binding
    Hardcover
    Edition number
    1
    Number of pages
    832