Newton's Telecom Dictionary: The Official Dictionary of Telecommunications Networking and Internet
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (719 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1578200539 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1031 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Essential for everyone who must keep up with the new technologies and concepts, this book meant to be used every day. Traffic on the Internet is doubling every 100 days. To stay current with the pace of innovation, Harry Newton adds and updates over 100 definitions a week. Easy-to-understand definitions and mini essays, sprinkled with Newton's dry wit, simplify difficult terms.. DSL, cell phones, IP (Internet Protocol) telephony, wireless networking, and e-commerce are changing the way people talk, work, shop, and do business
Needs to be on the desk of every Telecom professional Learning telecommunications is difficult when you realize that this industry thrives on producing thousands of worthless acronyms. When I started out in this field, it felt like I was learning a foreign language--and I was. This book will prove invaluable to as you as you work your way through a hoarde of acronyms that most people using them can't fully explain when questioned.Bruce from Dallas, raises a valid point, the definitions do not stand on their own to fully explain the concepts. If you are coming to Telecom for the first time, and that is what you are looking for I would recommend the "Desktop Encyclopedia of. "What if Daniel Webster had an irrepressible sense of humor?" according to Pulpit Pounding Political Pundit. (This is my review for the previous edition, which applies perfectly for this edition as well)I have been buying regularly updated editions of Newton's Telecom Dictionary for sixteen years now and will continue to do so as long as Harry keeps 'em coming.I'll admit that once in a while an obscure TLA or FLA (What if Daniel Webster had an irrepressible sense of humor? Pulpit Pounding Political Pundit (This is my review for the previous edition, which applies perfectly for this edition as well)I have been buying regularly updated editions of Newton's Telecom Dictionary for sixteen years now and will continue to do so as long as Harry keeps 'em coming.I'll admit that once in a while an obscure TLA or FLA (4 and 5 Letter Acronyms) will sneak beneath Harry's radar but it doesn't happen very often. Especially when he is so willing to research tips sent to him by his loyal readers!I have found this dictionary to be indispensible in my job as a telco engineer. Harry does a great job of defining telco terms and acronyms in. and 5 Letter Acronyms) will sneak beneath Harry's radar but it doesn't happen very often. Especially when he is so willing to research tips sent to him by his loyal readers!I have found this dictionary to be indispensible in my job as a telco engineer. Harry does a great job of defining telco terms and acronyms in. "Authoritative but inconsistent" according to Enovative Solutions Inc Stephenson. I've worked in the telecom industry for years, and this dictionary accurately defines more telecom terms than any other. However, it is not very well-written. The style is really colloquial and inconsistent. One definition may read like it's straight out of IEEE-100, while others sound like a hallway conversation between engineers. Even within a definition, the same term may be capitalized in one instance but not in others. So, I'd put it in the library for sure, but get The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms (IEEE 100), Seventh Edition and McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, too!!
The terms include the names of technical specifications (such as "FRF11" and "Q.931"), technical jargon ("start bit" and "Type 1 CLEC"), equipment ("smart card"), and organizations ("Bellcore"). In any case, it's an informative and entertaining resource for reading and reference. As such, thousands of terms have entered the lexicon to describe tools and techniques used to move information from one geographic location to another. . Based on the theory that merely expanding an unfamiliar acronym can help you understand it, this book will teach readers a great deal.Newton's Telecom Dictionary contains thousands of terms and phrases, each with a capsule definition. For instance, did the term "Code Blue"--a technical feature of hospital phon