Computer Networking Illuminated

by Todd King and Diane Barrett

Book Overview

Computer Networking Illuminated provides a practical, hands-on introduction to the fundamental concepts, technologies, and applications of networks. Combining many years of professional and academic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763726761
• ISBN13: 9780763726768
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.5" x 9.2"

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Barrett offers you a nice coverage of the most common types of computer networks existing today. The book is written mostly for the electrical engineer or perhaps the computer scientist. There is a nice, easy start with the basics of wave propagation. Nothing that a physicist would call deep, perhaps. But in EE or CS, and at the level of this book's intended audience, it's a good level of detail. Then, she rapidly goes into Asynchronous Transport Mode, SONET and [of course] TCP/IP. The latter being the Internet. Possibly for most of you, it is the Internet sections that will be of interest. The Internet version 4 is explained. Along with a brief synopsis on the 128 bit version 6. Barrett also takes you into the higher levels. Of what it means to run a network. And how to defend it against malware attacks. These latter sections of the book are more about software issues. With a warning about social engineering as one attack vector against your users.