ITM 100 Chapter 7: Chp 7 notes

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Information Technology Management
• Course: ITM 100
• Professor: Jim Tam

Document Summary

Networks in large companies: lan= local area networks, to connect the lan"s large firms use corporate wide networking infrastructure, they connect telephones, corporate data network"s, internet, wireless internet, and cellphones. The clients are linked to one another through a network that is controlled by a network server computer. The server sets the rules of communication for the network and provides every client with an address so others can find it on the network: packet switching: method of slicing digital messages into parcels called. Protocol: set of rules and procedures governing transmission of information between two points in a network. Connectivity: ability of computers and computer-based devices to communicate and share information. Tcp: transmission control protocol: which handles the movement of data between computers: establishes connection, sequences the transfer of packets, and acknowledges the packets sent. Ip: internet protocol: is responsible for the delivery of packets and includes the disassembling and reassembling of packets during transmission.