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Computer Networks, Fourth Edition
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Computer Networks, Fourth Edition

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum
August 2002
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
912 pages
27h 47m
English
Pearson
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Chapter 1. Introduction

Each of the past three centuries has been dominated by a single technology. The 18th century was the era of the great mechanical systems accompanying the Industrial Revolution. The 19th century was the age of the steam engine. During the 20th century, the key technology was information gathering, processing, and distribution. Among other developments, we saw the installation of worldwide telephone networks, the invention of radio and television, the birth and unprecedented growth of the computer industry, and the launching of communication satellites.

As a result of rapid technological progress, these areas are rapidly converging and the differences between collecting, transporting, storing, and processing information are ...

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