Computer Networks and Internets with Internet Applications (4th Edition)

Comer, Douglas E.

ISBN 10: 0131433512 / ISBN 13: 9780131433519

Published by Prentice Hall, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Computer Networks and Internets with Internet Applications (4th Edition)
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131433512
• ISBN 13: 9780131433519
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

@COURSE = For one-semester, undergraduate/graduate introductory computer networking courses in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, CIS, MIS, and Business Departments. Written by a best-selling author and leading computer networking authority, this book builds a comprehensive picture of the technologies behind Internet applications. It answers the basic question “how do computer networks and Internets operate?” in the broadest sense and includes an early optional introduction to network programming and applications. The book provides a comprehensive, self-contained tour through all of networking from the lowest levels of data transmission and wiring to the highest levels of application software, explaining how underlying technologies provide services and how Internet applications use those services. At each level, it shows how the facilities and services provided by lower levels are used and extended in the next level. Emphasis on Internet technologies and applications provides readers with substantial sections on Internetworking and Network Applications. For individuals with little or no background in the subject.

About the Author

Douglas E. Comer is a professor at Purdue University, where he teaches popular computer networking courses. He consults for industry and teaches hundreds of professionals and diverse audiences around the world about the Internet at professional conferences and in onsite presentations. His series of books on networking and TCP/IP protocols receives high acclaim; his books are popular worldwide. One of the researchers who contributed to the formation of the Internet in the late 1970s and 1980s, he has served on the Internet Architecture Board, and is a Fellow of the ACM.