Dictionary of Networking (Paperback)

~ Peter Dyson (Author)

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This informal, conversational guide explains more than 3000 networking concepts, terms, protocols, chips, standards, versions, product names, commands, abbreviations, acronyms, slang, and more--with detailed illustrations to clarify hardware, cabling, and network protocols issues. Coverage includes Windows 2000, NetWare 5, Linux, Unix, UnixWare, OS/2, Banyan VINES, Windows 98, and thin-client technologies. The CD contains an electronic version of the full text of the book.

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At Last--Clear and Comprehensible Definitions of All the Networking Acronyms, Terms, and Abbreviations You Need to Know

The Dictionary of Networking is a highly readable, authoritative guide to the extensive--and often bewildering--terminology of network computing. This completely updated, expanded third edition spans all aspects of networking hardware and software--from peer-to-peer networks to enterprise wide area networks (WANs), the Internet, and internetworking--and covers every major network operating system. Topics include:

• Certification programs
• Communications
• Industry standards
• The Internet and intranets
• LANs, MANs, WANs
• Mobile and wireless computing
• Network administration
• Networking theory and concepts
• Operating systems and environments
• PC and server hardware
• Protocols
• Security
• Slang
• Voice and data transmissions

This book contains more than 3,000 entries. Abbreviations and acronyms are cross-referenced to their definitions, and many entries include additional cross-references to related entries. You'll find clear, concise definitions, acronyms and abbreviations defined in context.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 3 edition (July 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782124615
• ISBN-13: 978-0782124613
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,527,570 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IT Project Manager can now understand his team, October 30, 2001

By A Customer

As a Project Manager for a Fortune 10 corporation, I first used this book to help unravel all the three letter acronyms and technical terms that some of my team were using (so I would not have to ask what they meant and look like an idiot). I have yet to find a network-related term (or even a distantly network-related term) which is not covered clearly and concisely in this book. This book covers over 3000 terms used in networks, operating systems, security, architecture, and even slang terms and significant numbers. I find this book much more useful than a rack of text books and can highly recommend this book to anyone who needs to understand the terms used in a complex corporate computing environment.