Communication technology update and fundamentals

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Where to find it

Information & Library Science Library

Call Number
TK5101 .C66 2008
Status
Available

Summary

New communication technologies are being introduced at an astonishing rate. Making sense of these technologies is increasingly difficult. Communication Technology Update is the single best source for the latest developments, trends, and issues in communication technology. Now in its 11th edition, Communication Technology Update has become an indispensable information resource for business, government, and academia.

As always, every chapter has been completely rewritten to reflect the latest developments and market statistics, and now covers mobile computing, digital photography, personal computers, digital television, and electronic games, in addition to the two dozen technologies explored in the previous edition. The book has also been expanded to cover inustry structure and regulation, history, and theory along with full coverage of the latest technologies!

The book's companion website (http://commtechupdate.com) offers updated information submitted by chapter authors and offers links to other Internet resources.

Contents

  • Section I Introduction The Umbrella Perspective on Communication Technology, Timelines
  • Section II Electronic Mass Media, Digital TV, Cable TV, Direct Broadcast Satellites & other MVPD, Pay TV Services, Interactive TV, Internet Video, Radio Broadcasting
  • Section III Computers & Consumer Electronics, Personal Computers, Wireless Computing, Video Games, The Internet & the WWW, Internet Commerce, Virtual Reality, Home Video, Digital Audio, Digital Photography
  • Section IV Telephony & Satellite Technologies, Telephony, Broadband Networks, Home Networks, Distance Learning Technologies, Wireless Telephony, Teleconferencing
  • Section V Conclusions

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