MISM 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Intranet, Extranet, Multiprotocol Label Switching

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Management Information Systems
• Course: MISM 2301
• Professor: John P.Haley

Document Summary

Basic terminology exchanging data or sharing software. Telecommunications: refers to connecting computer systems for the purpose of. Network: a group of things connected to one another. Telecommunications network: computers connected to one another. Networks are made up of nodes and links. Nodes are computer systems for telecommunication networks. Links: the way that the nodes are connected. Computers are connected by a variety of data transmission typologies. 3 levels of processing: more efficient and effective operations, better control, greater innovation and learning. Most obvious way is connecting computers directly using wire cables. Using public communication networks like telephone lines or cable tv network something that can be transmitted along the telephone or cable network from the network into something that the recipient"s computer can understand. Still one of the most popular ways to connect computers. Limits the distance which computers can be connected. Requires a modem to translate the signals coming out of your computer into.