Utilizing Information Technology Systems Across Disciplines: Advancements in the Application of Computer Science

Product Description With continual computer advances in the information technology age, information systems have become an integral part of many disciplines. Business, medicine, geography, aviation, forensics, agriculture, even traffic lights all have one thing in common - computers. Utilizing Information Technology Systems Across Disciplines: Advancements in the Application of Computer Science provides original material concerned with all aspects of information resources management, managerial and organizational applications, as well as implications of information technology. An advanced reference work in its field, this book is instrumental in the improvement and development of the theory and practice of information resources management, appealing to both practicing managers and academicians. download

Managing the Test People

Product Description Managing the Test People was written for managers, leads, and people who may soon find themselves in a technical leadership position. It focuses on some of the unique problems in the software quality assurance profession, yet the bulk of the book is applicable to any technical management job. It provides practical advice for the novice and affirmation for the expert. It contains real world stories illustrating the concepts discussed in the text. This book is written from a practitioner’s viewpoint. The author has been in software management for over 20 years, working in a variety of companies, and has always been struck by the lack of practical, real world advice found only in general management books. Yes, all those methods should theoretically work, until you add in the politics of the environment, the technical work that must be done and, of course, those pesky people who seem intent on fouling up your plans. Managing the Test People is real - it’s about the real world where there are real problems and real people, and it provides viable solutions that can actually be implemented. download

Hacking Movable Type (ExtremeTech)

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Movable Type, that amazingly powerful personal publishing application, is the superhero of the Internet age. But when you push, poke, stretch, and otherwise coax it into producing even more, the possibilities for your Web content are simply superlative. Roll up your sleeves and get moving-here’s the first book to tell you how.

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Information Systems Foundations: Constructing and Criticising

The focus of this volume is the foundations of Information Systems as an academic discipline. The particular emphasis was on the adequacy and completeness of theoretical underpinnings and the research methods employed. At the same time the practical nature of the applications and phenomena with which the discipline deals were kept firmly in view.

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Data Structures and Algorithms: Annotated Reference with Examples

This book provides implementations of common and uncommon algorithms in pseudocode which is language independent and provides for easy porting to most imperative programming languages. We assume that the reader is familiar with the following: (1) Big Oh notation; (2) An imperative programming language; (3) Object oriented concepts.

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UMTS Networks and Beyond

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An all-encompassing coverage on UMTS Networks including an in-depth discussion of current work on UMTS evolution and 4G .

UMTS Networks and Beyond offers a comprehensive introduction to the networking aspects of UMTS and the networks coming after UMTS. The book is unique in that it systematically compares how a particular problem, e.g. obtaining connectivity, is solved in UMTS and how the same problem is solved in a Computer Network such as the Internet. It also highlights why the respective solutions are so different.

The first part of the book provides a detailed technical discussion of UMTS, including original vision, architecture, protocol stacks and overall functionality. It places UMTS in the context of its evolution of from GSM and its convergence with Computer Networks. The second part of the book discusses today’s vision of 4G, and introduces upcoming networking technologies. Emphasis is on LTE / SAE as successor of UMTS; UMB, WiMAX and NGN are also discussed. The book gives an overview of what these technologies are likely to offer, of their architectures, protocols and functionality. It also discusses their differences and similarities, and whether they will qualify as 4G.

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• Provides readers, particularly those with a background in IP-based networks, with a technical understanding of what UMTS does, how it works and how it is likely to evolve
• Explains the differences in design between UMTS Networks and Computer Networks and discusses how these design divergences can be reconciled in the future
• Shows how economic considerations shape the design of UMTS
• Motivates why particular design choices are made in UMTS
• Gives an in-depth introduction to LTE / SAE
• Provides a detailed picture of the state of the art in 4G
• Illustrates the theory with numerous tables and figures

This comprehensive textbook is essential reading for advanced students and lecturers in communications systems and networking. It is also of interest to engineers and researchers in the field of UMTS and communications systems.

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