1. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-1 Linking the World Chapter 6

2. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-2

3. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-3 Typical workstation environment

4. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-4 Digital Convergence  Data Communications  Telecommunications

5. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-5InformationInformation  Connectivity  Cooperative Processing  Electronic Data Interchange

6. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-6 Intra and intercomapny networking

7. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-7

8. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-8 Communications Hardware  Modem  Digital to Analog to Digital  Internal & External  Fax Modems

9. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-9 Variety of modems

10. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-10

11. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-11

12. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-12  Special-Function Processor  Front-End Processor (Handshaking)  The Multiplexer Communications Hardware

13. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-13 Communications Channel  Wires & Wireless  Twisted-Pair Wire  Coaxial Cable  Fiber Optic Cable  High Speed Wireless

14. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-14 Tyranny of Numbers

15. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-15 Fiber optic cable

16. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-16 Portable satellite communications

17. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-17 Notebook linked to LAN

18. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-18 Satellite Data Transmission

19. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-19 Data Transmission Path

20. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-20 Common Carriers  Private Line (Leased Line)  Switched Line (Dial- Up Line)  Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)

21. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-21TeleconferencingTeleconferencing

22. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-22NetworksNetworks  Star Topology  Ring Topology  Bus Topology  Hybrid Topology

23. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-23 Network Topologies

24. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-24

25. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-25

26. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-26

27. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-27 Client/Server Computing  Centralized Computing  Decentralizing & Downsizing  Server Computer  Client Computer

28. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-28 Client-server computing

29. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-29 Manufacturing control room

30. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-30 Corporate global computing

31. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-31

32. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-32 Network Line Control  Communications Protocols  Asynchronous Transmission  Synchronous Transmission

33. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-33 Asynchronous and synchronous data transmission

34. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-34 Local Area Networks  WANs - Wide Area Network  LANs - Local Net  TANs - Tiny Area Network

35. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-35 NASA communications satellite

36. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-36

37. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-37 LAN Hardware  Network Interface Cards  Token Access Method  CSMA/CD Access Method

38. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-38 Wireless PC card

39. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-39 LAN Software  Network Operating Systems  Peer to Peer LANs  LANs with dedicated servers

40. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-40 Benefits of workgroup computing

41. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-41 LAN Software  Applications Software for LANs  Shared Applications Software  Groupware

42. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-42 SummaryDiscussion

43. Copyright Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1998 6-43Next...Next... Chapter 7 Going Online