Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms

By Edie Freedman and Mitchell Shnier

The "Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms" covers terms in two of the most volatile and interesting areas of computer development: personal computers and networks. It provides... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565921585
• ISBN13: 9781565921580
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 532 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Still Not Lifeless

This "Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms" is really a great book for those that want to know more than just what an acronym stands for. All the entries are longer discussions of the technology, with loads of tables, dates, which companies support the technology, where the technology is standardized, what it competes with and what its shortcomings are. And all entries have cross-references to related entries in the book, and most have World Wide Web references as well. I use this dictionary for two years. Today it is old but still not dead.

Great to learn all the data terms

I would have to say that this is the most used book in my office. We have the data down pat, but the telco's have so many terms and acronyms that I would not be able to talk to a telco person if I was not able to look up the TLA's after the conversation. I highly recommend this book to anyone - from beginner to the advanced.