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How Wireless Works (2nd Edition)

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Binding : Paperback
DeweyDecimalNumber : 621.384
EAN : 9780789733443
Edition : 2
ISBN : 0789733447
Label : Que
Manufacturer : Que
NumberOfPages : 272
ProductTypeName : ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate : 2005-11-03
Publisher : Que
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Customer Reviews

Rating:
Summary: Great illustration of the basics
Comment: A previous reviewer wrote "takes one concept and manages to fill an entire book" as being a negative. The author makes it clear up front that all these technologies use the same basic concept - attaching data to a wave and sending it - so what do you expect?? I'm a wireless engineer and thoroughly enjoyed how the author laid out each technology in a step-by-step fashion, complete with full color illustrations and interesting side notes. I originally picked this book up at the library, but decided I needed my own for quick and enjoyable reference.
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Summary: Weak book
Comment: I generally like this series, but this one is weak. Takes one idea and manages to fill up an entire book.
Rating:
Summary: Good book for beginners
Comment: This book fulfills its role as the very first book one may wish to read if he/she knows nothing at all about wireless technology and wants a broad overview of the subject. The colorful pictures and brief text descriptions makes the book accessible to newbies. The reader is then prepared to move into more advanced books on this interesting subject.
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Summary: misleading content coverage, misleading title
Comment: CAUTION: DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ANY KIND OF IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF WIRELESS BASICS.
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Summary: Great book!
Comment: If you want to know how any kind of wireless technology works, this is the book for you. Whether it's wireless networks, wireless Internet access, cell phones, WAP, pagers, WSDL...it's all here. The introductory material is great for anyone wanting to understand concepts like how data and information can be sent wireless, how the electromagnetic spectrum works, etc. And even the more complicated material is easy to follow --- the illustrations are clear and are great for explaining wireless concepts. Anyone interested in wireless technology should get this book.