Business Data Communications (Hardcover)

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Written for system managers and users, this up-to-date introduction to data communications provides students with a thorough understanding of both the technical and managerial aspects of the field. Additionally, the fourth edition offers extensive new coverage of LANs, WANs, network management, and network interconnection as well as the most current information on the Internet, the Information Superhighway, groupware, and client/server technology. As always, Stamper's accessible writing style is one of the key features of Business Data Communications. To facilitate learning, he incorporates a running glossary throughout the text, content previews and learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, and summaries, review questions, and exercises at the end of each chapter. Plus, the author now provides a case scenario in each Part Opener; these scenarios focus on the Information Superhighway, network administration, and more. 0805377158B04062001

Product Details

• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company; 4th edition (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805377158
• ISBN-13: 978-0805377156
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,568,820 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Needs a to be updated, December 2, 1998

By A Customer

Used it as a text book, mainly a reference. With communications rapidly changing it must be difficult to continually update. It is a fair background book, but it doesn't offer much else

2.0 out of 5 stars Book is too dated to be effective in emerging technologies., June 17, 1998

By A Customer

Although updated in 1994, most of the text material discusses old mainframe and terminal applications and was likely written during earlier editions of the text. Reading it did not provide a good basis for the telecommunications area, because it is so dated. In its day, it must have been a great text.