Serial Communications Between Personal Computer And Unix

This fully revised and updated book, now in its Fourth Edition, continues to provide a comprehensive coverage of data communications and computer networks in an easy to understand style. The text places as much emphasis on the application of the concepts as on the concepts themselves. While the theoretical part is intended to offer a solid foundation of the basics so as to equip the student for further study, the stress on the applications is meant to acquaint the student with the realistic status of data communications and computer networks as of now. Audience Intended primarily as a textbook for the students of computer science and engineering, electronics and communication engineering, master of computer applications (MCA), and those offering IT courses, this book would also be useful for practising professionals. NEW TO THIS EDITION • Three new chapters on: o Network Architecture and OSI Model o Wireless Communication Technologies o Web Security • Appendix on Binary and Hexadecimal Numbering Key features • Illustrates the application of the principles through highly simplified block diagrams. • Contains a comprehensive glossary which gives simple and accurate descriptions of various terms. • Provides Questions and Answers at the end of the book which facilitate quick revision of the concept.

Defines some 3,500 terms related to on-line and off-line data communication, for users at all levels. Includes some 70 pages of appendices listing data communications sources, government agencies, internal telecommunications carriers, international data communications and network hardware and softwa

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Here is a complete guide to serial communications under UNIX. It features a thorough introduction to the concepts of serial communications, detailed coverage of UNIX's communications utilities and in-depth information for C programmers wishing to access serial ports under UNIX.

Covering all aspects of PPP, including setting up dial-in servers, debugging, and PPP options, this book also contains overviews of related areas like serial communications, DNS setup, and routing. Also covered are several different software packages on both clients and servers, including the PPP support built into Solaris.

For more than 40 years, Computerworld has been the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site (Computerworld.com), twice-monthly publication, focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world's largest global IT media network.

Please note this is a Short Discount publication. Since the first microcomputer local networks of the late 1970's and early 80's, personal computer LANs have expanded in popularity, especially since the introduction of IBMs first PC in 1981. The late 1980s has seen a maturing in the industry with only a few vendors maintaining a large share of the market. This report is intended to give the reader a thorough understanding of the technology used to build these systems ... from cable to chips ... to ... protocols to servers. The report also fully defines PC LANs and the marketplace, with in–depth details on products, configurations, features, pricing, and service, plus lists of system components and features and vendor contact.

Designed for a one-semester course in Finite Element Method, this compact and well-organized text presents FEM as a tool to find approximate solutions to differential equations. This provides the student a better perspective on the technique and its wide range of applications. This approach reflects the current trend as the present-day applications range from structures to biomechanics to electromagnetics, unlike in conventional texts that view FEM primarily as an extension of matrix methods of structural analysis. After an introduction and a review of mathematical preliminaries, the book gives a detailed discussion on FEM as a technique for solving differential equations and variational formulation of FEM. This is followed by a lucid presentation of one-dimensional and two-dimensional finite elements and finite element formulation for dynamics. The book concludes with some case studies that focus on industrial problems and Appendices that include mini-project topics based on near-real-life problems. Postgraduate/Senior undergraduate students of civil, mechanical and aeronautical engineering will find this text extremely useful; it will also appeal to the practising engineers and the teaching community.