ITM 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Network Interface, Computer World, Web Browser

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Information Technology Management
• Course: ITM 102
• Professor: Vikraman

Document Summary

Chapter 7 - telecommunications, the internet, and wireless technology. 7. 1 telecommunications and networking in today"s business world. Networking and communication trend in the past used 2 different types of networks; telephone and computer networks. Voice and data communication as well as internet access are taking place over broadband wireless platforms (mobile devices, pda). Mobile wireless broadband internet access (2. 5g and 3g cellular; fastest growing forms of internet access). Hubs very simple devices that connect network components, sending a packet of data to all other connected devices. Network in large companies: network infrastructure for a large corporation consists of a large number of these small lan linked to other lans and to firm-wide corporate networks. Key digital networking technologies contemporary digital networks and internet are based on 3 key technologies: client/server computing, use of packet switching, development of widely used communication standards for linking unrelated networks and computers.