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The Informatics Handbook

A guide to multimedia communications and broadcasting

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Stewart Fist

    1. Australia

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Part of the book series: Telecommunications Technology & Applications Series (TTAP)

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. OTLP

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 1-11

  3. A

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 13-58

  4. B

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 59-96

  5. C

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 97-166

  6. D

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 167-219

  7. E

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 221-250

  8. F

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 251-290

  9. G

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 291-308

  10. H

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 309-332

  11. I

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 333-366

  12. J

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 367-370

  13. K

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 371-376

  14. L

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 377-404

  15. M

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 405-448

  16. N

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 449-466

  17. O

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 467-484

  18. P

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 485-536

  19. Q

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 537-542

  20. R

    • Stewart Fist
    Pages 543-574
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Keywords

About this book

This is not a dictionary - and nor is it an encyclopedia. It is a reference and compendium of useful information about the converging worlds of computers, communications, telecommunications and broadcasting. You could refer to it as a guide for the Information Super Highway, but this would be pretentious. It aims to cover most of the more important terms and concepts in the developing discipline of Informatics - which, in my definition, includes the major converging technologies, and the associated social and cultural issues. Unlike a dictionary, this handbook makes no attempt to be 'prescriptive' in its definitions. Many of the words we use today in computing and communications only vaguely reflect their originations. And with such rapid change, older terms are often taken, twisted, inverted, and mangled, to the point where any attempt by me to lay down laws of meaning, would be meaningless. The information here is 'descriptive' - I am concerned with usage only. This book therefore contains keywords and explanations which have been culled from the current literature - from technical magazines, newspapers, the Internet, forums, etc. This is the living language as it is being used today - not a historical artifact of 1950s computer science.

Reviews

`Hurrah! Here is a totally wonderful 746-page reference to all of the technical terms, acronyms, codes and other strange things which inhabit the computing and IT marketplaces.'
Telecomworldwire
`No matter how much you know about multimedia communications and broadcasting (and there is a lot to know), you need this handbook...the style manages to be crisp, concise, authoritative and mildly amusing all at the same time.'
Voice
`the book is a dictionary that explains all those names, appellations, jargon and acronyms that are appearing as we go down the road to the information superhighway...The scope of the book is impressive and at this stage is the only one available on the subject...this invaluable guide should make it a lot easier for anyone who's trying.'
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    Stewart Fist

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