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Comprehensive Networking Glossary and Acronym Guide Gary Scott Malkin 1995 | 208 pages ISBN: 013319955X |
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$19.95 | Softbound print book | |
Preface
Greetings Gentlebeing!
My name is Gary Malkin. I was the principal editor of the Internet Users' Glossary. It is a very popular document within the Internet community. By design, that glossary was limited to Internet-specific terms, along with a few supporting terms. This means that it was very IP-centric. Using that glossary as a starting point, I have created the book you now hold.
The Comprehensive Networking Glossary and Acronym Guide (whew, quite a mouthful) contains 1501 terms and acronyms from AppleTalk, DECnet, IP, IPX, OSI, and telephony. It is richly cross-referenced, including three appendices listing Networks & Organizations, Security-Related Terms, and Applications & Protocols. There are also two dozen illustrations.
My electronic mail address is gmalkin@xylogics.com. If you have access to the Internet, I hope, as you use this book, that you will take the time to send questions, suggestions, and, most importantly, corrections to me. Without your input, a second edition won't be as useful to you as you might like.
Gary Malkin
DESCRIPTION
This glossary offers a complete collection of technical terms and acronyms used in the networking industry. It covers general networking terminology, the specific terminology used in the Internet, and terms and acronyms specific to AppleTalk, IP, IPX, SNA, and OSI. It also covers national and international networking organizations and several major networks.
Organized in case-insensitive, alphabetic order, entries present well written definitions, understandable to novice readers and useful to experts. The glossary and the glossary entries are:
- verified
- cross-referenced
- comprehensive
- concise
- understandable
The Comprehensive Networking Glossary and Acronym Guide is a valuable, single-source reference for the practical terminology of networking as well as a guide to networks and networking organizations.
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ABOUT THIS BOOK...
"Gary Malkin's glossary is your first step on the
internet trail. Welcome to the language of the net."
--Vint Cerf
ABOUT THE AUTHOR...
Gary Scott Malkin is a long-standing member of the Internet Engineering Task Force and a member of the IETF User Services Advisory Council. He has written and edited many popular RFC's including the Internet User's Glossary and The TAO of IETF. Gary is a Principal Software Engineer at Xylogics, Inc.