Business Data Networks and Telecommunications (7th Edition) (Hardcover)

by Raymond R. Panko (Author)

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Product Description

Panko teaches students about the technologies that are being used in the marketplace. This text covers market-driven content such as wireless LANs, security and network management, TCP/IP, and application layers. This text would be suitable for business professionals looking for the most recent developments in data communications and networking.

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Panko covers the following contemporary topics: PC networking, emerging trends in LAN, the Internet and emerging trends in LAN. Contains 11 core chapters and 10 advanced modules on additional topics such as the Internet and World Wide Web browsers, managing a PC network.. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 624 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 7 edition (May 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0136153402
• ISBN-13: 978-0136153405
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #168,559 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Beginners and Intermediates..., February 22, 2000

By	Jennifer Fowler (Plainfield, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Business Data Communications (Hardcover)

I actually had to buy this book for a college class however the class didn't require a thorough reading of the book. Well, after the class, months after, I went back to the book and re-read it and I must say, it's a great book. It goes over networking hardware, the OSI layer and has several diagrams. I really found this book to be helpful.

5.0 out of 5 stars Expensive, February 24, 2009

By	Bernardo Darquea (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the most expensive textbook that I have ever bought. It is the seventh edition of the book and still it has spelling errors. You would think that if you are paying that much it should be perfect.

On the other hand it is up to date in technology. Networks and telecommunications are in constant change. This book keeps up with those changes.

4.0 out of 5 stars telecom without the intimidation, February 21, 2009

By	J. Mark Bickerton (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Panko succeeds where others fail: to give the reader a 'kind' introduction to telecommunications. Focusing on a basic, introductory understanding of the material, Panko offers clear, simplistic explanations and diagrams to illustrate what would otherwise be dense material. Once this material is grasped, it is easier for readers to move to a more detailed text. But from a cursory standpoint, Panko does just what he set out to do: to give an introduction to this subject with just enough of a 'bite' for students with little or no prior background to decide whether or not this is a field they might like to pursue further.