Carr, Houston H. <br/><br/>
Data communications and network security / 
Houston H. Carr and Charles A. Snyder 
 - McGraw-Hill International Edition. 
 - Boston, Massachusetts :  McGraw Hill Education,  c2007 
 - xxxiv, 526 pages :  illustrations ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Basics of communications technology -- Media and their applications -- Architecture, models, and standards -- Building a network: topology and protocols -- Network form and function -- From LANs to WANs: broadband technology -- The internet, intranets, and extranets -- Internet applications -- Wireless networks: the basics -- Wireless networks: issues and management -- Network security -- Wireless network security -- Monitoring and control of network activity -- Network and project management. 
<br/><br/> Aimed at students and managers who do not have a technical background, this book introduces the technology and management of data communications. It includes both wired and wireless technology as well as comprehensive coverage of network security, helping both the organization and the individual create and maintain a data-safe environment. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780071102971 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>COMPUTER NETWORKS -- SECURITY MEASURES
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TK 5109.59 .C37 2007