Computer networks and internets : with Internet applications / Douglas E. Comer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Comer, Douglas.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer networks.

Internetworking (Telecommunication).

Physical Description:

xxxi, 719 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, [2004]

System Details:

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Apple Macintosh computer, a computer running Microsoft Windows 95 or 3.1, or a computer running the UNIX operating system.

Summary:

Written by a best-selling author and leading computer networking authority, this book builds a comprehensive picture of the technologies behind Internet applications. It answers the basic question " how do computer networks and Internets operate?" in the broadest sense and includes an early optional introduction to network programming and applications. The book provides a comprehensive, self-contained tour through all of networking from the lowest levels of data transmission and wiring to the highest levels of application software, explaining how underlying technologies provide services and how Internet applications use those services. At each level, it shows how the facilities and services provided by lower levels are used and extended in the next level. Emphasis on Internet technologies and applications provides readers with substantial sections on Internetworking and Network Applications. For individuals with little or no background in the subject.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [693]-700) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0131433512

0131434535

OCLC:

52938638