Book details of 'Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms'

Title	Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms
Author(s)	Mitchell Shnier
ISBN	1565921585
Language	English
Publisher	O'Reilly & Associates

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Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
Given the title, it is difficult to say what could *not* be included in this book. And, given the size of other, similar dictionaries, and the comparative length of the entries, something must be. It is, though, very difficult to say what might be. Most of the information and terms are here, although they might be hard to find. Hamming code, for example, doesn't have a listing, although it is mentioned under the entry for ECC (error correcting code). On the other hand, I didn't find any mention of viruses at all. The material is quite detailed, with some entries covering eight pages or more. There is a good level of technical detail. The definitions and explanations are reliable (although I did wonder why a fellow Canadian had never heard of a British Naval Connector, and Kermit was named for a Muppet calendar, not because it was "easy to work with and fun"). The text is easy to read, and well leavened with humour, such as the entries for RTFM and G.723. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996
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