LEADER 03882nam 22006015 450 001 9910854000003321 005 20240521083603.0 010 $a1-4471-4357-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4471-4357-4 035 $a(CKB)3400000000086040 035 $a(EBL)994011 035 $a(OCoLC)811139859 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000766964 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11419283 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000766964 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10732997 035 $a(PQKB)10179557 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4471-4357-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC994011 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6315737 035 $z(PPN)258856114 035 $a(PPN)168293277 035 $a(EXLCZ)993400000000086040 100 $a20120913d2013 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCommunications and Networking$b[electronic resource] $eAn Introduction /$fby John Cowley 205 $a2nd ed. 2013. 210 $cSpringer Nature (Textbooks & Major Reference Works)$d2013 210 1$aLondon :$cSpringer London :$cImprint: Springer,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (264 p.) 225 1 $aUndergraduate Topics in Computer Science,$x1863-7310 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-4471-4356-6 327 $aIntroduction -- 1: Communications Technologies -- 2: Networking Models and Standards -- 3: Local Area Networks -- 4: Wide Area Networks -- 5: Network Protocols -- 6: Internet Application Layer Protocols -- 7: Network Security -- 8: Network Management -- 9: Wireless Networks. 330 $aComputer communications and networks are an integral part of any computer science degree, with the technology growing ever more pervasive in modern life. This clear and easy-to-follow textbook presents a detailed introduction to the essentials of networking and communications technologies, supported by numerous diagrams, examples and exercises designed to increase confidence in using and understanding communications systems. Thoroughly revised and updated, this much-anticipated new edition retains the popular step-by-step approach of the original, organised to help those without a strong knowledge of the subject matter to grasp the material quickly. Topics and features: Provides chapter-ending summaries and review questions, an Appendix on TCP/IP packet formats and an expanded Glossary Supplies supplementary material at the associated Springer website, including teaching slides, solutions to the end-of-chapter questions and supplementary exercises with solutions Presents a greater emphasis on mobile computing and network security, and extended coverage of IPv6 (NEW) Discusses networking models and standards, local area and wide area networks, network protocols, TCP/IP-based networks, network management and wireless communications Examines grid and cloud computing, microblogging, mobile ad hoc networks, near-field communication, Power over Ethernet and the Ground Positioning System (NEW) Written specifically for undergraduate students of computing with no previous experience in the field, this comprehensive and authoritative textbook draws upon the author?s many years of teaching experience. 410 0$aUndergraduate Topics in Computer Science,$x1863-7310 606 $aComputer organization 606 $aComputer Systems Organization and Communication Networks$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/I13006 615 0$aComputer organization. 615 14$aComputer Systems Organization and Communication Networks. 676 $a004.6 700 $aCowley$b John$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01737045 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910854000003321 996 $aCommunications and Networking$94157945 997 $aUNINA