William Stallings

Short description: American author

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William Stallings is an American author. He has written computer science textbooks on operating systems, computer networks, computer organization, and cryptography.

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 3 Recognition
* 4 Books
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Early life

Stallings earned his B.S. in electrical engineering from University of Notre Dame and his PhD in computer science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]

## Career

He maintains a website titled Computer Science Student Resource. He has authored 17 titles, and counting revised editions, a total of over 40 books on these subjects. He has been a technical contributor, technical manager, and an executive with several high-technology firms. He works as an independent consultant whose clients have included computer and networking manufacturers and customers, software development firms, and leading-edge government research institutions.[2]

## Recognition

He was awarded Computer Science textbook of the year from the Text and Academic Authors Association three times.[3]

## Books

* Computer Organization and Architecture
* Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice
* Data and Computer Communications
* Operating Systems - Internals and Design Principles
* Wireless Communications & Networks
* Computer Security measures: Principles and Practice
* Local and Metropolitan Area Networks
* Network Security Essentials: Applications and Standards
* Business Data Communications - Infrastructure, Networking and Security

## References

1. ↑ "William Stallings | InformIT". https://www.informit.com/authors/bio/668a71dd-f68c-4493-8193-16cc0e379228.
2. ↑ "Biography". http://williamstallings.com/styled-9/.
3. ↑ "William Stallings | InformIT". http://www.informit.com/authors/bio.aspx?a=668A71DD-F68C-4493-8193-16CC0E379228.

## External links

* Williamstallings.com \- Website for the books of William Stallings
* Computer Science Student Resource Site

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