The new communications technologies : applications, policy, and impact / Michael M.A. Mirabito, Barbara L. Morgenstern with a foreword by Mitchell Kapor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mirabito, Michael M., 1956-

Contributor:

Morgenstern, Barbara L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Telecommunication--Technological innovations.

Telecommunication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

As new communications applications are developed and brought to market, it is vital for communications professionals to keep abreast of these issues. Since the technologies and applications also affect our daily lives, it is important to understand how they will shape the country and, by extension, the world at large. International censorship, the impact of the Internet and wireless tools, and th legisation following the World Trade Center bombing all fall into this category.The New Communications Technologies, Fifth Edition, provides vital information on the

Contents:

Cover; The New Communications Technologies: Applications, Policy, and Impact; Contents; Foreword; Preface; I FOUNDATION; 1 Communication in the Modern Age; BASIC CONCEPTS; SYSTEMS APPROACH: ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE AND BIOMETRICS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES/NOTES; SUGGESTED READINGS; GLOSSARY; 2 Technical Foundations of Modern Communication; BASIC CONCEPTS; DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY; ADVANTAGES OF A DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM; DISADVANTAGES OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS; STANDARDS; REFERENCES/NOTES; SUGGESTED READINGS; GLOSSARY; 3 Computer Technology Primer; HARDWARE; THE MICROCOMPUTER; COMPUTER SOFTWARE

PRINTERS AND LOCAL AREA NETWORKSCONCLUSION; REFERENCES/NOTES; SUGGESTED READINGS; GLOSSARY; 4 Computer Technology: Legal Issues, Y2K, and Artificial Intelligence; LEGAL ISSUES; Y2K; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; REFERENCES/NOTES; SUGGESTED READINGS; GLOSSARY; II INFORMATION TRANSMISSION; 5 The Magic Light: Fiber-Optic Systems; OVERVIEW; APPLICATIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES/NOTES; SUGGESTED READINGS; GLOSSARY; 6 Satellites: Operations and Applications; SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY; GENERAL SATELLITE SERVICES; DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITES; SATELLITES, JOURNALISTS, AND THE NEWS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES/NOTES

SUGGESTED READINGSGLOSSARY; 7 Satellites: New Developments, Launch Vehicles, and Space Law; FUTURE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY; LAUNCH VEHICLES; SPACE EXPLORATION; REFERENCES/NOTES; SUGGESTED READINGS; GLOSSARY; 8 Wireless Technology and Mobile Communication; WIRELESS SYSTEMS; MOBILE WIRELESS SERVICES; CELLULAR TELEPHONE AND PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES/NOTES; SUGGESTED READINGS; GLOSSARY; III INFORMATION STORAGE; 9 Information Storage: The Optical Disk and Holography; OPTICAL DISK OVERVIEW; NONRECORDABLE MEDIA; RECORDABLE MEDIA; OTHER ISSUES; HOLOGRAPHY; REFERENCES/NOTES

SUGGESTED READINGSGLOSSARY; IV PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES; 10 Desktop Publishing; HARDWARE-THE COMPUTER, MONITOR, AND PRINTER; SCANNERS; DIGITAL/ELECTRONIC STILL CAMERAS; SOFTWARE; DESKTOP PUBLISHING GUIDELINES; APPLICATIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES/NOTES; SUGGESTED READINGS; GLOSSARY; 11 Desktop Video and Multimedia Productions; MULTIMEDIA; DESKTOP VIDEO; APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS; PRODUCTION CONSIDERATIONS; REFERENCES/NOTES; SUGGESTED READINGS; GLOSSARY; 12 The Production Environment: Personal Computers, Digital Technology, and Audio-Video Systems; PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT AND APPLICATIONS

DIGITAL RECORDINGINFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS; REFERENCES/NOTES; SUGGESTED READINGS; GLOSSARY; 13 Digital Television and Digital Audio Broadcasting; HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION; DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING; REFERENCES/NOTES; SUGGESTED READINGS; GLOSSARY; 14 The Production Environment: Colorization and Other Technology Issues; COLORIZATION; IMAGE MANIPULATION; MULTIMEDIA LEGAL AND BROADER IMPLICATIONS; VIRTUAL REALITY; ELECTRONIC MUSIC; PAPERLESS SOCIETY; THE DEMOCRATIZATION AND FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION-MAYBE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES/NOTES; SUGGESTED READINGS; GLOSSARY

V INFORMATION, ENTERTAINMENT, & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610961634

9781136026577

1136026576

9781136026584

1136026584

9781280961632

1280961635

9780080470184

0080470181

OCLC:

476038926