COMMERCE 2KA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Local Area Network, Ipv6, Digital Subscriber Line
1 Apr 2017
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Chapter 7: telecommunications, the internet, and wireless technology. Historically there have been two types of networks: telephone networks and computer networks. Telephone networks enabled voice transmission around the world. Computer networks were built to transmit data between computers in different locations all across the world. Due to deregulation of telecommunication networks and tech innovation the two networks are now converging into a single digital network that is fater, more portable, and less expensive. 90% of canadians have access to high speed broadband internet. To connect two or more computers together you need a network, the network has a number of transmission components. The major hardware/software used in a simple network include: a client computer, a dedicated server computer, network interfaces, a connection medium, network operating system software, and either a hub or a switch. Each computer will have a network interface to link the computer to the network. The connection medium can be telephone wires, coaxial cable, radio signal, wifi.
