Data and Computer Communications
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Data and Computer Communications is a widely used textbook by William Stallings that provides a comprehensive introduction to data communications, networking, and computer communication protocols.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Data and Computer Communications canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8672984 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Data and Computer Communications Context triple: [William Stallings, notableWork, Data and Computer Communications]
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A.
Computer Communication Review
Computer Communication Review is a leading academic journal and newsletter of the ACM SIGCOMM community, publishing research and commentary on computer networking and data communication.
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B.
Computer Networks
Computer Networks is a widely used textbook that provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles, architectures, and protocols underlying modern computer networking.
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C.
The Computer as a Communication Device
"The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
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D.
Requirements for Internet Hosts – Communication Layers
"Requirements for Internet Hosts – Communication Layers" is an IETF standards document (RFC 1122) that specifies the protocol and behavior requirements for Internet host communication across the network, transport, and related layers.
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E.
Data Archiving and Networked Services
Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) is a Dutch national institute that preserves, curates, and provides access to research data to support long-term reuse and open science.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Data and Computer Communications Target entity description: Data and Computer Communications is a widely used textbook by William Stallings that provides a comprehensive introduction to data communications, networking, and computer communication protocols.
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A.
Computer Communication Review
Computer Communication Review is a leading academic journal and newsletter of the ACM SIGCOMM community, publishing research and commentary on computer networking and data communication.
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B.
Computer Networks
Computer Networks is a widely used textbook that provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles, architectures, and protocols underlying modern computer networking.
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C.
The Computer as a Communication Device
"The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
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D.
Requirements for Internet Hosts – Communication Layers
"Requirements for Internet Hosts – Communication Layers" is an IETF standards document (RFC 1122) that specifies the protocol and behavior requirements for Internet host communication across the network, transport, and related layers.
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E.
Data Archiving and Networked Services
Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) is a Dutch national institute that preserves, curates, and provides access to research data to support long-term reuse and open science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer science book
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non-fiction book ⓘ textbook ⓘ |
| author | William Stallings ⓘ |
| authorOfPreface | William Stallings ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| educationalUse |
graduate courses
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professional reference ⓘ undergraduate courses ⓘ |
| field |
computer communications
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computer networking ⓘ data communications ⓘ |
| focus |
principles of data and computer communications
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standards and protocols ⓘ |
| genre | technical textbook ⓘ |
| hasCompanionWebsite | yes ⓘ |
| hasEdition | multiple editions ⓘ |
| includes |
case studies
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illustrations and diagrams ⓘ problems and exercises ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
instructors
ⓘ
networking professionals ⓘ students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
digital
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive coverage of networking fundamentals
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use in university networking curricula ⓘ |
| publisher |
Pearson
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Prentice Hall ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Computer Organization and Architecture
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Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles ⓘ |
| structure | divided into parts covering fundamentals, data communications, and networking ⓘ |
| topic |
application layer protocols
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computer networks ⓘ congestion control ⓘ data link control ⓘ data transmission ⓘ error detection and correction ⓘ internet architecture ⓘ local area networks ⓘ multiplexing ⓘ network protocols ⓘ network security fundamentals ⓘ routing algorithms ⓘ transport layer protocols ⓘ wide area networks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Data and Computer Communications Description of subject: Data and Computer Communications is a widely used textbook by William Stallings that provides a comprehensive introduction to data communications, networking, and computer communication protocols.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.