Computer Network Multimedia Technology and Applications

Author: Zhang Hong et al.
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book is written to meet the current needs of rapidly developing network-based multimedia technology. It primarily introduces the technology, principles, and applications of computers, multimedia, and network communication, as well as their relationships. The book is divided into 11 chapters, focusing on topics such as the fundamentals of computer network multimedia technology, multimedia information processing and compression techniques, the demands of multimedia information on networks, multimedia network environments, multimedia network protocols, methods of transmitting network multimedia information, virtual network technology, the World Wide Web (WWW), computer network multimedia applications and related standards, the organization and management of multimedia documents and data, and multimedia data warehouses, along with their respective applications. The content of the book is up-to-date, covering both theoretical and new technologies in multimedia and networking, as well as processing techniques and practical application examples. To reinforce and strengthen the knowledge acquired, each chapter is accompanied by exercises. This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate students majoring in computer science, automation, and related fields, as well as a reference for computer and network multimedia developers.