Data & Telecommunications Dictionary - Routledge - Hardcover 1999 - VERY GOOD

Communications technologies-one of the hottest subject areas around and progressing at a remarkable rate. New technologies, protocols, devices, and networks are emerging each day. And with the teeming communication-related material, new terms and concepts are also mounting. This reference can help professionals in the communications field cope with this overwhelming influx. Also, a new generation of users, resulting from the growth of the World Wide Web, will appreciate this guide through the labyrinth of terminology, procedures, tools, and applications. Data & Telecommunications Dictionary is a technically comprehensive, standard-setting reference that compiles approximately 10,000 terms and concepts in a visually appealing, easy-to-read format. Generously illustrated with charts and diagrams, the book documents significant information in a substantial and relevant manner-including timelines and charts to enhance its readability and appeal. Data & Telecommunications Dictionary improves on current references through its: encyclopedic format with clearer, easier-to-read layout and illustrations greater technical and historical accuracy coverage of new satellite technologies coverage of network protocols and emerging fiber optic media inclusion of telecommunications standards bodies and associations origins of historic technologies leading to the computer revolution capsule biographies of significant contributors to telecommunications These benefits provide a consistent look and feel throughout the dictionary, conveying the information more effectively and visually appealing than other references.