Jill West, Curt White

Data Communication and Computer Networks

A Business User's Approach

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Whether you are preparing for a career as a business manager, computer programmer or system designer, or you simply want to be an informed home computer user, West's DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER NETWORKS, 9th Edition provides an understanding of the essential features, operations and limitations of today's computer networks. You learn about systems both on premises and in the cloud as the author balances technical concepts with practical, everyday issues. Updates address the latest developments and practices in cloud business principles and security techniques, software-defined networking, 5G, the Internet of Things, data analytics and supporting remote workforces. This edition also covers the CompTIA s Cloud Essentials+ exam to help you prepare for this vendor-neutral, business-oriented cloud computing certification. Hands-on learning features and thought-provoking content also guide you through virtual networking technologies, industry convergence and wired and wireless LANtechnologies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cengage Learning EMEA / Course Technology
• 9. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 214mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 1089g
• ISBN-13: 9780357504406
• ISBN-10: 0357504402
• Artikelnr.: 62030486

Autorenporträt

Jill West, a C.I.S. instructor at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, brings a unique cross-section of experience in business, writing and education to the development of innovative educational materials. She has taught students of multiple ages -- K through college-level -- and has embraced a variety of content using a flipped classroom approach, distance learning and a hybrid teaching approach. She has also provided highly valued educational counseling. Ms. West has been instrumental in designing and authoring critical-thinking simulations for several of Cengage�s computer courses. She regularly presents at regional and national conferences and international webinars, frequently offering CompTIA certifications for students and train-the-trainer sessions for instructors. She�s also a member of the 2019 inaugural cohort of Faculty Ambassadors for A.W.S. Educate. Ms. West and her husband, Mike, live in northwest Georgia with three children at home and one in college.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to Computer Networks and Data Communications. 2. Conducted and Radiated Media. 3. Fundamentals of Data and Signals. 4. Connections and Errors. 5. Wired and Wireless Local Area Networks. 6. Network Systems, Services, and Software. 7. Beyond the Local Area Network. 8. Risk, Security, and Compliance. 9. Wide Area Networks. 10. Connecting Networks. 11. Network Design and Management. 12. Business Principles in the Cloud.