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Contact usVisual-DATA Bookstore is an expert for providing books and CD-ROMs for the computer professional. We at Visual-DATA have all publishing to meet your growing need for quick access to the most complete and accurate computer information available. Our books work the way you do. They focus on accomplishing specific tasks.
The listings in our bookstore cover the entire spectrum of computer- related subjects including:
Usually, this section provides information to our customers. You may also check new information in the following newsgroups : hk.comp.pc and hk.comp.mac .
| Language | Pros | Cons | Target Users | Learning Curve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiveX | High speed of native compiled code. | Lacks Java's runtime security and multiplatform portability. | Windows application developers | Easy for experienced Windows software developers. |
| Java | Extensive class libraries; strong intrinsic security; high performance; broad portability. | Security features prevent you from writing to local disk files. | Programmers | Easy for C++ programmers. |
| JavaScript | Easy to embed in HTML pages; easier to learn than Java for novice users. | Lacks Java's full object capabilities, strong data typing, and exception handling; can't write to local disk files. | HTML authors | Easy for VB programmers. |
| VB Script | Easy to embed in HTML pages; benefits from user familiarity with VB; shares BASIC's easily readable syntax. | Lacks Visual Basic's object features; can't use local disk files. | HTML authors; others using VB Script-enabled applications or future "information appliances" | Easy for VB programmers. |
The most updated book listings in Visual-DATA is stored in the compressed file "booklist.exe". You may download it by yourself. Extract the Excel file booklist.xls by typing booklist at a DOS prompt. It is recommended to put the file in a separate directory.
Download booklist.exe (Book listings as at 21 August, 1998.)
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The following information is the description of some selected computer book titles. We shall update it from time to time.
ISBN:0471176117, Publisher:John Wiley & Sons, Author:Cary A. Jardin
This how-to reference shows Java programmers and Webmasters how to add an electronic commerce application to their businesses' Web sites. Divided into two parts, the first section discusses conceptual ideas and deals with legal and procedural issues such as how to work with credit card companies and banks. The second part gives Java programmers the tools and codes necessary for building commerce applications, and provides businesses with a complete virtual store package they can install on a Web site without doing any programming. Includes CD-ROM with... • All the electronic commerce Java applets from the book • CardShield- a fully functional, point and click commercial product, written in Java, that enables users to set up a virtual store and transact credit card purchases, immediately.
Table of Contents:
THE WORLD WIDE WEB. Life on the World Wide Web. Getting on the Net. Selling on the Web. SETTING UP SHOP. Tools of the Trade. Creating CGI and Applet Order Forms. Credit-Card Transactions. CardShield The Complete Commerce Solution. Java Order Entry. Database Front End with JDBC. SECURE COMMERCE WITH JAVA. Java Commerce Tools. Using the CardShield API. Single-Page CGI. Shopping Cart CGI. Applet Commerce Solutions. Emerging Technologies. Appendix. Index.
ISBN:0471153648, Publisher:John Wiley & Sons, Author:Len Silverston ; W. H. Inmon ; Kent Graziano
Proven data models that save companies' time and money developing databases and data warehouses. The Data Model Resource Book provides a common set of data models for specific functions common to most businesses, such as sales, marketing, order processing, budgeting, and accounting. Readers can apply more than one data model to their own company to meet specific data needs. Readers can send out for the CD-ROM, which provides all of the data models contained in the book in electronic form.
Table of Contents:
People and Organizations. Products. Ordering Products. Order Delivery and Invoicing. Work Effort. Accounting and Budgeting. Human Resources. Creating the Data Warehouse Data Model From the Corporate Data Model. A Sample Data Warehouse Data Model. Star Schema Designs for Sales Analysis. Star Schema Designs for Human Resources Analysis. Using These Models in the Real World. Appendices. Index.
ISBN:0471130885, Publisher:John Wiley & Sons, Author:Stephen A. Thomas
The very core of the Internet is about to be transformed with the major revision of TCP/IP. This thorough and timely reference ensures that you don't miss a step. It provides all the detailed technical information you'll need to implement IPng, including coverage of ISDN, ATM, transport protocols and more. You'll also get a vision of future technology that will be made possible by the new protocols such as mobile real-time traffic hosts, public utility applications and interactive television.
Table of Contents:
The Architecture of Networks. Network Technologies. Internet Protocol Version 6. Using ICMP to Coordinate Systems. Datagram Delivery via UDP. Reliable Delivery with TCP. Routing with OSPF. RIP's Simpler Approach to Routing. Routing Between Autonomous Systems Using IDRP. RTP for Real Time Applications. Reserving Resources for Real Time Traffic with RSVP. Domain Name Service. Configuring Hosts Through DHCP. The Future of TCP/IP. Appendices. Index.
The second-hand computer book listing is stored in the compressed file "2nd_hand.exe". You may download it by yourself. Extract the Excel file 2nd_hand.xls by typing 2nd_hand at a DOS prompt. It is recommended to put the file in a separate directory. The service charge for each second-hand book is HKD40. Our exchange rate for US dollar is USD1.00=HKD7.74
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