TY  - BOOK
AU  - FitzGerald,Jerry
AU  - Dennis,Alan
AU  - Durcikova,Alexandra
TI  - Business Data Communications and Networking
SN  - 9781119702849
U1  - 004.6 
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - Hoboken, NJ
PB  - Wiley
KW  - Data transmission systems
KW  - Computer networks
KW  - Office practice
KW  - Automation
N1  - Includes index; Introduction to data communications -- Application layer -- Physical layer -- Data link layer -- Network and transport layers -- Network design -- Wired and wireless local area networks -- Backbone networks -- Wide area networks -- The internet -- Network security -- Network management
N2  - "This chapter introduces the basic concepts of data communications. It describes why it is important to study data communications, how data communications fit within the discipline of Management Information Systems (MIS), and introduces you to the three fundamental questions that this book answers. Next, it discusses the basic types and components of a data communications network. Also, it examines the importance of a network model based on layers. Finally, it describes the three key trends in the future of networking"--
ER  -