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Communications

describes a process in which two or more computers or devices transfer data, instructions, and information (sending device > communications channel > receiving device)

Blogs, Chat rooms, e-mail, fax, FTP, instant messaging, internet, newsgroups, RSS, video conferencing, VoIP, Web, Web 2.0, Web folders, Wikis

Uses of computer communications:

wireless messaging services

Users can send and receive wireless messages using ____________

Text messaging (SMS)

allows users to send and receive short text messages on a phone or other mobile device or computer

Picture messaging

allows users to send pictures and sound files

Video messaging

allows users to send short video clips

real-time messages

Wireless instant messaging allows wireless users to exchange ________ with one or more other users

Wireless Internet Access Points

allow people to connect wirelessly to the internet from home, work, school, and many public locations

Cybercafe

a coffeehouse, restaurant, or other location that provides personal computers with internet access to its customers

global positioning system (GPS)

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 receiver's geographic location

built into many mobile devices, available as a handheld device, and available with new vehicles

GPS receivers are:

Groupware

Helps groups of people work together on projects and share information over a network. Component of workgroup computing. Major feature is group scheduling.

Voice mail

Allows someone to leave a voice message for one or more people. Computer in voice mail system converts an analog voice message into digital form. A voice mailbox is a storage location on a hard disk in the voice mail system.

Collaborate

Many programs provide a means to _____, or work online, with other users to a server.

Collaboration Software

includes tools that enable users to share documents via online meetings and communicate with other connected users (Online meetings, web conferences, document management systems)

Web services

enable programmers to create applications that communicate with other remote computers over the internet or on an internal business network

Mashup

a web application that combines services from two or more sources

Network

a collection of computers and devices connected together via communications devices and transmission media

facilitating communications, sharing hardware, sharing data and information, sharing software, and transferring funds

Advantages of a network include:

Local area network (LAN)

a network that connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area

Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

connects LAN's in a metropolitan area

Wide area network (WAN)

a network that covers a large geographical area

network architecture

The design of computers, devices, and media on a network is sometimes called the ________

P2P

describes an internet network on which users access each other's hard disks and exchange files directly over the internet

Network topology

refers to the layout of the computers and devices in a communications network

Intranet

an internal network that uses internet technologies

extranet

allows customers or suppliers to access part of its intranet

Ethernet

a network standard that specifies no computer controls when data can be transmitted

token ring

standard specifies that computers and devices on the network share or pass a special signal (token)

TCP/IP

a network standard that defines how messages are routed from one end of a network to another

Wi-Fi

identifies any network based on the 802.11 standard that facilitates wireless communication. Sometimes referred to as wireless Ethernet

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

WiMAX (802.16)

developed by IEEE, towers can cover a 30-mile radius, two types are fixed wireless and mobile wireless, provides wireless broadband internet access

Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)

Specifies how some mobile devices can display the content of internet services (web, e-mail, chat rooms), uses a client/server network.

Communications software

consists of programs that: help users establish a connection to another computer or network. Manage transmission of data, instructions, and information. Provide an interface for users to communicate with one another.

Public switched telephone network (PSTN)

the worldwide telephone system

dial-up lines, dedicated line, ISDN line, DSL, FTTP, T-carrier line, ATM

Communications over the telephone network:

ADSL

connections transmit data downstream at a much faster rate than upstream

communications device

any type of hardware capable of transmitting data, instructions, and information between a sending device and a receiving device.

dial-up modem

converts signals between analog and digital

digital modem

sends and receives data and information to and from a digital line (DSL modem and cable modem)

wireless modem

uses the cell phone network to connect to the internet wirelessly from a notebook computer, a smart pone, or other mobile device

network card

enables a computer or device to access a network. available in a variety of styles. wireless network cards often have an antenna

wireless access point

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

router

connects multiple computers or other routers together and transmits data to its correct destination on a network. many are protected by a hardware firewall

hub or switch

connects several devices in a network together

home networks

provide computers with the following capabilities: connect to the internet at the same time, share a single high-speed internet connection, access files and programs on other computers, share peripherals, play multiplayer games, connect game consoles to the internet, and subscribe to and use VoIP

ethernet, powerline cable, and phoneline

Types of wired home networks:

bandwidth

The amount of data that can travel over a communications channel sometimes is called the ______

latency

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

Cellular radio

a form of broadcast radio that is used widely for mobile communications

microwaves

are radio waves that provide a high-speed signal transmission

communications satellite

a space station that receives microwave signals from an earth-based station, amplifies it, and broadcasts the signal over a wide area

True

A communications channel is a media on which data, instructions, or information travel.

False

With video messaging, users can send short video clips, usually about 15 minutes, in addition to all picture messaging services

True

A network is a collection of computers and devices connected together via communication devices and transmission media

False

A local area network (LAN) is a network that covers a large geographic area using a communications channel that combines many types of media such as telephone lines, cables, and radio waves.

True

A Web server is a computer the delivers requested Web pages to your computer

True

An intranet is an internal network that uses Internet technologies

False

The 40-gigabit Ethernet standard is the fastest of the Ethernet standards

True

Bluetooth does not require line-of-sight transmission

False

At distances of 10 meters (about 33 feet), the data transfer rate for UWB devices is 480 Mbps.

True

Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) uses fiber-optic cable to provide extremely high-speed Internet access to a user's physical permanent location

True

Latency is the time it takes a signal to travel from one location to another on a network

Visual Voice Mail

With _____, user can view message details such as the length of calls and, in some cases, read message contents instead of listening to them

a Web Conference

When an online meeting takes place on the Web, it is called ______

provides for storage and management of a company's documents

A document management system _______

Mashup

A _____ is a Web application that combines services from two or more sources, creating a new application

Hubs and Switches

___ are devices that provide a common central connection point for nodes on the network

RFID

____ is a standard, specifically a protocol, that defines how a network uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal, or a person

Coaxial Cable

____ consists of a single copper wire surrounded by at least three layers.

Mobile TV

____ is a service that provides television programs over the cellular network

Dial-up Modem

communications device that can convert digital signals to analog signals and analog signals to digital signals, so that data can travel along an analog telephone line

Bandwidth

amount of data, instructions, and information that can travel over a communications channel

Transmission Media

materials or substances capable of carrying one or more signals

IrDA

Specification to transmit data wirelessly among computers and devices via infrared light waves

Picture Messaging

allows user to send pictures and sound files as well as short text messages, to a phone or other mobile device, or computer

Digital Modem

Service that carries voice, data, videos, and multimedia at very high speeds

ATM

Communications device that sends and receives data and information to and from a digital line

extranet

allows customers or suppliers to access part of a company's intranet

noise

electrical disturbance that can degrade communications

groupware

Software that helps groups of people share information over a network

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What is the time taken by data to travel from one source point to another destination point?

Transit time: It is the time taken by data to travel from one source point to another destination point.

Is latency A RTT?

Latency is the time it takes for a packet to go from the sending endpoint to the receiving endpoint. Many factors may affect the latency of a service. Latency is not explicitly equal to half of RTT, because delay may be asymmetrical between any two given endpoints. RTT includes processing delay at the echoing endpoint.

What is latency in communication?

Network latency, sometimes called lag, is the term used to describe delays in communication over a network. Latency meaning in networking is best thought of as the amount of time it takes for a packet of data to be captured, transmitted, processed through multiple devices, then received at its destination and decoded.

What is the meaning of round trip delay?

In telecommunications, round-trip delay (RTD) or round-trip time (RTT) is the amount of time it takes for a signal to be sent plus the amount of time it takes for acknowledgement of that signal having been received. This time delay includes propagation times for the paths between the two communication endpoints.