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CH - 9 (Communications and Networks)
CH - 9 (Communications and Networks)
CH - 9 (Communications and Networks)
Communications
and Networks
Chapter 9 Objectives
Discuss
Discussthe
thecomponents
componentsrequired
requiredfor
for
successful
successfulcommunications
communications Explain
Explainthe
thepurpose
purposeof
of
communications
communicationssoftware
software
Identify
Identifyvarious
varioussending
sending
and receiving devices
and receiving devices Describe
Describevarious
varioustypes
typesof
oflines
linesfor
for
communications
communicationsover
overthe
thetelephone
telephonenetwork
network
Describe
Describeuses
usesof
ofcomputer
computercommunications
communications
Describe
Describecommonly
commonlyused
used
communications
communicationsdevices
devices
List
Listadvantages
advantagesof
ofusing
usingaanetwork
network
Discuss
Discussdifferent
differentways
waysto
toset
setup
up
aahome
homenetwork
network
Differentiate
Differentiateamong
amongclient/server,
client/server,
peer-to-peer,
peer-to-peer,and
andP2P
P2Pnetworks
networks Identify
Identifyvarious
variousphysical
physicaland
andwireless
wireless
transmission
transmissionmedia
media
Describe
Describethe
thevarious
variousnetwork
network
communications
communicationstechnologies
technologies
Next
Communications
What are computer communications?
Process in which two or more computers or devices transfer data,
instructions, and information
notebook Web-enabled
smart
computers servers PDAs
phones
GPS
receivers
desktop
computers
mainframe
computers
set-top boxes
Tablet PCs
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Communications
What is needed for successful communications?
Communications Receiving
device — connects device — accepts
the communications transmission of data,
channel to the instructions, or
receiving device information
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Uses of Computer Communications
What are some uses of communications technology?
Instant
Messaging Chat Rooms Newsgroups FTP
Fax Machine
Web Video
or Computer
Folders Conferencing
Fax/Modem
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Uses of Computer Communications
What are Internet telephony and Internet printing?
Internet telephony
enables you to talk
to other people over
the Internet Internet printing
Sometimes called allows you to print
Voice over IP
to network printer
from anywhere in
the world
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Uses of Computer Communications
What are Web services?
Software that enables
programmers to create
applications that
communicate with other
remote computers
Step 1.
GPS satellites orbit Step 2.
Earth. Every A GPS receiver
thousandth of a (such as in a car,
second, each satellite a PDA, a watch,
sends a signal that a handheld
indicates its current device, or a
position to the GPS collar)
server. determines its
location on Earth
by analyzing at
least 3 separate
Click to view video satellite signals
from the 24
satellites in orbit.
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Communications Software
What is communications software?
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Communications Software
What is an example of communications software?
Configures home or office network and connects devices to existing network
Step 1. After you start Step 2. Enter the name of your Internet service provider.
the New Connection
Wizard and select
Connect to the Internet
and Set up my connection
manually in the dialog
boxes, click Connect
using a dial-up modem.
Step 3. Enter your Internet service provider’s
telephone number.
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Communications Devices
What is a dial-up modem?
Converts digital signals to analog signals and vice versa
Notebook computers often use PC Card modem
Communications
Communications devices
devices that
that send
send and
and
receive
receive digital
digital ISDN
ISDN and
and DSL
DSL signals
signals
Usually
Usually external
external devices
devices in
in which
which one
one
end
end connects
connects to
to aa telephone
telephone line
line and
and the
the other
other
end
end connects
connects toto aa port
port on
on the
the system
system unit
unit
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Communications Devices
What is a cable modem?
Sends and
receives data
over cable
television
network
Much faster than
dial-up modem
or ISDN
Sometimes called
a broadband
modem
Sometimes called
network interface
card (NIC)
Transmission media
are materials capable of
carrying one or more
signals Bandwidth is amount of
data that can travel
over channel
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Communications Channel
How is a request sent over the Internet using a
communications channel?
Step 1. The sending device
requests information using either
a physical transmission media
or a wireless transmission media.
Communications
Communicationsterminology
terminology
and
andapplications
applications
Various
Variouscommunications
communications
devices,
devices,media,
media,and
andprocedures
procedures
How
Howto
tojoin
joincomputers
computersinto
intoaanetwork
network
Chapter 9 Complete