INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

Telecommunication & Computer Networks

Lecture 8
 TOPICS to be COVERED
8.1 Telecommunication and Data Communication

8.2 Networks and its Types

8.3 Benefits of a Networks

1.4 Communication Medium

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[Book By :Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow 15th International Edition, Deborah
Morley and Charles S. Parker.]
 UNIT 8.1

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[Book By :Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow 15th International Edition, Deborah
Morley and Charles S. Parker.]
 Telecommunication and Data Communication

• The term telecommunication mean communication

at a distance.

• Data communication are the exchange of data

between two devices via some form of transmission
medium such as a wire cable.

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[Book By :Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow 15th International Edition, Deborah
Morley and Charles S. Parker.]
 UNIT 8.2

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[Book By :Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow 15th International Edition, Deborah
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 What is a Network?
• A Network is simply two or more computers that are
linked together.

• The most common types of networks are:

• Local Area Networks (LAN’s).
• Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN’s).
• Wide Area Networks (WAN’s).

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[Book By :Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow 15th International Edition, Deborah
Morley and Charles S. Parker.]
 Types of Network

• Local Area Networks (LAN) – connects computers

and devices in a limited geographical area.

• Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN) – a

communications network converging a city or a
suburb.

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[Book By :Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow 15th International Edition, Deborah
Morley and Charles S. Parker.]
 Types of Network
• Wide Area Networks (WAN) – a communications
network that cover a wide geographical area, such
as a country or the world.

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[Book By :Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow 15th International Edition, Deborah
Morley and Charles S. Parker.]
 UNIT 8.3

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[Book By :Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow 15th International Edition, Deborah
Morley and Charles S. Parker.]
 Benefits of a Networks
• Information Sharing:
– Authorized users can use other computers on the net-
work to access and share information and data.
– This could include special group projects, databases, etc.

• Hardware Sharing:
– One device connected to a network, such as a printer or
scanner, can be shared by many users.

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[Book By :Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow 15th International Edition, Deborah
Morley and Charles S. Parker.]
 Benefits of a Networks
• Software Sharing:
– Instead of purchasing and installing a software program
on each computer, it can be installed on the server.
– All of the users can then access the program from a
single location.

• Collaborative Environment:
– Users can work together on group projects by combining
the power and capabilities of diverse equipment.

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[Book By :Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow 15th International Edition, Deborah
Morley and Charles S. Parker.]
 UNIT 8.4

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[Book By :Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow 15th International Edition, Deborah
Morley and Charles S. Parker.]
 Communication Medium

• Communication Channel:
– To transfer data from one computer to another requires
some type of link through which the data can be
transmitted. This link is knows as the communication
channel.
– To send data through the channel requires some type of
transmission media, which may be either physical or
wireless.

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[Book By :Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow 15th International Edition, Deborah
Morley and Charles S. Parker.]
 Wired Communications Channels

• Twisted–Pair Cable:
– Consist of two independently insulated wires twisted
around each other.
– Least expensive type of cable.
– The kind that is used in many telephone systems.

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[Book By :Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow 15th International Edition, Deborah
Morley and Charles S. Parker.]
 Wired Communications Channels
• Coaxial Cable:
– Insulated copper wire wrapped in a solid or braided metal
shield, then in an external cover.
– The primary type of cabling used by the cable television
industry.
– It is more expensive then twisted-pair.

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[Book By :Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow 15th International Edition, Deborah
Morley and Charles S. Parker.]
 Wired Communications Channels
• Fiber–Optic Cable:
– Dozens or hundreds of thin stand of glass or plastic that
transmit pulsating beams of light rather then electricity.

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[Book By :Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow 15th International Edition, Deborah
Morley and Charles S. Parker.]
 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

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