ITM 100 Chapter 7: CHAPTER 7!

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Information Technology Management
• Course: ITM 100
• Professor: Bob Hudyma

Document Summary

Telephone networks and computer networks converging into single digital network using internet standards. More than 90% of canadian internet users have broadband access. Voice, & data communication are increasingly taking place over broadband wireless platforms. A server computer is a computer on a network that performs important network functions for client computers, such as serving up web pages, storing data, and storing the network operating system. Is a circuit board or card that is installed in a computer so that it can be connected to a network. Routes and manages communications on the network and coordinates network resources. Hubs: very simple devices that connect network components, sending a packet of data to all other connected devices. Switches: has more intelligence than a hub and can filter and forward data to a specified destination on the network. Routers: a communications processor used to route packets of data through different networks, ensuring that the data sent gets to the right address.