Publisher's Synopsis
This work is a scaled-down version of "Business Data Communications" by David Stamper, aiming to provide readers with the essenital principles of the subject. It includes coverage of LANs (including network hardware, software and management), WANs, the Internet, mutimedia on LANs, client/server, mobile computing, international networking and an overview of common carrier services. Inclued with the book is an interactive software package which deals with the concepts of business data communications in a lively way.