TY - DATA AU - Forouzan TI - Computer Networks SN - 9781259001567 N2 - Overview: This new networking text follows a top-down approach. The presentation begins with an explanation of the application layer, which makes it easier for students to understand how network devices work, and then moves on to discuss the other layers, ending with the physical layer. Salient Features: This book approaches how application-layer protocols exchange messages before learning how these messages are actually broken into bits and signals and physically carried through the internet More than 700 figures in the text provide a visual and intuitive opportunity for understanding the subject UR - http://mcgrawhilleducation.pdn.ipublishcentral.com/product/computer-networks50002536 ER -