1 | The conference proceedings "R and D for the NII: Technical Challenges" obtainable from EDUCOM (nii-forum@educom.com) is one useful general resource. It would be important to collect other useful general and specialized reference books for either teachers and/or students. There are currently 10 modules listed below. |
2 | 1) The Internet and Specialized Testbeds as Prototypes of the GII (Global Information Infrastructure) |
3 | 2) Physical Network |
4 | 3) The Consumer Multimedia Enterprise: Multimedia Videogames, PC's, Settop boxes, and Workstations |
5 | 4) Digital Media: Audio, Video, Graphics and Images |
6 | 5) User, Application and Service Interfaces |
7 | 6) Client and Server High Performance Multimedia Computer Requirements and Architecture |
8 | 7) Base Software and Systems Architecture of the GII |
9 | 8) Pervasive and Niche Applications for the GII |
10 | 9) Generic Services and Middleware on the GII |
11 | 10) The Emerging GII Enterprise in Industry, Academia and Society |