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TELECOMMUNICATIONS, THE
INTERNET, AND WIRELESS TECH
COM 2KA3:
INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN MGMT
Ch 7.1: Telecommunications & Networking
Computer Network
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_ml5JQatdw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWTJKcg7Pj8
Telecommunications & Networking
Connection medium
Key technologies
TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol
Enables client application programs to access the other layers
and defined the protocols that applications use to exchange data.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCRBa3fTR3A
Communications Networks
Signals: Digital vs. Analog
Ways to communication a message in a network
Analog signal represented by a continuous waveform that passes through a
communications medium and has most often been used for voice communication
Common are telephones handset, the speaker on computers, earphone
Digital signal is a discrete, binary waveform, rather a continuous waveform
Communicate information as strings of 2 discrete states, 1 bits and 0 bits, which are
represented as on-off electrical pulses
Require a modem to convert these digital signals into analog signals that can be sent
over telephone lines, or wireless media that use analog signals
Modem: modulator-demodulator
Cables modems connect your computer to the internet using a cable network
DSL modems connect your computer to the internet using a telephone companys
landline network
Without modems, computers could not communicate with one another using analog
networks
Communications Networks
Types of networks:
Communications Networks
Physical transmission media and speed
Bps = bits per second
Transmission Medium Speed
Twisted pair wire 10 Mbps to 1 Gbps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzA8Q6jz8uE
The Global Internet
What is the Internet?
Worlds largest implementation of client/server computing and
internetworking, linking millions of individual networks all over the
world
Began in early 1970s as a US Department of Defense network to link
scientists and university professors around the world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21eFwbb48sE
Ways to connect
Internet Service Provider (ISP): commercial organization with a
permanent connection to the internet that sells temporary connections to
retail subscribers
Largely replaced by broadband connections
Designated domain
The Global Internet
Types of connections
Broadband
Digital subscriber line (DSL): technologies operate over existing telephone lines to carry
voice, data, and video at transmission rates ranging from 385 Kbps to 40 Mbps
Cable internet connections: provided by cable television vendors use digital cable coaxial lines
T1/T3: international telephone standards for digital communication; leased, dedicated lines
suitable for businesses or government agencies requiring high speed guaranteed service levels
T3 lines: 45 Mbps
The Global Internet
Internet addressing and Architecture
Internet Protocol (IP) address: Every device connected to the Internet must have a unique
address number called an IP address
IP address is a 32-bit number represented by four strings of numbers ranging from 0 to 255
such as 207.46.250.119
Domain Name: English-like name that corresponds to the unique IP address for each
computer connected to the Internet
To access a computer on the internet, users need only specify its domain name
The Global Internet
Internet was not originally designed to handle the transmission of massive quantities of data and
billions of users
World is about to run out of available IP addresses using the old addressing convention
CANARIE:
Canadian equivalent of Internet2
Interconnecting regional networks, universities, and schools to promote an innovation culture
through advanced applications
The Global Internet
Internet services and communication tools
The Global Internet
Its flexible
Web servers
Software for locating and managing Web pages
Server application run on dedicated computers, they can all reside on a single computer in smaller organizations
Most common web server is Apache HTTP Server, which controls 65% of the market
Microsoft internet information services (IIS) is second -15% of shares
Searching for information on the web
No one knowns for sure how many webpages there really are
The Global Internet
Very effective (highest click through rate and the highest ROI)
Adjusting Web site and traffic to improve rankings in search engine results with major search
engines when certain keywords and phrases are put in the search field
Social Search
Effort to provide fewer, more relevant, trustworthy, search result based on a persons network of
social contacts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hAgiIXuNbs
The Global Internet
Semantic Search
Anticipating what users are looking for rather than simply returning millions of links
Goal is to build a search engine that could really understand human language and
behavior
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=200OVIZb1YI
Shopping bots: use intelligent agent software for searching the Internet for
shopping information
The Global Internet
Web 2.0
Fueled the creation of social networks and other online communities where people can interact with one another in
the manner of their choosing
Blogs: web log; a personal web site that contains a series of chronological entries by its author, and links to related web
pages
May include a blogroll (a collection of links to other blogs) and trackbacks (list of entries in other blogs that refer
to a post on the first blog)
Microblogging: used in twitter, that features short posts of 140 characters or less
Really simple syndication or Rich Site Summary: pulls specified content from web sites and feeds it
automatically to users computers
Wikis: visitors can add, delete or modify content on the site; means quick in Hawaiian; have many business uses
Social Networking: enable users to build communities of friends and professional colleagues
The Global Internet
Web 3.0
All digital information can be woven
together into a single meaningful experience
Semantic web
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsNcjya56v8
The Wireless Revolution
Smartphones- the fastest growing category of wireless
Internet access
Cellular Systems
3G networks
4G (Long Term Evolution - LTE) networks
Greater speed than 3G
Provide enough capacity for watching high def. video on smartphones
WiMax
Less well-developed high-speed network standard
Uses Wifi standards but with an extended range of 30 miles
The Wireless Revolution
Wireless computer networks and Internet access
Bluetooth
Popular name for the 802.15 wireless networking standard,
Useful for creating small personal area networks (PANs)
The Wireless Revolution
Wi-Fi & Wireless internet access
802.11 set standards for wireless LANs
High-speed wireless internet service most popular use today for Wi-Fi
Hotspots: consist of one or more access points providing wireless Internet
access in a public place
Wifis security features makes wireless networks open to intruders
Susceptibility to interference from nearby systems operating in same
spectrum
WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access)
Wireless access range up to 50 KM and transmission speed up to 75 mbps
Antennas are powerful enough to beam high-speed internet connection to
rooftop antennas of homes and businesses that are miles away
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQdc5AdJqCg
The Wireless Revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEQJxNDSKAE
The Wireless Revolution
WSN: Wireless Sensor Networks
Networks of hundreds or thousands of interconnected wireless
devices embedded into physical environment to provide
measurements of many points over large spaces
Used to monitor building security, detect hazardous substances in
air, monitor environmental changes, traffic, or military activity
Devices have built-in
processing, storage, and
radio frequency
sensors and antennas