From the Publisher:
Acclaimed for its accuracy, cutting-edge orientation and clarity of presentation, this best-selling text in its new edition is better still. It covers everything MIS professionals need to know about data communications and networks--from hardware and network design to security and LANs. Covers new technologies such as ATM, FDDI, CDDI, fast ethernet, V.34 modems, PPP, wavelength division multiplexing and more. Provides coverage of current applications of technologies such as internet, WWW, client/server, cellular and relates these applications to business situations. A separate chapter contains a hands-on introduction to Novell Netware.
About the Author:
Dr. Jerry FitzGerald is the principal in Jerry FitzGerald & Associates, which he started in 1977. While at this firm, he has gained valuable experience in risk analysis, computer security, audit and control of computerized systems, data communications, networks, and systems analysis. He received his Ph.D. in business economics and master's degree in business economics from the Claremont Graduate School, an MBA from the University of Santa Clara, and a B.A. in industrial engineering from Michigan State University. Dr. Alan Dennis is an Associate Professor of Management Information Systems in the Terry College of Business at The University of Georgia. He received his Ph.D. in management information systems from the University of Arizona, an MBA from Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, and a B.A. in computer science from Arcadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada. While publishing more than 80 business and research articles, he also gained extensive experience in the development and application of groupware and Internet technologies.
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