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Introduction to Computer Networking for Engineering and Technology
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by Kenneth C. Mansfield and James L. Antonakos
Sales Rank: 1988743
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$0.65
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Hardcover: 596 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1st edition August 1, 2001
Language: English
ISBN-10: 013079693X
ISBN-13: 978-0130796936
Product Dimensions:
9.6 x 7.8 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
Product Description
For freshman-level courses in Technology, Computer Science, Computer Technology, Engineering, CIS, and Business. This text provides a detailed, yet straightforward approach to computer networking-with an emphasis on real-world network environments such as Windows. It features a strong pedagogy that enables students to apply numerous concepts to real-world computer situations.
Back Cover Copy
An Introduction to Computer Networking explains the mystery behind computer networks. It covers hardware and software components, the services networks provide, how they connect with other networks, network design and implementation, various network operating systems, and how to troubleshoot and solve network problems. Each exercise contains a lab activity to reinforce the concepts presented. Real-world examples, troubleshooting techniques, and the social aspects of networking are presented.
A CD containing LanExplorer®, a protocol analyzer, and other useful network applications and files is packaged with the book. Also included is a networking poster providing many useful details concerning the world of networking.
Customer Reviews & Comments
The book is pretty decent in how it is written and the amount of topics but there are some areas that I found to be wrong compared to what is accepted as standards from Microsoft & Cisco and other networking bodies. The self-tests and the exams that is given from the instructor manual is very poorly written and many of the questions are so vague on what they are looking for that you have a very slim chance of guessing the correct answer and some of the answers that is in the instructor's manual for the self-test and exams are just plain wrong so if the instructor is not very knowledgeable in the subject (like mine was) the student suffers with a poor grade. Some of the topics covered in the book dealing with Operating Systems is pretty out of date. Some of the major changes between windows NT and 2000 are explained but in such a way that the reader comes out not knowing what is NT and what is 2000. If you want to learn networking concepts I suggest you look to another book that is more current with network technologies because this one falls flat.
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Introduction to Computer Networking for Engineering and Technology
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