Understanding Networked Applications: A First Course (Paperback)

Designed for use in undergraduate and graduate courses in Information/Library Science, Telecom, Business, Engineering and Medical Infomatics programs, this textbook offers nonexperts an accessible, thoughtful introduction to the applications and infrastructure in networked computing, providing information to make the right technological and organizational decisions in working with developers to design or acquire effective computing solutions.

Understanding the rich conjunction of networking and computing is essential for anyone involved in the formulation and implementation of new application ideas, whether in business, education, or government. Most non-computer science students entering the IT profession today have not been adequately prepared to work with, let alone take advantage of the computing infrastructures they'll encounter in the real world. The only courses that currently discuss aspects of this environment in any detail are in Computer Science departments, and are at a level that is considerably too advanced for their needs and backgrounds. And these courses are not likely to cover the economic, societal, and governmental issues that are also important for them to understand.

This is probably the first book in computing that takes a top-down approach, starting with applications. The focus is on explaining core concepts and terminology, getting into technical detail only where necessary. Example and analogies from everyday life help students to better understand concepts such as object-oriented programming, data mining, encryption, firewalls, etc. which might otherwise seem intimidating. Peppered throughout are sidebars that contain anecdotes, more detailed explanations, and additional examples that give students a refreshing break from the running text.

Features

• Takes a functional, top-down approach, moving from application opportunities to a forward-looking view of the possibilities and limitations of networking and computing technologies.
• Uses plain English to explain important networked computing terminology and concepts, such as security, middleware, and electronic payments.
• Offers frank and enlightening discussions of general application categories, hardware and software infrastructure, up-and-coming communication technologies, and policy issues--social, economic, and governmental--affecting the future of networked computing.

Authors:

David G. Messerschmitt is the Roger A. Strauch Chaired Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California at Berkeley. From 1993-96 he served as Chair of EECS, and prior to 1977 he was with AT&T Bell Laboratories in Holmdel, N.J. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and is the 1999 recipient of the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal recognizing "exceptional contributions to the advancement of communication sciences and engineering".

Messerschmitt's current research interests include wireless access to packet networks, network management, the role of mobile code in network infrastructure, the convergence of computing and communications, and the economics of networks.

Messerschmitt is active in new curriculum development bringing highly relevant social science concepts to engineering students and educating a broader crossection of students in information technology. He has initiated both undergraduate and graduate courses in networked applications and computing aimed at social science and business students, and Networked Applications is an outgrowth of this effort. With Hal R. Varian, he also initated a graduate course in the non-technical factors contributing strongly to the success or failure of new high-technology products. Networked Applications is also used in this course, which is taught to a mixture of engineering and business students.

Messerschmitt is a co-founder and Director of TCSI Corporation, and a Director of Coastcom Inc. He is on the Advisory Board of the Fisher Center for Management & Information Technology in the Haas School of Business, the Kawasaki Berkeley Concepts Research Center, and the Directorate for Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering at the National Science Foundation. In the University of California Academic Senate, he is a member of the Representative Assembly and an elected member of the Berkeley Divisional Council. From 1993-98 he was a Member of the Computer Sciences and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the National Research Council (NRC), and he is currently co-chairing an NRC study on the future of information technology research.

Table of Contents:
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Glossary
References

Web-Enhanced:

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• preface and TOC
• Chapter 2: Applications Supporting Individuals and Groups
• Chapter 12: Communication Services

Web-enhanced resources, including useful links, lecture slides, class projects, solutions, and errata can be found at the author's website.

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Related Titles:

Computer & Communication Networks
Information Technology

設計用於資訊/圖書館科學、電信、商業、工程和醫學資訊學程的大學和研究生課程，這本教科書為非專業人士提供了一個易於理解的介紹，關於網絡計算的應用和基礎設施，提供了在與開發人員合作設計或獲得有效的計算解決方案時做出正確的技術和組織決策所需的信息。

了解網絡和計算的豐富結合對於任何參與新應用想法的制定和實施的人來說都是必不可少的，無論是在商業、教育還是政府領域。大多數今天進入IT行業的非計算機科學專業學生並沒有得到足夠的準備，無法理解，更不用說利用他們在現實世界中遇到的計算基礎設施。目前唯一詳細討論這個環境各個方面的課程只有計算機科學系，而且對於他們的需求和背景來說，這些課程的水平遠遠超出了他們的需要。而且這些課程也不太可能涵蓋經濟、社會和政府問題，這些問題對於他們理解也很重要。

這可能是計算機領域中首本從應用開始的書籍。重點是解釋核心概念和術語，只在必要時進入技術細節。日常生活中的例子和類比有助於學生更好地理解像面向對象編程、數據挖掘、加密、防火牆等概念，這些概念可能會讓他們感到害怕。書中穿插著邊欄，其中包含軼事、更詳細的解釋和其他例子，讓學生從連貫的文本中得到一個清新的休息。

特點：

- 以功能性的自上而下的方法，從應用機會到對網絡計算技術的可能性和限制的前瞻性觀點。
- 使用通俗易懂的語言解釋重要的網絡計算術語和概念，如安全性、中間件和電子支付。
- 提供坦率而啟發性的討論，涉及一般應用類別、硬件和軟件基礎設施、新興通信技術以及影響網絡計算未來的社會、經濟和政府政策問題。

作者：
David G. Messerschmitt是加州大學伯克利分校電機工程和計算機科學的Roger A. Strauch講座教授。1993年至1996年期間，他擔任EECS系主任，1977年之前，他在新澤西州霍姆德爾的AT＆T貝爾實驗室工作。他在密歇根大學獲得博士學位，是電氣和電子工程師學會的會士，國家工程院的成員，並且是1999年IEEE亞歷山大·格雷厄姆·貝爾獎的獲得者，該獎項表彰“對通信科學和工程的發展做出卓越貢獻”。

Messerschmitt目前的研究興趣包括無線訪問封包網絡、網絡管理、移動代碼在網絡基礎設施中的作用、計算和通信的融合以及網絡經濟學。

Messerschmitt在新課程開發方面非常活躍，將高度相關的社會科學概念引入工程學生中，並教育更廣泛的學生群體進行信息技術教育。他開設了面向社會科學和商業應用的本科和研究生課程，涉及網絡應用和計算。