COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS = transmit data from one location to another.
- sending and receiving devices
- communication channels ( transmission medium)
- connection (communication) devices
- data transmission specifications
COMMUNICATION CHANNELS carry data from one computer to another.
PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS
- twisted pair (telephones lines and Ethernet cables)
- coaxial cable
- fiber-optic cable
WIRELESS CONNECTIONS
- infrared
- radio frequency (RF)
- microwave
- satellite
CONNECTION DEVICES
1. modem
- telephone
- DSL
- cable
- wireless
2. connection services
- dial-up
- DSL(digital subscriber line)
- ADSL
- cable
- satellite/air
- cellular services (3G cellular networks)
NETWORK TYPE
- Local area networks ( LANs )
- Home networks
- Wireless LANs (WLANs)
- Personal area networks (PANs)
- Metropolitan area networks (MANs)
- Wide area networks (WANs)
NETWORK ARCHITECTURE describes how a computer network is configured and what strategies are employed.
TOPOLOGIES
- bus
- ring
- star
- tree
- hybrid
- mesh
STRATEGIES
- terminal
- client/server
- peer-to-peer
ORGANIZATIONAL INTERNET
- intranets
- extranets