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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 004.6 EAN: 9780071362856 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0071362851 Label: McGraw-Hill Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: June 24, 2002 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Studio: McGraw-Hill Related Items:
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 Rating:  - An embarrassment to the fine Schaum's outline seriesI was very disappointed in both the layout and content of this Schaum's outline. Unlike most other Schaum's outlines that are well-written by authors who appear to know their subject matter, this one seems to be written by someone who does not understand what a student is looking for in an outline on computer networking and doesn't seem to know the subject matter that well either. For example, the first chapter, entitled "Data Communications", launches into a discussion of communication ... Read More Rating:  - Not the right authorI have to agree with another reviewer that person who wrote this book does not seem to have a deep knowledge of the subject. I picked up this book in order to study for GRE CS subject test and it was just a general refresher and was not complete so i had to use my networking book from college. If you just want a quick rewiew of some concepts, then it is a right book for you, but anything semi complex is not covered or covered with not enough datails in this book. Rating: - MORE INFOI think the author lacks a graduate degree(at least an M.S.) in computer science or electrical engineering. Schaum's could have selected an Accademic to produce a better Networking book that has examples of Protocol computer code and Sockets. 
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