Название: Computer Networks and Communications
Автор: Adele Kuzmiakova
Издательство: Arcler Press
Год: 2021
Страниц: 292
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 10.1 MB

This book describes computer networks from the perspective of administrators, pointing out that the network is fundamentally a private network consisting of a single independent system that cannot be accessed away from its physical and logical domains. The network may be a public network, it can be all-access, or a private network that only a few individuals can access. The book introduces computer networks and data communication, which is a system composed of interconnected computers and computer peripherals (such as printers and multimedia devices). This interconnection between computers facilitates information distribution between them. Wired and wireless multimedia communications are deliberated in the book. Similarly, there are topics about the physical and logical features of a network.

The ten chapters discuss different specific topics: The first chapter will explore an introduction to computer networking and communication, which will provide a better understanding on the main definitions that are used throughout the book. The second chapter will discuss the fundamentals of data and signals which will describe the characteristics of both data and signals. The third chapter will explore media: conducted and wireless. The fourth chapter will discuss making connections which will describe the different types of connections available. The fifth chapter will explore multiplexing and manners in which signals arecombined.

The sixth chapter will explore error detection, and error control. It will provide an overview on how, errors occur during the transmission of signals, what causes them and how they can be avoided. The seventh chapter will discuss Local Area Network (LAN). The eighth chapter will discuss the different wireless networks and their pros and cons. The ninth chapter will investigate challenges in computer networking and communication. Lastly, the tenth chapter will study the trends of computer networking. These ten chapters were written in a manner that will provide the readers with a good understanding of all the aspects of computer networks and data communication. The volume has been written in an understandable way to focus on the understanding of the broader aspects.