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Communication Media
Student :Safa Aldrsey

SN : 2575
Define describe network topologies.1
• network: A group or system of connected computers and
equipment—in a room, building, campus, city, across the country,
or around the world—that enables electronic communication
• 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.
• star network: A network in which all network devices connect to
one another through a single central device called the hub node
• bus network: A network in which all network devices are
connected to a
common backbone that serves as a shared communications
medium.
• mesh network: A network that uses multiple access points to link a
series of devices that speak to each other to form a network
connection across a large area
Talk about network types.2
• 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 of communication media.3
• 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 & internet.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
Internet
• The world’s largest computer network, consisting of
thousands of interconnected networks, all freely
How to access internet .5
• Accessing the Internet
• You can connect to the Internet in numerous ways.
• 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.
• Connecting via a LAN Server : This approach is used by businesses and organizations
that manage a local area network (LAN). By connecting a server on the LAN to the
Internet using a router, all users on the LAN are provided access to the Internet.
Business LAN servers are typically connected to the Internet at very fast data rates,
sometimes in the hundreds of Mbps.
• Connecting via Internet Service Providers : Thousands of organizations serve as ISPs,
ranging from universities that make the Internet available to students and faculty to
small Internet businesses to major communications giants such as AT&T and Comcast.
To connect to the Internet through an ISP, you must have an account with the service
provider (for which you usually pay) along with software (such as a browser) and devices
(such as a computer or smartphone) that support a connection via TCP/IP.
• Wireless Connection : In addition to connecting to the Internet through wired systems
such as phone lines and fiber optic cables, wireless Internet service over cellular and Wi-
Fi networks has become common.
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.7
computer
• 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 provided as an Internet service and
are accessed with a Web browser.
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