Two of us (Anderson and Bell) wrote the fi rst edition of this book, titled Optical Time-Domain Refl ectometry, published in 1997. At the time we were engineers at Tektronix, in the company’s Cable and Network Analysis Division. In 1997, Tektronix was a major producer of optical time-domain refl ectometers (OTDRs), and our...
This book is designed to be a handbook for executives who want to gain the latest insights and strategies for identifying and leveraging emerging and disruptive technologies in the software arena for "back to basics" enterprise value creation, competitive advantage, and increased business agility...
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This is the must-have book for a must-know field. Today, general security knowledge is mandatory, and, if you who need to understand the fundamentals, Computer Security Basics 2nd Edition is the book to consult.
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Covering roles and duties of a game tester, this in-depth text reveals how to apply software test engineer methodologies to the game industry. You'll learn how to quickly produce useful test documents, capture important data, and analyze measurements.
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Maximum Wireless Security is a practical handbook that reveals the techniques and tools crackers use to break into wireless networks, and that details the steps network administrators need to take to secure their systems.
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David Marr's theory was a pioneering step towards understanding visual perception. In his view human vision was based on a complete surface reconstruction of the environment that was then used to address visual subtasks. This approach was proven to be insufficient by neuro-biologists and complementary ideas from statistical...
With the introduction of Visual Basic .NET, VB transcends its traditional second-class status to become a full-fledged citizen of the object-oriented programming, letting you access the full power of the Windows platform for the first time. Written bythe author of the best-selling...
