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STUDENT : ALI ALWAHASHI
SN : 3343
Identify and discuss network.1
Topologies
Network topology : is the shape or structure
of a network, including the
arrangement of the communication links and
hardware devices on the network.
The transmission rates, distances between
devices, signal types, and
physical interconnection may differ between
networks, but they may all have
the same topology.
Identify and discuss deferent.2
network types
Network Types :
A network can be classified as personal area, local area, metropolitan, or
wide area network depending on the physical distance between the
nodes on the network and the communications and services it provides.
personal area network (PAN): A network that supports the
interconnection of information technology devices close to one person.
local area network (LAN): A network that connects computer systems
and devices within a small area, such as an office, home, or several
floors in a building.
metropolitan area network (MAN): A network that connects user and
their computers in a geographical area that spans a campus or city.
wide area network (WAN): A network that connects large geographic
regions.
Identify The Types of.3
communication media
Communications Media
The communications media selected for a network depends on the
amount of information to be exchanged, the speed at which data must
be exchanged, the level of concern about data privacy, whether the
users are stationary or mobile, and a variety of business requirements.
Transmission media can be divided into two broad categories guided
(also called wired) transmission media, in which communications signals
are guided along a solid medium, and wireless, in which the
communications signal is broadcast over airwaves as a form of
electromagnetic radiation.
? Define web technology.4
Using the web technology in business include ecommerce
And it provide things like online shopping which can provide your
service to more people so you have no geographical limits and
one of the biggest example is amazon
Define internet and how to.5
access it
Internet
The world’s largest computer network, consisting of thousands of
interconnected networks, all freely exchanging information.
Accessing the Internet
You can connect to the Internet in numerous ways. See Figure 6.11.
Which
access method you choose is determined by the size and capability of
your
organization or system, your budget, and the services available to you.
Discuss deferent web application.6
News
News Web sites from Google, Yahoo!, Digg, provide popular or interesting
stories from a variety of news
sources. In a trend some refer to as social journalism or citizen journalism,
ordinary citizens are more involved in reporting the news than ever before.
Although social journalism provides important news not available elsewhere,
its sources may not be as reliable as mainstream media sources. It is also
sometimes difficult to discern news from opinion.
Education and Training
Today, institutions and organizations at all levels provide online education
and training, which can be accessed via PCs, tablets, and smartphones.
Kahn Academy, for example, provides free online training and learning in
economics, math, banking and money, biology, chemistry, history, and
many other
search engine: A valuable tool that enables you to find information on the Web by
specifying words that are key to a topic of interest, known as keywords
search engine optimization (SEO): A process for driving traffic to a Web site by using
techniques that improve the site’s ranking in search results.
Instant messaging: The online, real-time communication between two or more people who
are connected via the Internet
Web log (blog): A Web site that people and businesses use to share their observations,
experiences, and opinions on a wide range of topics.
podcast: An audio broadcast you can listen to over the Internet
content streaming: A method for transferring large media files over the
Internet so that the data stream of voice and pictures plays more or less continuously as
the file is being downloaded.
Other thing include :
Online Games and Entertainment Shopping Online Travel, Geolocation, and Navigation
Define intranet extranet and cloud computing.7
intranet A network that enables communication,
collaboration, search functions, and information sharing between the members
of an organization’s team using a Web browser.
extranet A network based on Web technologies
that allows selected outsiders, such as business partners and customers, to
access authorized resources of a company’s
intranet.
cloud computing A computing environment
where software and storage are pro
vided
as an Internet service and are accessed
with a Web browser.
: Reference
principles of information systems 13th
