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STID1103 Computer Applications in

Management

Topic 13
Communications and Networks

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Objectives Overview

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Objectives Overview

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Communications

Computer communications describes


a process in which two or more
computers or devices transfer data,
instructions, and information

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Communications

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Video: Telekom High Speed
Broadband

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Uses of Computer
Communications

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Uses of Computer
Communications
Users can send and receive wireless
messages using wireless messaging
services

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Figure 9-3 Digital World Chapter 9
Uses of Computer
Communications

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Uses of Computer
Communications
Wireless Internet access points allow
people to connect wirelessly to the Internet
from home, work, school, and in many public
locations

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Figure 9-4 Digital World Chapter 9
Uses of Computer
Communications
A cybercaf is a coffeehouse,
restaurant, or other location that
provides personal computers with
Internet access to its customers

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Figure 9-5 Digital World Chapter 9
Uses of Computer
Communications
A global positioning system (GPS) is a
navigation system that consists of one or
more earth-based receivers that accept and
analyze signals sent by satellites in order to
determine the GPS receivers geographic
location
GPS receivers are:

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Uses of Computer
Communications

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Communications
Collaboration software includes tools
that enable users to share documents
via online meetings and communicate
with other connected users

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Video: Facebook Data Centre

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Figure 9-7 Digital World Chapter 9
Networks

A network is a collection of computers


and devices connected together via
communications devices and
transmission media
Advantages of a network include:

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Networks

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Networks

A local area
network (LAN) is
a network that
connects
computers and
devices in a limited
geographical area
A wireless LAN
(WLAN) is a LAN
that uses no
physical wires
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Networks

A metropolitan area network (MAN)


connects LANs in a metropolitan area
A wide area network (WAN)
is a network that covers a
large geographical area

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Figure 9-12 Digital World Chapter 9
Networks

The design of computers, devices, and media


on a network is sometimes called the network
architecture
Client/server network Peer-to-peer network

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Figures 9-13 9-14 Digital World Chapter 9
Networks

P2P describes an Internet network on


which users access each others hard
disks and exchange files directly over
the Internet

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Figure 9-15 Digital World Chapter 9
Networks

A network topology refers to the layout of


the computers and devices in a
communications network
Star network Bus network Ring network

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Figures 9-16 9-18 Digital World Chapter 9
Networks

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Network Communications
Standards

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Network Communications
Standards

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Standards
Wi-Fi identifies
any network based
on the 802.11
standard that
facilitates wireless
communication
Sometimes
referred to as
wireless Ethernet

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Figure 9-20 Digital World Chapter 9
Network Communications
Standards
Bluetooth defines how two Bluetooth devices
use short-range radio waves to transmit data
UWB (ultra-wideband) specifies how two UWB
devices use short-range radio waves to
communicate at high speeds
IrDA transmits data wirelessly via infrared (IR)
light waves
RFID uses radio signals to communicate with a
tag placed in or attached to an object, animal, or
person
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Network Communications
Standards

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Communications Software

Communications software consists of


programs that:

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Communications Over
the Telephone Network
The public switched telephone network
(PSTN) is the worldwide telephone
system

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Figure 9-23 Digital World Chapter 9
Communications Over
the Telephone Network

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Communications Over
the Telephone Network

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Figure 9-24 Digital World Chapter 9
Communications Over
the Telephone Network
ADSL connections transmit data
downstream at a much faster rate than
upstream

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Figure 9-25 Digital World Chapter 9
Communications Devices

A communications device is any type


of hardware capable of transmitting
data, instructions, and information
between a sending device and a
receiving device
A dial-up modem converts signals
between analog and digital

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Communications Devices

A digital modem sends and receives


data and information to and from a
digital line

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Communications Devices

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Figures 9-26 9-27 Digital World Chapter 9
Communications Devices

A wireless modem uses the cell phone


network to connect to the Internet
wirelessly from a notebook computer, a
smart phone, or other mobile device

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Figure 9-28 Digital World Chapter 9
Communications Devices

A network card
enables a
computer or device
to access a
network
Available in a
variety of styles
Wireless network
cards often have
an antenna
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Figure 9-29 Digital World Chapter 9
Communications Devices

A wireless access point is a central


communications device that allows computers
and devices to transfer data wirelessly among
themselves or to a wired network

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Figure 9-30 Digital World Chapter 9
Communications Devices

A router connects
multiple computers
or other routers
together and
transmits data to
its correct
destination on a
network
Many are protected
by a hardware
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Figure 9-31 Digital World Chapter 9
Communications Devices

A hub or switch connects several


devices in a network together

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Figure 9-32 Digital World Chapter 9
Communications Channel
The amount of data that
can travel over a
communications channel
sometimes is called the
bandwidth
Latency is the time it takes
a signal to travel from one
location to another on a
network
Transmission media
carries one or more signals
Broadband media transmit
multiple signals
simultaneously

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Figure 9-34 Digital World Chapter 9
Physical Transmission Media

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Figure 9-35 Digital World Chapter 9
Physical Transmission Media
Twisted-pair cable

Fiber-optic cable

Coaxial cable

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Figures 9-36 9-38 Digital World Chapter 9
Wireless Transmission Media

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Figure 9-39 Digital World Chapter 9
Wireless Transmission Media

A
communications
satellite is a
space station that
receives
microwave signals
from an earth-
based station,
amplifies it, and
broadcasts the
signal over a wide
area
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Video: Google Data Centre

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Summary

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