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Business Data Communications and Networking (Hardcover)

by Jerry FitzGerald (Author), Alan Dennis (Author)
Key Phrases: message number, technical focus, managed device, United States, Indiana University, North America (more...)
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Product Description
Over the past few years, many fundamental changes have occurred in data communications and networking that will shape the future for decades to come.

Updated with the latest advances in the field, Jerry FitzGerald and Alan Dennis' 10th Edition of Business Data Communications and Networking continues to provide the fundamental concepts and cutting-edge coverage applications that students need to succeed in this fast-moving field. 

Authors FitzGerald and Dennis have developed a foundation and balanced presentation from which new technologies and applications can be easily understood, evaluated, and compared.

From the Back Cover
Take control of the central systems of modern business!

In today’s wired world, data communications and networking form the central nervous system of business. High speed access to information, instant communication, rapid access to customers and stakeholders, are all key to the success of every enterprise. If you want to be one of the in-demand professionals who build and maintain the core technologies of today’s business, start with Fitzgerald and Dennis’s acclaimed Business Data Communications and Networking, Tenth Edition.

This leading text for Information Systems Managers in business helps you understand how networks operate and how to successfully apply them. In easily-understood language, the book covers the fundamentals of:

  • Application, physical, data link, network, and transport layers
  • Network technologies such as Local Area, Wireless, Backbone, Metropolitan, and Wide Area Networks
  • Network design, security, and management

Continuing its respected balanced coverage of the technical and managerial aspects of data communications, this Tenth Edition has been updated to include:

  • Numerous updates to technologies that have evolved and changed since the previous edition, including significant changes to the wireless chapter and expanded coverage of security
  • NEW hands-on activities in each chapter that reinforce key concepts and provide an engaging, practical use of network technology
  • Updated and revised to remove any legacy technologies, such as file transfer protocols (Kermit), FDDI, transport/network protocols (IPX/SPX), and backbone technologies
  • Real-life examples including mini-cases in Management Focus boxes show how real organizations are using telecommunications and networking
  • Online animations help students visualize and understand concepts and processes more effectively


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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 608 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 10 edition (January 9, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470055758
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470055755
  • Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.6 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #82,519 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Almost, but not quite there....., March 16, 2006
I purchased this book for a class I was taking. It was the required text for the class. I have 15 years experience in network design and administration and recently returned to school to earn a second degree. I found this text to be overly technical for its intended audience, and would not recommend it to any instructor. Also the accompanying test bank from which an instructor can pull quiz/test questions are absolutely horrible and only serve to confuse students trying to learn.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Beginner level, June 28, 2009
the book Business Data Communication and Networking is a good book for people that is getting into networking. People will probably learn the basic skills to be a network manager, how the information travel in a network, and many more interesting subjects about networking.

I will recommend this book for people that is beginning into the field of networking because the terms that the book uses is easy to understand.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Arrive so fast and in the exact condition as described!, June 23, 2009
Im glad i bought it from this person! The price is awesome and cant complain at all about the product. Just as it was described, thanks!!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Student Supplements not available
This 10th edition have no student supplements available, so no:
* Animated concepts
* PowerPoint Presentations
* Case files

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Published 5 months ago by Mr. E. Lorenzo

3.0 out of 5 stars Good concepts but expensive book
I had to purchase this book for a required course in my master's degree program for computer information systems. Read more
Published 8 months ago by T. Fallon

3.0 out of 5 stars Required text
A good introduction, although a bit lightweight. I was just glad to find it on Amazon for half the price of even a used book on campus. Read more
Published 9 months ago by S. Burnett

3.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes you have to buy a book for school...
It is what it is. It could have been a lot better but as it is required for my class at BU, I didn't have a choice.
Published 23 months ago by Beth H.

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read and understand
The business data communications and networking book is very to read and understand. The bold and italicized writing makes it easier to comprehend the communication being... Read more
Published on November 9, 2006 by Garrett M. Terry

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Introductory book for Networks
It's a great introduction to networking, with details about LAN, Backbones, and WAN architectures. It is also easy to read and Understand.
Published on March 17, 2006 by Mohamed Abouel Seoud

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