In the ideal world, your application should “just work” on IPv6, just as it does on IPv4. However, in the real world, application issues crop up. These could be...

Computer programs can also do useful work. One of life's greatest...

A wide spectrum of research areas have contributed to the development of objectoriented analysis and design methods. Within computing sciences objectorientation has been developed in the fields of databases, programming languages, and system engineering. Some indications of this development include the proliferation of objectoriented...

At last, here is a book about the computers that people really use, with practical tips about how to use them. Practical PC provides a state-of-the-art introduction to Windows-based PCs, written in an easy-to-read style. In addition to the printed book, you receive a multimedia version of the entire textbook with videos and interactive...

Embedded computer systems are electronic systems that include a microcomputer to perform specific dedicated tasks. The computer is hidden inside these products. Embedded systems are ubiquitous. Every week millions of tiny computer chips come pouring out of factories like Freescale, Microchip, Philips, Texas Instruments, Silicon Labs,...

The third edition of this text contains key improvements and changes that continue to provide instructors and students with the best information technology auditing text available. This edition has been reorganized and expanded to address the internal control and audit issues mandated by Sarbanes-Oxley legislation. The third edition...

There is a scientific consensus that we need to act rapidly to cut carbon dioxide emissions if we are to limit the most extreme effects of climate change. The IT sector is in a unique position to act as a catalyst for this change. By implementing simple efficiencies, the sector can reduce its carbon footprint – which currently...

The Williams, Using Information Technology, 9th edition utilizes a practical, applied approach to technology. This text is user-focused and has been highly updated including topics, pictures and examples. The Williams text contains less theory and more application to engage students who might be more familiar with technology. Continually...

With the unprecedented rate at which data is being collected today in almost all elds of human endeavor, there is an emerging economic and scientic need to extract useful information from it. For example, many companies already have data-warehouses in the terabyte range (e.g., FedEx, Walmart). The World Wide Web has an estimated 800...

Whether you've been successfully hacked already, else...

MATLAB is widely used...

For a long time, I was very happy building Ethernet networks, working with switches and then moving to 802.11. It took awhile, but eventually I realized that the world of interconnected networks cannot be reached with Layer 2 alone. In addition, as you spread your wings from the Layer 2 broadcast domains, you encounter the wonders of...