Newton's telecom dictionary : the authoritative resource for telecommunications, networking, the internet and information technology / by Harry Newton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newton, Harry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Telecommunication--Dictionaries.

Telecommunication.

Internet--Dictionaries.

Internet.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 859 pages : : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Eighteenth edition, updated and expanded.

Other Title:

Telecom dictionary

Place of Publication:

New York : CMP Books, [2002]

Summary:

This new edition is an essential resource for anyone involved with communications technology, networking, and the Internet. Included are informative and accessible definitions and mini essays, sprinkled with NewtonUs dry wit, covering many new standards, technologies, and vendor-specific terms.

Contents:

119 Best Dollar-Saving Tips: How To Save on Telecom, PC, Internet and Airline Expenses and Best Investment Tips VII

Why is it so Hard to Buy?: The logic of call centers, customer cares, and buying on the Internet XV

Where's the Technology Going?: Cheaper, faster and more reliable are obvious trends but there are other less obvious important ones also XVII

Disaster Recovery Planning: How to Make Sure Your Computing and Telecommunications Still Run XIX

Rules Followed in This Dictionary: How to figure our ordering of terms and our spellings XXI

Industry Standards Organizations and their contact information 850

International Calling Codes 856

Standard Plugs and Connectors 858.

Notes:

Cover title

Previous ed.: published as Newton's dictionary (New York : McFraw-Hill, 2000).

Contains:

Newton's dictionary.

ISBN:

1578201047

OCLC:

49359174