Information technology: general topics Books

This book provides a comprehensive overview for the use of femtocells in smart Internet of Things (IoT) environments. Femtocells will help mobile operators to provide a basis for the next generation of services which are a combination of voice, video,...

This book explains the 3GPP technical specifications for the upcoming 5G Internet of Things (IoT) technology based on latest release which is Release 15. It details the LTE protocol stack of an IoT device, architecture and framework, how they are...

Crowd computing, crowdsourcing, crowd-associated network (CrAN), crowd-assisted sensing are some examples of crowd-based concepts that harness the power of people on the web or connected via web-like infrastructure to do tasks that are often difficult...

SD-WAN is an advanced networking approach that creates hybrid networks to integrate broadband or other network services into the corporate WAN, not only just handling general business workloads and traffic, but also being capable of maintaining the...

Data science has recently gained much attention for a number of reasons, and among them is Big Data. Scientists (from almost all disciplines including physics, chemistry, biology, sociology, among others) and engineers (from all fields including civil,...

Beyond 2020, wireless communication systems will have to support more than 1,000 times the traffic volume of today's systems. This extremely high traffic load is a major issue faced by 5G designers and researchers. This challenge will be met by a...

This book focuses on the most critical technical aspects of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications. It covers the smart city concept and architecture and explains how V2V and V2I fit into it. It describes the wireless...

Delay- and Disruption Tolerant Networks (DTNs) are networks subject to arbitrarily long-lived disruptions in connectivity and therefore cannot guarantee end-to-end connectivity at all times. Consequently DTNs called for novel core networking protocols...

Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled spaces have made revolutionary advances in the utility grid. Among these advances, intelligent and energy-efficient services are gaining considerable interest. The use of the smart grid is increasing day after day around...

Proxmox VE Administration Guide, Version 6.0Proxmox VE is a server platform to run virtual machines and containers. It is based on Debian Linux, and completely open source. For maximum flexibility, we implemented two virtualization technologies -...

В книге представлены результаты по теории классических клеточных автоматов (КА). В настоящее время эти результаты составляют существенную составляющую общей теории КА. В частности, изучались такие проблемы как: проблема неконструируемости конфигураций,...

This book is a compilation of questions and possible solutions in Java and C++ from the Competitive Programming competitions held every year by Faculty of Computer & Mathematical Sciences, UiTM Perlis, Malaysia. It is hoped that the book can help...

There are some types of complex systems that are built like clockwork, with well-defined parts that interact in well-defined ways, so that the action of the whole can be precisely analyzed and anticipated with accuracy and...

What we know about the world and its opportunities limits what we do. If we do not know that there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, we will not follow it. If we do not know that a desert cactus contains water, we...

This is the proceedings of the Sixth Symposium on Empirical Foundations of Information and Software Sciences (EFISS), which was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 19-21, 1988. The purpose of the symposia is to explore...

Semantic Web Services for Web Databases introduces an end-to-end framework for querying Web databases using novel Web service querying techniques. This includes a detailedframework for the query infrastructure for Web databases and services. Case...

Setting the Stage.- Fundamentals.- Why use XML?.- Document Management.- Data-Centric and Multimedia Components.- Metadata.- Data Interchange.- Adopting XML for Large-Scale Information.- Introduction to XHTML.- History of XML.- Extended Backus-Naur Form...

Although it is popularly assumed that the history of computing before the second half of the 20th century was unimportant, in fact the Industrial Revolution was made possible and even sustained by a parallel revolution in computing technology. An...

More than a decade has passed since IBM's Deep Blue computer stunned the world by defeating Garry Kasparov, the world chess champion at that time. Beyond Deep Blue tells the continuing story of the chess engine and its steady improvement. The book...

This book describes the key concepts, principles and implementation options for creating high-assurance cloud computing solutions. The guide starts with a broad technical overview and basic introduction to cloud computing, looking at the overall...

It has been upon the shoulders of giants that the modern world has been forged. This accessible compendium presents an insight into the great minds responsible for the technology which has transformed our lives. Each pioneer is introduced with a brief...

The impact on modern society made by the Internet is immeasurable. Yet some questioned "why anyone would want such a thing" when the idea was first introduced.Part history, part memoir and part cultural study, Network Geeks charts the creation of the...

Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Domestic Photography and Technological Paths.- The Portrait Path (ca. 1830s-1890s).- The Kodak Path (ca.1888-1990s).- The Digital Path (ca.1990).- Digital Photo Adoption.- The Future of Domestic Photography.- Future...

This book presents a guide to navigating the complicated issues of quality and process improvement in enterprise software implementation, and the effect these have on the software development life cycle (SDLC). Offering an integrated approach that...

This book shows how to do systems thinking and translate that thinking into praxis (theory informed practical action). It will be welcomed by those managing or governing in situations of complexity and uncertainty across all domains of professional and...

Telecommunications is a major global industry, and this unique book chronicles the development of this complex technology from the electric telegraph to the Internet in a simple, accessible, and entertaining way. The book opens with the early years of...

The technological marvel that facilitated the Apollo missions to the Moon was the on-board computer. In the 1960s most computers filled an entire room, but the spacecraft's computer was required to be compact and low power...

Supported by expert-level advice of pioneering researchers, this volume provides an accessible introduction to the foundations, applications, and design issues in OFDMA networks. It explores key techniques of effective resource management,...

Organizational Semiotics occupies an important niche in the research community of human communication and information systems. It opens up new ways of understanding the functioning of information and information resources in...

This book focuses on how new pedagogical scenarios, task environments and communication tools within Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) environments can favour collaborative and productive confrontations of ideas,...

The International Workshop on "The Internet Challenge: Technology and Applications" is the fifth in a successful series of workshops that were established by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Technische Universitat Berlin. The...

Optimization methods have been considered in many articles, monographs, and handbooks. However, experts continue to experience difficulties in correctly stating optimization problems in engineering. These troubles typically...

Nonlinear optical phenomena can be exploited in advanced devices for transport, processing, and storage of information. These are needed as the present-day approach - mainly using on electron-based technology - faces the...

Originally, the term "hacker" referred to a programmer who was skilled in computer operating systems and machine code. Today, it refers to anyone who performs hacking activities. Hacking is the act of changing a system's features to attain a...

The Bacteriologist, An Original Comedy, In Five Acts: My Friend Isaac, An Original Comedietta, In One Act (1897) is a collection of two plays written by Daniel K. Ford. The first play, The Bacteriologist, is a comedic tale told over five acts. The story...

Borderless Leadership captures the essence of what success means in today's world, and breaks the code on how to achieve it. Through a fast paced and engaging narrative, it distills decades of global experience into usable insights and necessary guidance...

In the challenging and competitive world of project management, project managers need all the insight they can get. This is collection of essays from key researchers in the field of project management provides practical insight based on the most...

This work represents recent advancement in cloud-based medical imaging. It looks at the integration of AI, Cloud Computing, and medical imaging. Special focus is given to the intricacies of designing cloud-based imaging systems. The book also examines...

Utilising 70 original interviews from rural and urban area Canadian parents, the book provides an overview of research on 'digital parenting' and illuminates the modern parental experience of managing children's access to internet-connected technologies.

Edited by two experts in the fields of business and marketing, Customer Relationship Management in Electronic Markets is designed to help you build Internet relationships that lead to customer retention and long-term loyalty. With this book, you will be...

In March 1997, the Association for Computing Machinery celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the electronic computer. Computers are everywhere: in our cars, our homes, our supermarkets, at the office, and at the local hospital...