Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals -

Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals

Buch | Softcover
344 Seiten
2010 | 12th New edition
Focal Press (Verlag)
978-0-240-81475-9 (ISBN)
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New communication technologies are being introduced at an astonishing rate. Making sense of these technologies is increasingly difficult. This book covers the developments, trends, and issues in communication technology. It features the fundamental framework along with the history and background of communication technologies.
New communication technologies are 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. Featuring the fundamental framework along with the history and background of communication technologies, Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals, 12th edition helps you stay ahead of these ever-changing and emerging technologies.


As always, every chapter has been completely updated to reflect the latest developments and market statistics, and now covers digital signage, cinema technologies, social networking, and telepresence, in addition to the dozens of technologies explored in the previous edition. The book also features industry structure and regulation, history, and theory along with full coverage of the latest technologies!


The book's companion website (http://commtechupdate.com) offers updated information submitted by chapter authors and offers links to other Internet resources.

Dr. August E. ("Augie") Grant is a technology futurist who specializes in research on new media technologies and consumer behavior. Jennifer H. Meadows is Associate Professor in the Media Arts Option of the Department of Communication Design at California State University, Chico. She earned her M.A.in Radio, Television and Motion Pictures at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin. Her teaching and research integrate practical and theoretical concerns related to television production, the relationships between media and users, and changing media behavior in the new media marketplace. In addition to her teaching and research, she is Executive Producer for Milk Crate Productions and is a consultant to media organizations.

Section I Introduction


Umbrella Perspective on Communication Technologies; Historical Perspectives on Communication Technology; Understanding Communication Technologies; The Structure of Communication Industries; Regulation and Communication Technologies


Section II Electronic Mass Media


Digital Television; Multichannel Television Services; IPTV; Interactive Television; Radio Broadcasting; Digital Signage


Section III Computers & Consumer Electronics


Personal Computers; Video Games; Virtual & Augmented Reality; Home Video; Digital Audio; Digital Photography; Cinema Technologies


Section IV Networking Technologies


Telephony; the Internet & the World Wide Web; Social Networks and UCG; Broadband & Personal Networks; Telepresence


Section V Conclusions


Topical chapter; Conclusions

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.7.2010
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 219 x 276 mm
Gewicht 839 g
Themenwelt Technik Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
Technik Nachrichtentechnik
ISBN-10 0-240-81475-4 / 0240814754
ISBN-13 978-0-240-81475-9 / 9780240814759
Zustand Neuware
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