Business Data Communications &<br>IT Infrastructures

Business Data Communications &
IT Infrastructures

Edition 3.0 | Copyright 2021 | Publication Date: November 2020

Manish Agrawal, University of South Florida
Clinton Daniel, University of South Florida

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Overview


Data communication and IT Information exchange is becoming an increasingly important part of people's lives fueling growth in data communications and IT infrastructure. Business Data Communications & IT Infrastructures focuses on a core set of technologies and why they have been designed to work the way they do providing students the skills they will need within the first five years of their careers and the insight they will need to continue to advance their knowledge throughout their careers. This version features a custom virtual machine laboratory that facilitates flexibility in the delivery of the course in either an in-person, online, or hybrid format.

Features


Problem-first approach
In developing this textbook, we thought through the essential tasks that students will be expected to perform when they enter the technology workforce. Your students will start with the basics and build up the core set of data communications and IT infrastructure knowledge and skills needed to accomplish these tasks competently.

Hands-on exercises
Students cement their understanding with hands-on exercises in every chapter.

Focus on the "why" regarding core technologies.
Understanding why technologies work the way they do helps students retain knowledge and creatively apply concepts with the larger goal of efficient and effective resource utilization. The focus on "why" serves as a unifying theme for the textbook. To enhance this goal, analogies are regularly employed to further an overarching understanding of concepts and their inter-relationships. To further this goal, a critical thinking exercise accompanies each chapter.

Explore business use cases
Students explore the business use for the technologies in a detailed case at the end of each chapter. Additionally, a threaded enterprise IT infrastructure design case runs throughout the book integrating insights across chapters.



New in Edition 3.0


Online delivery compatible
New features, particularly the VM lab and videos, support online and hybrid delivery as well as provide expanded options for in-person classes. 

Custom VM lab
Students experience enhanced motivation and knowledge retention by practicing relevant skills. For this edition, the exercises have been completely revised. Click here to view a demo

Lecture videos
Author videos provide an overview of each chapter's key concepts. They are suitable for inclusion in a learning management system. 

DevOps
New chapter introduces the impact of the emerging relationship between developers and IT administrators to speed up application deployment.

Up-to-date coverage
Cover new concepts of increasing importance including IoT, smart cities, networks for autonomous vehicles, MultiPath TCP (MTCP), RFID, and more. Facts and examples have been updated throughout the book to maintain relevance.

Testimonials




"I like just about everything! The students love it too. I have used the book multiple times and it works well."
-- Dr. Amrit Tiwana, University of Georgia


"It is logically organized and allows the students to build on their knowledge from chapter to chapter. The hands-on exercises, for the most part, allow the students to practice what they have learned to reinforce the concepts."
-- Dr. Mark Stone, University of Massachusetts Boston


"The sections on the OSI and TCP/IP models are my favorite part of the book. The explanations are accessible and lots of analogies are given to help the new student relate to them."
-- Professor Roger Zimmerman, Portland Community College


"The book is well written for people who aren't interested in the purely technical side of things (like passing a certification exam). The stories/histories/anecdotes about the topics make them relatable and interesting."
--Professor Degan Kettles, Brigham Young University


"The book's level of detail is perfect as an introductory text, and its use of Cisco terminology prepares students for advanced courses. I especially like its structural approach to start at the physical layer and move upwards which allows students to fully learn simple networks before moving into internetworks."
--Professor Andrew Tokash, Marist College


Table of Contents


Detailed Table of Contents PDF

Chapter 0: Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Physical Layer
Chapter 3: Data-link Layer
Chapter 4: Network Layer
Chapter 5: Transport Layer
Chapter 6: Application Layer
Chapter 7: Support Services
Chapter 8: Routing
Chapter 9: Subnetting
Chapter 10: Wide-Area Networks
Chapter 11: Network Security
Chapter 12: Computing Infrastructures
Chapter 13: DevOps
Chapter 14: Managerial Issues

Supplementary Chapter 15: Wireless
Supplementary Chapter 16: Phone Networks
Supplementary Chapter 17: Services Delivery

Appendix A: VM Setup
Appendix B: Networking Careers
Glossary

About the Authors


Manish Agrawal is the chair of the Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department at the University of South Florida, Muma College of Business. He teaches business data communications, information assurance, and applications development. He has been the recipient of the USF university-wide award for teaching excellence. Dr. Agrawal is an expert in cybersecurity, social media analytics, software quality, offshoring and outsourcing. His research and teaching have been funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum and Sun Microsystems. His extensive research has been published in numerous academic journals, including Management Science, MIS Quarterly, the INFORMS Journal on Computing, the Journal of Management Information Systems, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Decision Support Systems and the Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce.

Manish Agrawal

Clinton Daniel is an Instructor in the Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department in the Muma College of Business at University of South Florida. He teaches courses in Business Data Communications, Business Intelligence, and Systems Analysis & Design and a variety of special topic boot camps. He is also a Partner with SunCoast Technology Consulting. Previously, Dr. Daniel was with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs where he managed a data warehouse and developed business intelligence solutions. He served in the U.S. Army as a combat medic and physical therapist. 

Clinton Daniel

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Video Chapter Introductions

Chapter 1:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/avhnnWRs_9o


Chapter 2:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/q9lvHMB7jR4


Chapter 3:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/XR4Al6WTZCQ


Chapter 4:
 Full Video: https://youtu.be/LShA4rvjOGs


Chapter 5:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/QVrlSNVZmm8


Chapter 6:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/bjm2goAJNCs


Chapter 7:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/Fti2Dgl7SIg


Chapter 8:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/9jphCzJorJE


Chapter 9:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/pS3HlY8onZU


Chapter 10:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/V-oGc9ICoa0


Chapter 11:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/irnZZJPrSdc


Chapter 12:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/3LdkebyhIwM


Chapter 13:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/fih3aGRy3jE


Chapter 14:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/qOuUHDqOH4o


Chapter 15:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/yRG5RGB41hg


Chapter 16:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/9n0mzeY1UdI


Chapter 17:
Full Video: https://youtu.be/ZfyQfZcHWpg

 

Student Slides

CLICK HERE for student slides for all chapters.

 

Companion Website

CLICK HERE to visit the author's companion website to find additional readings and activities for each chapter 

 

List of Figures

CLICK HERE for a complete list of figures with page numbers from the text.

 

Supplementary Chapters

  • Business Data Communications & IT Infrastructures, Edition 3.0 contains 14 chapters plus 3 Supplementary Chapters (15, 16, and 17).
  • The eTextbook includes Chapter 1-14 AND the three Supplementary Chapters.
  • The paperback includes Chapters 1-14.
  • Students who buy paperbacks may freely download the three Supplementary Chapters HERE.
 

 

Previous Editions


Business Data Communications &<br>IT Infrastructures

Business Data Communications &
IT Infrastructures

Manish Agrawal, University of South Florida
Rekha Sharma, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Edition 2.0
Copyright 2017
Publication date: July 01, 2016

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