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2001 Ravinder S. Kang Survey of Computing C SCI 100 1 Lesson 7 data Communications Networking The late 20th century has become known as the information age . It would be impossible to conduct modern day businesses without the use of communication technologies such as the telephone, fax machine and computer Communications networks. Communications and computer technology have become linked, resulting in telecommunications, the transmission of data of all kinds (text, graphics, sound and video) over different communication channels such as public telephone lines, private cables, microwave and satellite. Definitions of networks A collection of entities wanting to share and have a conversation The exchange of messages,information or data through physical sources Resources or facilities that make that conversation The Internet The Internet is the largest wide area network in the world.

Data Communications Networking The late 20th century has become known as the ‘information age’. It would be impossible to ... of data of all kinds (text, graphics, sound and video) over different communication channels ... The overall speed of online communication is governed by the speed of the modem and the

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