This book provides an excellent foundation in modern information systems and data communications. It has five basic themes:* Digital Information Sources and Multimedia* The Internet, the World Wide Web and Java* Local area Networking* Wide area Networking* Video ConferencingThe information sources material covers the main standards in digital information on modern computer systems. It includes the conversion of sound and images into a digital format.The networking material introduces the main local area network technologies:* Ethernet* Token Ring* FDDIModern Wide Area Network technologies like ATM are considered, also the usage of ISDN and Modems for interconnection.

This book provides an excellent foundation in modern information systems and data communications. It has five basic themes:* Digital Information Sources and Multimedia* The Internet, the World Wide Web and Java* Local area Networking* Wide area Networking* Video ConferencingThe information sources material covers the main standards in digital information on modern computer systems. It includes the conversion of sound and images into a digital format.The networking material introduces the main local area network technologies:* Ethernet* Token Ring* FDDIModern Wide Area Network technologies like ATM are considered, also the usage of ISDN and Modems for interconnection.