Communication Technology A Survey

by Ulloth, Dana R.

• ISBN13: 9780819183668
• ISBN10: 0819183660
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-02-21
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

This collection of articles reviews some of the latest developments in telecommunications and electronic storage and processing devices, and provides a perspective on telecommunications capabilities currently available. Each section focuses on specific technologies or aspects of the communications environment. ^BSelected Contents: A Little Light, A Bright Promise: Fiber Optics; Teleconferencing: A Rapidly Growing Innovation; Cellular Phones: The Way We Communicate Today; GTE in Cerritos; Cable Television Regulation and Competition; Cable Television: Application and Technology; Communication Satellites; High Definition Television: The Next Generation; Interaction Video Graphics; Desktop: What's in Store for Publishing; Videocassette Recorders; Videodisc; The VCR of the 90s; Compact Discs; CD-ROM: Past and Present on Disc.

Table of Contents

Telecommunications: Expanding the Telephone Network	p. 1
A Little Light, A Bright Promise: Fiber Optics	p. 3
Teleconferencing: A Rapidly Growing Innovation	p. 19
A 150 Year-old Technology Is Changing Communications Today	p. 27
Cellular Phones: The Way We Communicate Today	p. 39
Cellular Phones: Technology	p. 47
Cellular Phones' Rising Popularity	p. 57
GTE in Cerritos	p. 65
Another Network	p. 77
Cable Television Regulation and Competition	p. 79
Cable Television: Application and Technology	p. 91
Transmission and Display Equipment	p. 101
Communication Satellites	p. 103
High Definition Television: The Next Generation	p. 111
Applying the Technologies	p. 123
Interactive Video Graphics	p. 125
Interactive Video: A Learning Tool	p. 137
Social Effects of Interactive Video	p. 145
Desktop: What's in Store for Publishing	p. 153
Desktop History	p. 156
Storage and Retrieval Equipment	p. 159
Videocassette Recorders	p. 161
Videodisc: The VCR of the 90s?	p. 167
Compact Discs	p. 175
CD-ROM: Past and Present on Disc	p. 185
Preservation on CD	p. 186
About the Contributors	p. 197
Index	p. 199
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