Communication Technology Update
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Communication Technology Update

  1. 396 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Communication Technology Update

About this book

Communication Technology Update, Third Edition provides the latest information on as many communication technologies as possible, using as many specific statistics on market share, units sold, etc., as possible to allow comparison among the technologies. This book is designed to help make sense of the spectrum of communication technologies. The text explores the widest possible range of technologies, from broadcast to telephony and from wired to wireless. In discussing each technology, this book will not only deal with the hardware of the technology, but also with the software, organizational structure, political and economic influences, and individual users of the technologies. Major developments in each of these areas are presented for each technology, along with background information to help explain the major factors in the evolution of the technology. The first chapter begins by defining communication technology and introducing the ""umbrella perspective"" used to present and analyze each technology. Following this discussion, an overview of the remainder of the book is presented. This book targets two groups of users. One of which is the group of communication professionals who have a desire to keep up with the latest developments both within and adjacent to their particular fields. Second is the group of students who are studying communication technology and need information that is more current than that provided by a textbook and more comprehensive than that found in trade magazines.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Communication Technology Update
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. PREFACE
  6. Chapter 1. THE UMBRELLA PERSPECTIVE ON COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
  7. Chapter 2. DIGITAL VIDEO COMPRESSION
  8. Chapter 3. CABLE TELEVISION
  9. Chapter 4. PAY-PER-VIEW AND VIDEO ON DEMAND
  10. Chapter 5. VIDEO DIALTONE
  11. Chapter 6. INTERACTIVE TELEVISION
  12. Chapter 7. TELEVISION SHOPPING
  13. Chapter 8. DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITES
  14. Chapter 9. WIRELESS CABLE (MMDS)
  15. Chapter 10. HIGH-DEFINITION TELEVISION
  16. Chapter 11. Low POWER TELEVISION
  17. Chapter 12. RADIO BROADCASTING
  18. Chapter 13. FILM TECHNOLOGIES
  19. Chapter 14. COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
  20. Chapter 15. LOCAL AND WIDE AREA NETWORKS
  21. Chapter 16. THE INTERNET
  22. Chapter 17. VIDEOTEXT
  23. Chapter 18. COMPACT DISCREAD ONLY MEMORY
  24. Chapter 19. INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA AND CD-I, DVI
  25. Chapter 20. DESKTOP PUBLISHING
  26. Chapter 21. COMPUTERS IN HEALTHCARE
  27. Chapter 22. VIRTUAL REALITY
  28. Chapter 23. DESKTOP VIDEO
  29. Chapter 24. VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDERS
  30. Chapter 25. VIDEO LASERDISCS
  31. Chapter 26. DIGITAL AUDIOTAPE
  32. Chapter 27. DIGITAL COMPACT CASSETTE AND MlNIDISC
  33. Chapter 28. SATELLITES
  34. Chapter 29. VERY SMALL APERTURE TERMINALS
  35. Chapter 30. SATELLITE-BASED DISTANCE LEARNING
  36. Chapter 31. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS
  37. Chapter 32. SATELLITE NEWS GATHERING
  38. Chapter 33. LOCAL TELEPHONESERVICE (POTS)
  39. Chapter 34. FIBER OPTICS
  40. Chapter 35. INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK
  41. Chapter 36. CABLE TELEPHONY AND DATA SERVICES
  42. Chapter 37. CELLULAR TELEPHONY
  43. Chapter 38. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES
  44. Chapter 39. VIDEOCONFERENCING
  45. Chapter 40. CONCLUSIONS
  46. GLOSSARY