Telecommunications And Networks
Lecture 6
Telecommunications And Networks
Learning Objectives
Understand the concept of a network.
Apply Metcalfe’s law in understanding the value of a network.
Identify major developments and trends in the industries, technologies, and business applications of telecommunications and
Internet technologies.
Provide examples of the business value of Internet, intranet, and extranet applications.
Learning Objectives
Identify the basic components, functions, and types of telecommunications networks used in business. Explain the functions of major components of telecommunications network hardware, software, media, and services.
Explain the concept of client/server networking.
Understand the two forms of peer-to-peer networking.
Learning Objectives
Explain the difference between digital and analog signals. Identify the various transmission media and topologies used in telecommunications networks.
Understand the fundamentals of wireless network technologies. Explain the concepts behind TCP/IP.
Understand the seven layers of the OSI network model.
Reference
Introduction To Information Systems, 16th Edition,
Marakas & O’Brien, The McGraw-Hill Company, Inc.
The Networked Enterprise
Networking The Organization
Telecommunications and network technologies are internetworking and revolutionizing business and society. The Internet, the Web, and intranets and extranets are networking business process and employees together; and connecting them to their customers, suppliers, and other business stakeholders.
Companies and workgroups can thus collaborate more compete successfully in a fast-changing global economy. The Concept Of A Network
The term network means an interconnected or interrelated chain, group, or system.
Examples of networks: a chain of hotels, the road system, the railroad system, the members of an organization, and computer networks, and so on.
The concept of networks can be expressed as a
Telecommunications And Networks
Learning Objectives
Understand the concept of a network.
Apply Metcalfe’s law in understanding the value of a network.
Identify major developments and trends in the industries, technologies, and business applications of telecommunications and
Internet technologies.
Provide examples of the business value of Internet, intranet, and extranet applications.
Learning Objectives
Identify the basic components, functions, and types of telecommunications networks used in business. Explain the functions of major components of telecommunications network hardware, software, media, and services.
Explain the concept of client/server networking.
Understand the two forms of peer-to-peer networking.
Learning Objectives
Explain the difference between digital and analog signals. Identify the various transmission media and topologies used in telecommunications networks.
Understand the fundamentals of wireless network technologies. Explain the concepts behind TCP/IP.
Understand the seven layers of the OSI network model.
Reference
Introduction To Information Systems, 16th Edition,
Marakas & O’Brien, The McGraw-Hill Company, Inc.
The Networked Enterprise
Networking The Organization
Telecommunications and network technologies are internetworking and revolutionizing business and society. The Internet, the Web, and intranets and extranets are networking business process and employees together; and connecting them to their customers, suppliers, and other business stakeholders.
Companies and workgroups can thus collaborate more compete successfully in a fast-changing global economy. The Concept Of A Network
The term network means an interconnected or interrelated chain, group, or system.
Examples of networks: a chain of hotels, the road system, the railroad system, the members of an organization, and computer networks, and so on.
The concept of networks can be expressed as a