Computer Networks

Andrew S. Tanenbaum

ISBN 10: 8177581651 / ISBN 13: 9788177581652

Published by Dorling Kindersley Pvt Ltd, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Computer Networks
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Pvt Ltd
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8177581651
• ISBN 13: 9788177581652
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Computer Networks, Fourth Edition is the ideal introduction to computer networks. Renowned author, educator, and researcher Andrew S. Tanenbaum has updated his classic best seller to reflect the newest technologies, including 802.11, broadband wireless, ADSL, Bluetooth, gigabit Ethernet, the Web, the wireless Web, streaming audio, IPsec, AES, quantum cryptography, and more. Using real-world examples, Tanenbaum explains how networks work on the inside, from underlying physical layer hardware up through today's most popular network applications.

About the Author

ANDREW S. TANENBAUM is Professor of Computer Science at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Scientific Director of ASCI, a Dutch graduate school established by leading universities throughout the Netherlands. He is also a Fellow of the IEEE and a Fellow of the ACM. Other books Tanenbaum has authored or co-authored include Structured Computer Organization, Fourth Edition; Operating Systems: Design and Implementation, Second Edition; Modern Operating Systems, Second Edition; and Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms (all from Prentice Hall).