Full Description
A classic now in its 14th edition, Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals is the single best resource for students and professionals looking to brush up on how these technologies have developed, grown, and converged, as well as what's in store for the future. It begins by developing the communication technology framework-the history, ecosystem, and structure-then delves into each type of technology, including everything from mass media, to computers and consumer electronics, to networking technologies. Each chapter is written by faculty and industry experts who provide snapshots of the state of each individual field, altogether providing a broad overview of the role communication technologies play in our everyday lives.Key features: * Gives students and professionals the latest information in all areas of communication technology * The companion website offers updated information and useful links to related industry resources, and an instructor site provides a sample syllabus and a test bank * This edition features new chapters on automotive telematics, digital health, and telepresence, as well as expanded coverage of tablets/phablets and 4K (ultra high definition television)
Contents
Section I - Fundamentals Chapter 1 The Communication Technology Ecosystem, Grant Chapter 2 The History of Communication Technologies, Brown Chapter 3 Understanding Communication Technologies, Meadows Chapter 4 The Structure of the Communication Industries, Grant Chapter 5 Regulation and Communication Technologies, Berquist Section II - Electronic Mass Media Chapter 6 Digital Television & Video, Seel Chapter 7 Multichannel Television Services, Driscoll & Dupagne Chapter 8 Online Video/IPTV, Wilkinson Chapter 9 Radio Broadcasting, Pitts Chapter 10 Digital Signage, Meadows Chapter 11 Cinema Technologies, Ogden & Sanders Section III - Computers & Consumer Electronics Chapter 12 Personal Computers, Roberts Chapter 13 Mobile Commerce, Lee Chapter 14 E-books, Miller Chapter 15 Video Games, Guillory Chapter 16 Home Video, Dick Chapter 17 Digital Audio, Carlin Chapter 18 Digital Imaging, Sheerin Chapter 19 Digital Health, Campbell Chapter 20 Automotive Telematics, Belafonte Section IV - Networking Technologies Chapter 21 Telephony, Davie Chapter 22 The Internet & the World Wide Web, Bor Chapter 23 Social Networks, Sauerbier Chapter 24 Broadband and Home Networks, Lombardi Section V - Conclusions Chapter 25 Other New Technologies, Meadows et al. Chapter 28 Conclusions...& the Future, Grant
