Communication Technology Update

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Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals
11th Edition
Since 1992, the most up-to-date book on communication technologies!

Editors:
August E. Grant, Associate Professor, College of Mass Communications and Information Studies, University of South Carolina.
Jennifer H. Meadows, Associate Professor, Media Arts Option, Department of Communication Design, California State University, Chico.
In association with Technology Futures, Inc.

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Now that we have entered the 21st century, we see new communication technologies being introduced at an astonishing rate. Making sense of these technologies is increasingly difficult. Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals is the single best source for the latest developments, trends, and issues in communication technology. In addition, the book now has a companion website offering updated information on the technologies covered in this text, and it offers links to other Internet resources. Now in its 11th edition, Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals has become an indispensable information resource for business, government, and academia.

New to the 11th edition:

A major shift in emphasis from a supplemental book to a comprehensive core textbook for the course
New chapter on Fundamentals
New chapter on Theory
A companion site that will be updated every time a new technology hits the news
New content on mobile and personal computing, digital photography, digital television, and electronic games

Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals provides students and professionals alike with the latest information in all areas of telecommunication: electronic mass media, computers, consumer electronics, games, satellites, and telephony. A discussion of hardware, software, organizations structure, and political and economic influences is complemented by background information explaining the evolution of each of the technologies. As with the earlier editions, each chapter has been re-written to reflect and integrate the latest developments and market statistics. In addition, the authors have expanded their coverage of industry structure and regulation, history, and theory

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"Thorough and up-to-date, yet concise enough to allow students to quickly grasp the essential elements of a host of interrelated communications technologies."
--David Gunzerath, Dept. of Communications and Theater Arts, Old Dominion University

Communications Technology Update and Fundamentals is the best broad-based book for exposing students to the many subtleties of Information Technology (IT). This work fills a void that once required many texts and sources to fill. Staying knowledgeable and current in IT is like painting a moving train, and this book is a fabulous effort that brings the reader into the present."
--Joseph Screnci, School of Communications, Hawaii Pacific University.

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Section I: Introduction: Chapter 1: Introduction to Communication Technologies, August E. Grant, Ph.D.; Chapter 2: Historical Perspectives on Communication Technology, Dan Brown, Ph.D.; Chapter 3: Understanding Communication Technologies, Jennifer H. Meadows, Ph.D.; Chapter 4: The Structure of Communication Industries, August E. Grant, Ph.D.; Chapter 5: Communication Policy and Technology, Lon Berquist, M.A.
Section II: Electronic Mass Media: Chapter 6: Digital Television, Peter B. Seel, Ph.D. & Michel Dupagne, Ph.D.; Chapter 7: Multichannel Television Services, Jennifer H. Meadows, Ph.D.; Chapter 8: IPTV: Streaming Media, Jeffrey S. Wilkinson; Chapter 9: Interactive Television, Cheryl D. Harris, Ph.D. & Hokyung Kim, M.A.; Chapter 10: Radio Broadcasting, Gregory Pitts, Ph.D.
Section III: Computers & Consumer Electronics: Chapter 11: Personal Computers, Chris Roberts, Ph.D.; Chapter 12: Video Games, Brant Guillory; Chapter 13: Virtual & Augmented Reality, John J. Lombardi, Ph.D.; Chapter 14: Home Video, Steven J. Dick, Ph.D.; Chapter 15: Digital Audio, Ted Carlin, Ph.D.; Chapter 16: Digital Imaging and Photography, Michael Scott Sheerin, M.S.
Section IV: Networking Technologies: Chapter 17: Telephony, Ran Wei, Ph.D. & Yang-Hwan Lee, M.A.; Chapter 18: The Internet & the World Wide Web, August E. Grant, Ph.D. & Jim Foust; Chapter 19: Mobile Computing, Mark J. Banks, Ph.D. & Robert E. Fidoten, Ph.D.; Chapter 20: Electronic Commerce, Tim Brown, Ph.D.; Chapter 21: Broadband & Home Networks, Jennifer H. Meadows, Ph.D.; Chapter 22: Teleconferencing, Michael R. Ogden, Ph.D.
Section V: Conclusions: Chapter 23: The Mobile Revolution, August E. Grant, Ph.D.; Chapter 24: Conclusions, Jennifer H. Meadows, Ph.D.

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Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals now offers a companion website which provides updated information on the technologies covered in this text, and links to other Internet resources!

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Published by Focal Press, an imprint of Elsevier.
June 2008, Bound Soft Cover, 368 pages, ISBN 978-0-240-81062-1

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